Beyoncé Giselle Knowles

Beyonce Giselle Knowles, was born September 4 on 1981, in Houston. Her mother, Tina Knowles-Lawson is the designer of their glittering costumes, and her father, Mathew Knowles is the manager of Destiny's Child. Solange and her sister (4 years apart) released her first album. She dances along with her sister at DC-3 concerts. Beyonce is of Louisiana Creole & African descent. Whitney Houston found her and her group. Lovefool by The Cardigans is one of her top songs. A pair of metallic boots for work is her most coveted piece of clothing. She is the author and producer for many of the group's hit songs, including "Jumpin Jumpin""Bootylicious" Nasty Girls", "Independent Women", and "Happy Face". She is the lead singer of Destiny's Child. For her opening act she went on tour together with Christina Aguilera (2000). TLC was their opening show (1999). Master P is a cat. She was a student at the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Houston, Texas. Solange's older half sister and Nixon & Koi Knowles big sister. Star Search (1983): Once appeared. In 2001 she became the first woman of African descent to ever win the ASCAP Pop Songwriter of the Year Award. She is a huge lover and admirer of Middle Eastern music. Her most popular hit to date is song "Crazy in Love" (2003). She has been a part of numerous awards shows in 2003 that included the Radio Music Awards (MTV Europe Video Music Awards), Billboard Awards and the Billboard Awards. She also appeared at the South African AIDS benefit show in November 2003. The event was hosted by Bono of U2 to combat the AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan African countries. (February 8th in 2004) Won five Grammy Awards, including Best Contemporary R&B Album for "Dangerously in Love" She also took home the most awards at the (2004) show. Her father, Mathew, is of African-American descent. The mother of her, Tina, is of Louisiana Creole heritage - predominantly African and French, with ancestors from Louisiana and prior to that, Canada. Beyonce is 1/32 Irish and has distant Breton and Spanish, Indonesian and Chinese roots. According to some, she developed a stage persona known as "Sasha" in order to overcome her shyness.