Beyoncé Giselle Knowles

Beyonce Giselle Knowles was born on September 4, 1981, in Houston, Texas. Her mom, Tina Knowles, is the one who designs their glittering costumes. her dad Mathew Knowles, manages Destiny's Child. Solange her sister (4 years apart) has released her first album. She performs with her sister at DC-3 shows. Beyonce is from Louisiana Creole and African descent. Her group was discovered by Whitney Houston. One of her favorites is "Lovefool" by The Cardigans. The item she wears most often is a pair work metallic boots. She is the creator and producer for many of the group’s hits, including "Jumpin Jumpin", “Bootylicious" Nasty Girls", "Independent Women", and "Happy Face". She is the lead singer for Destiny's Child. Toured with Christina Aguilera as her opening performance (2000). Toured together with TLC as the opening performance (1999). Master P was a cat. He was a student at the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts of Houston, Texas. Solange is Nixon & Koi Knowles' older half sister. Star Search (1983) - The singer-songwriter once was a part of the show. In 2001 she was the first woman from Africa to be awarded the ASCAP Pop Songwriter of the Year Award. She is a great fan of Middle Eastern music, dance and the Middle Eastern culture. Her biggest hit song to date is "Crazy in Love" (2003). The Radio Music Awards, MTV Europe Video Music Awards and Billboard Awards are among the awards shows she's performed at in 2003. In November of 2003, Bono of U2 organized the South African AIDS benefit concert. It was a way to fight the AIDS epidemic in sub Saharan Africa. She won five Grammy Awards for her song "Dangerously in Love" (February 8 in 2004). Mathew, her father, is African-American. Tina her mother is Louisiana Creole. She has ancestors who are predominantly African as well as French. Also, they have Canadian relatives. Beyonce is 1/32 Irish and has distant Breton as well as Spanish, Indonesian and Chinese roots. According to reports, she has said that in order to conquer her shyness she developed an acting persona dubbed "Sasha".