Beyoncé Giselle Knowles

Beyonce Giselle Knowles was born on September 4, 1981 in Houston, Texas. Her mother, Tina Knowles Lawson is the designer of their glittering costumes, and her dad Mathew Knowles, manages Destiny's Child. Solange, her sister (4 years separated by four years) released her first album. She dances with her big sister at DC-3 concerts. Beyonce is of Louisiana Creole and African descent. Whitney Houston found her and her group. Lovefool, by The Cardigans, is her favorite track. She loves a pair of silver-colored work boots. She is the writer and producer of many of the group's songs that have been hit singles, such as "Jumpin Jumpin", "Bootylicious", "Nasty Girl", "Independent Women", "Happy Face" and "Apple Pie a la mode". The lead singer of the group's vocal group, Destiny's Children. Toured together with Christina Aguilera as her opening show (2000). TLC was the opening performance (1999). Master P was a cat. He attended the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston, Texas. Solange's big sibling and Nixon and Koi Knowles the 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 win the ASCAP Pop Songwriter of the Year Award. She is an avid fan and admirer of Middle Eastern music. Her most popular hit song is "Crazy in Love", (2003). The Radio Music Awards, MTV Europe Video Music Awards and Billboard Awards are among the awards shows she appeared on in 2003. She was also a guest at a South African AIDS benefit event that Bono from U2 hosted in November 2003 in order to combat the AIDS epidemic. On February 8, 2004 she was awarded five Grammy Awards, including Best Contemporary R&B album for "Dangerously in Love". She also won the most awards at the (2004) show. Her father, Mathew, is of African American descent. Her mother, Tina, is of Louisiana Creole heritage - predominantly African and French and has ancestors from Louisiana and prior to that, Canada. Beyonce is also of 1/32 Irish heritage, and also has distant Breton, Spanish, Indonesian, and Chinese heritage from her maternal side in addition. She has been reported as saying that to get over her shyness she developed a stage persona named "Sasha".