Beyoncé Giselle Knowles

Beyonce Giselle Knowles was conceived in Houston, Texas on September 4 1981. Her mom, Tina Knowles, is the one who designs their glittering costumes. her father, Mathew Knowles, manages Destiny's Child. Solange, her older sister (4 years separated), is releasing her first album. She dances with her big sister at DC-3 shows. Beyonce is of Louisiana Creole & African descent. Her group was discovered by Whitney Houston. Lovefool from The Cardigans, is her most listened to song. A pair of metallic path work boots is her most coveted piece of clothing. She is the writer and producer of many of the group’s smash songs, including "Jumpin Jumpin" and "Bootylicious" Nasty Girls", "Independent Women", and "Happy Face". She is the main singer for Destiny's Child. She opened for Christina Aguilera in 2000. The tour was together with TLC as their opening act (1999). Master P is a cat. She was a student at the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Houston, Texas. Solange's big sister and Nixon & Koi Knowles' older half-sister. Star Search (1983) - It was a time when she was a part of the show. In 2001, she became the first woman of African descent to ever be awarded the ASCAP Pop Songwriter of the Year Award. She is a huge supporter and admirer of Middle Eastern music. Her most popular hit song is the track "Crazy in Love", which she released in 2003. She has been a part of several awards shows in 2003 which included the Radio Music Awards (MTV Europe Video Music Awards), Billboard Awards and the Billboard Awards. She was also a guest at an South African AIDS benefit event, which Bono of U2 was the host in November of 2003 to help fight the AIDS epidemic. (February 8th (February 8, 2004) Won five Grammy Awards, including Best Contemporary R&B Album for "Dangerously in Love" and she was awarded the most awards for this year's (2004) performance. Mathew, her father, is an African-American. Tina is of Louisiana Creole descent. Her ancestors are mostly African and French and have ancestors in Louisiana and Canada. Beyonce is also 1/32 Irish and has distant Breton as well as Spanish, Indonesian and Chinese roots. Has been quoted as saying that in order to overcome her shyness she developed her stage persona, dubbed "Sasha".