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American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer and actress
Beyonce Giselle Knowles, known as Beyonce, is an American R&B 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. Knowles rose to fame in the late 1990s as the lead singer of the R&B girl group Destiny's Child. According to Sony, Knowles' record sales, combined with those of the group's, have surpassed 100 million.
| Birth name | Beyoncé Giselle Knowles |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | September 4, 1981 |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, record producer, actress, dancer, choreographer, model, video director |
| Genres | R&B, pop, soul, dance, funk |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | Columbia |
| Origin | Houston, Texas, United States |
| Associated acts | Destiny's Child, Jay-Z, Solange Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams, Shakira, Lady Gaga, Alicia Keys, Kanye West, Stevie Wonder, Luther Vandross |
| Other Names / Nick Names | Beyoncé, Sasha Fierce |
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Think about what truly touches you and motivates you to help, then start locally. Once it’s in your heart to give, you’ll have to follow through. I am a happy woman — very happy — because I know that I’ve worked hard, and I love being able to give back.
— Beyonce Knowles / August 20, 2010
I love going to dinners, seeing plays, visiting museums and spending time with family and friends. I know it’s time to jump back into my work when everything I do starts inspiring lyrics and melodies and I can’t keep myself out of the studio,
— Beyonce Knowles is workaholic / August 20, 2010
I promise I’m working on this, but I could be less messy at home and keep the clothes in my closet and off the floor!
— Beyonce Knowles admits she is messy / August 20, 2010
For me, balance is always really hard to find. I love so many different things, and to have the discipline to turn certain things away and focus on one thing at a time so that I can give it 100 per cent is really hard. Probably the biggest challenge in my life is time — making sure I have time to be a wife, to be a singer, to be a songwriter, to be an actor and still have time for my clothing line and now for my perfume. I am like any other woman who has a child, who has a husband, who has a job. I think it’s the hardest thing about being a woman because we have so many responsibilities.
— Beyonce Knowles / August 16, 2010
I think I am a feminist in a way. It’s not something I consciously decided I was going to be; perhaps it’s because I grew up in a singing group with other women, and that was so helpful to me. It kept me out of so much trouble and out of bad relationships. My friendships with my girls are just so much a part of me that there are things I am never going to do that would upset that bond. I never want to betray that friendship because I love being a woman and I love being a friend to other women. I think we learn a lot from our female friends – female friendship is very, very important.
— Beyonce Knowles is a feminist / August 16, 2010
I have to watch what I eat, but I’m not trying to lose my curves. I just don’t have pasta all the time. I tend to eat well during the week and then eat whatever I want on Sunday. Being on stage is a workout in itself — when I’m not touring, I go to the gym and do the usual stuff that works: sit-ups, squats.
— Beyonce Knowles eats whatever she wants on Sundays / August 15, 2010
I do not care if I become famous but wants to be like him,
— Beyonce Knowles saying Will Smith is her role model / April 22, 2010
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