American singer, actress, songwriter and producer. Beyoncé was born and raised in Houston, Texas, USA. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as the frontwoman of the R&B group Destiny's Child, one of the most popular girl groups of all time.
During the group's hiatus, Beyoncé released a solo album, Dangerously in Love, with the hits Crazy in Love and Baby Boy, which won five Grammy Awards. Beyoncé has won a total of 23 Grammy Awards. The breakup of the group was followed by the second album "B'Day" with the hits "Déjà Vu", "Irreplaceable", "Beautiful Liar". in 2008 released the third album "I Am... Sasha Fierce" with hits "If I Were a Boy", "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)", "Halo". The album received six Grammy Awards, and the artist herself set a record as "the first to receive the most statuettes in one night." 4 became her fourth consecutive number one album on the Billboard 200, and Beyoncé's latest fifth album became the fastest-selling album in iTunes history and the fifth of her albums to reach the top of the US album chart.
Beyoncé is also an actress, creator of the House of Deréon fashion house, clothes and the first perfume Heat. Beyoncé is the face of L'Oréal, Pepsi, Tommy Hilfiger, Nintendo and Vizio products. The actress made her debut in 2001 in the musical Carmen: A Hip Hopera, then starred in Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002), Dreamgirls (2006), Cadillac Records (2008 .) and Obsessed (2009).
Beyoncé has five US and UK #1 singles each and four #1 singles with Destiny's Child. Beyoncé has the second highest number of hit singles in the first decade of the 21st century. Beyoncé's hits have stayed on the charts for the most weeks of any female artist this decade.
in 2009 December 11 Billboard magazine named Beyonce the best artist of the decade, and in 2010 in February, the RIAA recognized her as the most popular artist of the decade.in 2010 Beyoncé was named the world's most influential person by Forbes magazine's 100 Most Influential Music Artists, and she was also named one of the highest-paid musicians under the age of 30, earning $87 million in 2008-2009. in 2012 She was named "The Most Beautiful Woman in the World" by People magazine, and together with her husband Jay Z, they were chosen as the richest couple.in 2010 in a list compiled by the music channel "VH1", Beyoncé was ranked 52nd among the 100 Greatest Musicians of All Time. Knowles has sold more than 50 million records worldwide with Destiny's Child, and Beyoncé herself has sold more than 75 million records worldwide, making her one of the most popular female singers of all time.
