Beyoncé Giselle Knowles (born September 4, 1981), an American singer, songwriter, record producer, actress and model. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child.

She started as the lead singer of a girl group Destiny's Child.

During Destiny's Child, she released her first solo album, Dangerously in Love

(2003), which became one of the most successful albums of that year. She also wan five Grammy Awards in 2004. In 2005 she left Destiny's Child and became a solo singer, sence then she did a lot of albums.

She began her acting career in 2001, appearing in the musical film Carmen: A Hip Hopera. In 2006, she starred in the lead role in the film Dreamgirls, Broadway musical.