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Beyonce Knowles

Name: Beyonce Knowles
Birth Date: September 4, 1981
Birth Place: Houston, Texas, USA
Birth Name: Beyonce Giselle Knowles
Height: 5' 7"
Education: High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Nationality: American
Occupation: Singer
Genres: R&B, Pop
Styles: Teen Pop, Dance-Pop
Relationship: Jay-Z (musician; born on December 4, 1969)

Fan Mail: Music World Music
9898 Bissonnet Ste 625
Houston, TX 77036
USA

# Attended The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston, Texas.
# Has a younger sister named Solange Knowles.
# She appeared once on "Star Search" in 1983.
# Lead singer of the singing group Destiny's Child.
# In 2000, she toured with Christina Aguilera as her opening act.
# She toured with TLC as their opening act in 1999.
# In 2001 she became the first African-American woman to ever win the ASCAP Pop Songwriter of the Year Award.
# She is a fan of Middle Eastern music and dance.
# Her biggest hit to date is song "Crazy in Love" in 2005.
# The Radio Music Awards, MTV Europe Video Music Awards and Billboard Awards are among the awards shows she has performed on in 2003. She also performed at a South African AIDS benefit show in November 2003, organized by Bono of U2 to combat the AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa.
# Won 5 Grammys, including Best Contemporary R & B Album for "Dangerously In Love", she took most of the awards in 2004.
# She has Creole heritage on her mother's side of her family.
# She has been quoted as saying that to get over her shyness she developed a stage persona named "Sasha".
# She was voted number 1 on VH1's 100 Hottest Hotties.
# She is daughter of Matthew Knowles and Tina Knowles.
# Ranked #7 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" in 2002.
# Sister-in-law of football player, Daniel Smith.
# Sang three of the five Oscar-nominated songs at The 77th Annual Academy Awards including one completely in French in 2005.
# She became one of People Magazine's "50 Most beautiful People" for most wanted lips in 2004.
# She and the other members of Destiny's Child announced that they will disband after their tour ends in June 13th 2005.
# Ranked #1 on E!'s 50 Steamiest Southern Stars.
# Along with Nicole Richie, Veronica Webb, Kelly Osbourne, Angie Everhart, Alexandra Richards, Irina Pantaeva, Marisa Miller, Wyclef Jean, Rachel Hunter, Naomi Campbell, and Janice Dickinson, she participated in the "Fashion for Relief" show on 16 September, 2005 in New York, a benefit for AmeriCares to support victims for Hurricane Katrina. Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale were among the celebrities who attended.
# Launched a clothing line, "House of Dereon", with her mother, Tina Knowles, in 2005.
# Named #17 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.
# Along with her Destiny's Child members, she and they were honored with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame on March 28, 2006.
# Was featured as #3 in Maxim Magazine's "Hot 100 of 2002" supplement of 2002.
# First female artist to reach number one position on both singles and albums chart simultaneously in the United States and the United Kingdom in 2003.
# Won Best International Female Solo Artist, Brit Awards in 2004.
# Named #17 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement of 2005.
# She and her boyfriend Jay-Z own three apartments in South Beach.
# Studied acting with Ivana Chubbuck.
# Named #18 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement of 2006.
# Was officially in the BAFTA longlist (Equivalently, the semi-finals) for Best Actress in a Leading Role, for her role in Dreamgirls (2006), which consisted of 15 finalists for each category (except Animated Film). However, she was eliminated in the next round, which the five official nominees were selected in 2007.
# Ranked #13 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list.
# Ranked #16 on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists.
# Winner of the Gold Media Prize, BRAVO Supershow, Germany in 2007.
# She is best friend of Kelly Rowland since they were children.
# Was featured on the "Most Overrated of 2006" list.
# She begins 2009 atop hot 100.