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The internet was abuzz with comments about Beyoncé's daring dress, which she wore to the historic Mayweather-Pacquiao boxing match. A cut to the waist and no underwear – yes, you can’t deny this diva’s boldness. She eclipsed everyone and became the main star of the fight, and it didn’t matter that serious passions were boiling not in the hall, but in the ring. And how she dressed up for the 2015 Met Gala!
Biography of Beyoncé
Talented Giselle
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter (becoming famous, the singer shortened her name to a minimum) was born in Houston in the family of an African-American record company employee, Matthew, and a Creole costume designer, Tina. Eldest daughter Beyoncé was born to the couple on September 4, 1981 (the star has a younger sister, Solange).
Already in elementary school, Beyonce studied ballet and vocals, took part in competitions, so in 1990 her parents enrolled her in the Parker school, which had a musical bias. Performing with the choir - at school and in the Methodist church - was good training for vocal abilities and stage presence. The girl was only eight when she auditioned for a children's rap group.
As part of a quartet
At first it was a sextet called “Girl’s Tyme”. The team's career began... with a failure at a television talent competition. But Beyoncé and her friends did not lose heart: Matthew Knowles became the head of the team, and he launched a vigorous activity. And I started by cutting the sextet down to a quartet. The young singers rehearsed endlessly, attended auditions and finally earned a contract with a recording company.
In 1993, the group acquired a new name – “Destiny’s Child”, but it was still far from fame. The vocalists' debut song was performed in the film "Men in Black". Following this, the girls presented their first album, “Killing Time,” which won several national awards. The second disc, “The Writing’s on the Wall,” became multi-platinum (its circulation exceeded 8 million); at the 2001 Grammy Awards, the composition “Say My Name” won two awards at once.
First independent steps
Beyoncé combined her participation in the group with solo performances. At the same time, she starred in the comedy Austin Powers: Goldmember, for which she recorded a single. After that, the singer had several more films, the best of which were roles in “The Pink Panther” and “Dreamgirls.”
In 2003, Beyonce’s first disc, “Dangerously in Love,” was released, and in the first week it sold 300 thousand copies. A couple of months later it went platinum - four times! This began the triumphant solo career of the dark-skinned diva. Already in 2004, she was awarded five Grammys. At the same time, Destiny's Child was working on their last disc, so Beyoncé had to wait on her second album.
In a burst of inspiration after the tremendous success of “Dreamgirls,” the singer released all the songs on the new disc in one gulp (she was a co-author of the compositions), and the work was completed in just three weeks. Knowles could be proud of herself: she set a record, because the album “B’Day” sold half a billion copies in a week. The vocalist timed its release to coincide with her 25th anniversary. Singles from this album topped the charts in several countries (including the US and Canada), and it was certified triple platinum. Beyonce presented the album during an amazing tour - then she traveled to almost a hundred cities around the world.
A bumper crop of Grammys
The most fruitful year for Knowles was the Grammy ceremony in 2010. She received nominations in ten categories and won in six. One studio album followed another (a total of five have been released today), tours conquered countries and continents, and the boundaries of the singer’s activities expanded and expanded.
She released several clothing lines, perfumes, appeared in advertising, and each of her “public appearances” was (and remains) a real event. The star has very good taste, although she loves to look extravagant and sexy. But, according to Beyoncé herself, what she shows on stage and on the red carpet, and what she is in life, are two completely different women.
Beyonce's personal life
First losses
Beyoncé shed a lot of tears over her first boyfriend. They dated for almost seven years, but when the girl was 19, her boyfriend left her. That period was generally very difficult: a split in the group and many rumors added fuel to the fire. All this unnerved the young singer, and it ended in prolonged depression.
Top secret!
Maybe that’s why Beyoncé later spoke very carefully about her personal life or did not open up in public at all. No wonder her relationship with Jay Z was shrouded in such secrecy. The romance was attributed to them for a very long time - after the singer sang a duet with the rapper in 2002. Gossip grew, but the two denied both being in a relationship and being engaged. To all questions, Jay Z vaguely answered that all this was a matter of the distant future.
The turning point came when, at the end of April 2008, Beyoncé appeared in public with a charming engagement ring. It turns out that she and Jay Z secretly registered their marriage - it happened on April 4.
At the end of August 2011, it became known about another important event in Beyoncé's personal life: about the star's pregnancy. In January 2013, she gave birth to a girl – and there was some secrecy involved. The young mother did not want the clinic building to be besieged by a crowd of journalists and entered the hospital under a false name. The couple's daughter was named Blue Ivy Carter - she already goes on stage with her mother and has her own bodyguards.
In February 2017, Beyonce announced to fans that she was pregnant with twins and immediately starred in a candid photo shoot in the form of the Virgin Mary, emphasizing her baby bump. And in mid-June, fans learned the happy news - Beyoncé gave birth to twins!
Beyonce Knowles was born in Houston in 1981. She began her creative career in the group Destinys Child. She became famous not only as a member of one of the most successful R&B groups, but as an actress and solo performer.
Knowles is the winner of 9 Grammys, 6 of which she received for her solo work and 3 as a member of Destinys Child.
Beyonce Giselle Knowles is the eldest of two daughters in the family of Matthew and Tina Beyince Knowles. Maternal grandparents, Lumis Beyince and Agnes Dereon, French-speaking Creoles from Louisiana. Looking ahead, I note that House of Dereon Bee named her own clothing line in honor of her grandmother.
As a child, Beyonce was a very shy and introverted child. The children at school had no idea that her mother had her own beauty salon, since Bee went out of her way to avoid looking attractive: she didn’t want to make her peers jealous. The habit of looking at the floor almost ruined Beyonce's posture, but at the age of seven, Knowles began dancing. It was Beyonce's choreographer Miss Darlett who inspired her to pursue a career as an artist, convincing the little girl that she had a unique gift. She also invited her to participate in a talent competition (Beyonce subsequently took part in more than 30 such competitions in her native Houston alone). For her performance, Beyonce chose the song “Imagine” by Johna Lennona. When Matthew and Tina saw their daughter's performance, they were shocked. No one expected the shy Beyonce to pluck up the courage to perform so wonderfully. Beyonce recalls that already in the car she pretended to be asleep and overheard her parents’ conversation:
"Mom asked Dad, 'Do you think she'll ever reach Tracey Spencer's level?' “And the father replied, “We’ll wait and see.”
At that moment, Beyonce firmly decided that the stage was her future. Singing and dancing became for her the best way self-expression. Beyonce in life and on stage are 2 completely different people. She even came up with a name for her stage alter ego Sasha.
Beyonce achieved a successful career not only thanks to her natural abilities, but also to her strength of character, and most importantly, her amazing ability to work. Since the creation of the group Girls Tyme, which was later renamed Destinys Child, Beyonce and the rest of the young members of the group: LaTavia, LeToya and Kelly Rowland voluntarily deprived themselves of the carefree joys of childhood and constantly rehearsed. As you know, the hard work paid off in full: Destiny's Child was named the best-selling girl group of all time. ( Detailed biography groups can be read here).
My solo career Beyonce began in the fall of 2002, taking part in the recording of a single by current boyfriend rapper Jay-Z called “03 Bonnie & Clyde.” In the spring of 2003, Knowles and Luther Vandross remade the song "The Closer I Get to You", originally performed by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway. It is noteworthy that the part of Roberta Flack went to Luther Vandrossy. The composition was included in both Beyonce’s debut album and the late Vandross’s LP “Dance With My Father”. The duo was awarded a Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance.
In 2003, Knowles released her first album, Dangerously in Love. The single “Crazy in Love” featuring Jay-Z became the main hit of that summer and stayed at the top of the Billboard top singles for 8 weeks. The album reached number one on the UK and Canadian charts, as well as the Billboard 200 pop and R&B charts. Total sales of the disc to date are 4 million copies in the US and 8 million worldwide. The second single “Baby Boy” featuring dancehall star Sean Paul broke the record of “Crazy in Love”, staying at number 1 on Billboard for 1 week longer, that is, 9 weeks. The next 2 singles: “Me, Myself and I” and “Naughtty Girl” were received slightly worse, reaching only third position. It's worth noting that the "Naughty Girl" video stars RnB favorite Usher.
At the 2004 Grammy ceremony, Beyonce won 5 awards, also winning the prestigious category “Best Contemporary R&B Album.” Lauryn Hill, Alicia Keys and Norah Jones received a similar record number of Grammy statuettes before Beyonce. That same year, Beyonce won the Brit Awards for Best Female Performer.
In December 2005, Knowles released a new song, "Check On It", featuring Houston rapper Slim Thug. The composition was included in the album Destinys Child #1s and the soundtrack to the film “The Pink Panther”.
In 2006, Beyonce received a Grammy for her collaboration with Stevie Wonder"So Amazing" recorded in memory of Luther Vandrossa.
Beyonce is currently preparing her second album, scheduled for release on September 12, 2006.
In an interview, Beyonce admitted that she dreams of becoming the first African-American woman to receive a Grammy, Emmy and Oscar. Well, part of the dream has already come true and, apparently, Beyonce is not going to stop there. Bee takes his acting career seriously. In 2001, Knowles made her debut in the MTV television movie Carmen: A Hip Hopera. In 2002, Beyonce played Foxy Cleopatra in the comedy Austin Powers in Goldmember. The soundtrack to this film included her composition “Work It Out”, which became very popular abroad. In 2003 Knowles received main role in the movie "The Fighting Temptations". The song for this film called “Fighting Temptation”, recorded with the participation of Missy Elliott, MC Lyte and Free, unfortunately, did not appeal to the taste of the mainstream audience, but the film was received with a bang. In February 2006, Beyonce played a pop singer in the film The Pink Panther. However, the most high hopes are assigned to her role in the film “Dreamgirls”, based on the story of the group The Supremes.
Creativity is not Beyonce’s only source of income: together with fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger, she created the True Star and True Star Gold perfumes, was the face of LOreal and Pepsi, and most recently launched her own clothing line, House of Dereon, which, by the way, can be purchased in the boutique original Destinys Child member LeToya Luckett.
The world-famous singer Beyoncé is the idol of many fans. Her life is rich and interesting, she is constantly developing and improving as a creative person and as a successful woman, which literally attracts armies of fans to her. Many are interested in the details of the singer’s personal and professional life, and therefore we will lift the veil of mystery and secrecy by telling these interesting facts about the famous R’n’B singer.
Biography of Beyoncé
2. The parents named the girl Beyoncé Giselle Carter Knowles.
3. The girl received such an exotic name from her mother, or rather, it is a derivative name from her surname before marriage.
Source: Tumblr 4. Among her ancestors are the peoples of Africa, America and residents of former French colonies. On her mother's side, the singer is a descendant of Joseph Broussard.
5. The star girl’s mother is hairdresser and stylist Tina Beyoncé, father Matthew Knowles is a document manager.
Source: Corner of Beyonce 6. The singer and actress’s favorite show is Jersey Shore (Beach).
7. She loves the movie “A Star is Born,” it’s her favorite movie of all time.
8. Beyoncé considers actress and super model Kate Moss to be her style standard.
9. B free time she enjoys spending time at home in front of the TV or with her husband watching the Brooklyn Nets play in the stadium from the front row.
10. She is very sensitive and responsive, has a high level of compassion, and is therefore an active participant in charitable organizations. Among them are those who provide targeted assistance in the fight against infertility, general purpose funds and assistance to women in difficult life situations.
11. In 2012, the singer became an ambassador of peace for the World Day of Help campaign; a video was shot on this occasion, where she calls for compassion and charity. Help those in need whenever possible.
12. Beyoncé created a cosmetology center on a non-profit basis - Beyoncé Cosmetology Center.
13. The singer named the design house Dereon in honor of her grandmother. In addition, she has released several lines of fragrances, the most famous of which are Heat and Pulse.
Source: Facebook/HouseOfDereon 
Source: Pepsi 15. People magazine declared her the most beautiful woman in the world in 2010.
16. The singer is 167 cm tall.
17. Favorite number the famous pop diva is 4. Her mother’s birthday is on the 4th, she got married on the 4th, her and her husband’s birthdays also fall on the 4th. Singers - September 4, husband - December 4.
18. From real estate, he has a condominium in Miami and a house in the capital of Great Britain, London.
19. She loves light makeup, which consists only of tinting her eyelashes with mascara. With this method, she takes a break from the abundance of cosmetics and makeup at work.
20. The singer’s assets amount to $300 million. Her husband Jay-Z – $500 million.
21. Little Beyoncé discovered her talent for singing at the age of 8, when during a dance lesson she effectively finished a song with the teacher, powerfully and confidently hitting the highest notes.
22. At the same age, a fateful meeting took place with other members of the future group Destiny’s child. At that time, they and three other girls were united in the group Girls Tyme.
23. At a young age, the talented singer won a vocal competition, performing with John Lennon’s song “Imagine”.
24. During the period when the Destiny’s child group fell apart, the singer suffered from serious depression for almost two years. But she hid it, since the group received a prestigious award and this fact would not have been paid attention anyway.
25. The debut album, with which she began her solo career after the breakup of the group, Dangerously in Love, brought the singer 5 Grammy awards.
26. Beyoncé’s mother helps and supports her talented daughter from the very beginning of her creative journey. She designed a wardrobe for young Destiny’s children.
29. In 2003, a stage image was created for the singer, which was supposed to help her suppress her shyness on stage, and in 2010 the singer stated that she did not need an alter ego in order to feel relaxed during performances. Sasha Fiers has become the heroine of a clothing line that emphasizes the individuality of the singer’s image and conveys this spirit to all her fans.
30. Among her many nicknames, the most popular are Bey, B, Queen B and pop princess.
31. The singer’s first tour as a solo performer took place in 2004.
32. In 2006, after the success of the song translated into Spanish Irreplaceable, the singer decided to translate the entire album B’Day, which she worked on with Shakira.
33. Sports Illustrated's magazine featured Beyoncé on the cover of its summer 2007 issue. This fact is noteworthy in that this is the first and only photograph of a non-athlete or professional model to grace the cover of this magazine.
Source: Sports Illustrated 34. In the same year, she became the first artist to be awarded the International Artist Award, which is presented as part of the American Music Awards.
35. In 2010, the singer became a record holder, receiving 6 Grammy awards in one evening.
36. Speaking of Grammy awards, it should be noted that Beyoncé has the largest Grammy collection, 20 of them.
37. The singer’s latest visual album, Lemonade, which is an hour-long film, created a real sensation in the press, a lot of discussions, comments and a lot of criticism. But at the same time it became the best-selling album, a record holder that broke all previous sales records in the first 27 hours of release.
Filmography
38. The debut of the film actress’s career was the hip-hopper Carmen, where the singer played the main role.
39. In 2002, Beyoncé played a supporting role in the third part of Austin Powers - Gold Member. She played Foxy Cleopatra.
Beyoncé Giselle Carter-Knowles, aka Beyoncé or simply Queen B, is an American singer performing in the r’n’b genre. former soloist the once super-popular group Destiny's Child. Having appeared on the big stage at the age of 9, she walked the path to fame as part of an all-girl pop trio, and then, as a solo artist, repeated and multiplied its success many times over. Now together with her husband, rapper Jay-Z, she performs as part of the duo The Carters. She is the only singer whose solo albums have all received a Grammy Award in the Best R&B Album category, and also debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 national music chart.
Childhood
The owner of a powerful mezzo-soprano and luxurious forms, known throughout the world today, was born in Houston, largest city Texas, in the family of producer and sound engineer Matthew Knowles and fashion designer and stylist Tina Knowles (nee Beyoncé). It was in honor of the surname of the maternal grandparents that the newborn received her name. 
Five years later, baby Solange Piaget was born into the family. By that time, young Beyoncé was already showing remarkable vocal abilities. It all started when the dance teacher at her elementary school sang a song, and the girl “quashed” him on high notes. The next stage was a school talent competition, where she performed the song “Imagine” by John Lennon and won the first prize, literally destroying her 15-16 year old competitors. Soon, not a single city music competition was complete without the artistic little girl.
At the same time, the girl, who received incomparable pleasure from going on stage, was very reserved and shy in everyday life. Their family was quite wealthy, their mother owned a beauty salon, and Beyoncé, afraid of provoking ridicule and whispering behind her back from her peers, tried to be as inconspicuous as possible. She walked silently, staring at the floor, which is why by the age of 7 she began to have problems with posture.
Everything changed in 1990: the girl moved to a high school with an emphasis on music education, where it was no longer possible to be invisible. She was immediately accepted into the school choir; a little later she began performing in the church choir.
Destiny's Child
In 1990, Beyonce, along with classmate Kelly Rowland, took part in a casting for a teenage pop group. During the audition, they met LaTavia Robertson. They and three other girls were eventually selected and united into a project called Girl's Tyme. 
Beyoncé and the first line-up of “Destiny's Child” (“Girl's Tyme”)
The group was produced by Californian Arne Frager. Banking on the young age of the participants, he decided to send his wards to the largest talent show in the country at that time - Star Search. The man was sure that the audience would be touched by black babes rapping, but he was wrong. Girl's Tyme failed, as Beyoncé later admitted, because of a poorly rehearsed song: “We were rapping, but we should have been singing.”
Girl's Tyme on Star Search. Beyoncé's first failure
It was a real blow for little Beyoncé. Seeing his daughter’s dejected state, the father, who was directly involved in the music industry, decided to help them with advice.
At his insistence, the group was cut to four. Beyonce and her friends rehearsed in the back room of her mother's salon, listening to advice and criticism from visitors. During school, they often performed at city events, and spent the summer holidays in a specialized vocal camp, where they improved their skills.
During the first years of their career, the group changed its name several times. From Girl's Tyme they turned into Something Fresh ("Something Fresh"), then into Cliché ("Cliche") and the Dolls ("Dolls"). In 1995, the record label Electra records became interested in them. To sign a contract, the girls had to turn into Destiny (“Destiny”).
Everything seemed to be going well, but shortly before the recording of the first album began, the label terminated the contract. Then Beyoncé's father decided to produce their group himself. He said goodbye to other projects, which is why the family's income fell by half. The Knowles were even forced to move from their house to an apartment.
Beyonce and Destiny's Child, 1996
Matthew Knowles perfected the band's name. From now on, the girl band was called Destiny’s Child (“Child of Destiny”, a reference to the “Book of the Prophet Isaiah”). He helped the girls sign a contract with Columbia Records. Already in 1997, their song Killing Time was included in the soundtrack of the action comedy film Men in Black with Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones. This was the beginning of a grand era.
In 1997, the whole world learned about Destiny's Child
In February 1998, the girls presented their debut album “Destiny's Child” to listeners, which reached number 67 on the national Billboard 200 chart and sold 33 million copies, and their single “No No No” took first place in the hip-hop and r' ratings. n'b Billboard Hot compositions.
Destiny's Child – No, no, no (1998)
1999 – new shocks. Two participants accused Matthew Knowles of unfair division of income. Allegedly, he gave most of the fees to Boyonce and her friend Kelly, and infringed on them in every possible way. The second album “Writings On The Wall” was released with the participation of two other girls. The “fired” singers began a long trial with the group’s producer, which did not yield any results. Unless one of the new participants left the project, unable to withstand the bullying.
The real financial frauds of Beyoncé’s father became known much later, in 2011, when the singer fired him from his position as a manager and reported that for a long time he had been skimming significant amounts of her fees. She also said that at the dawn of Destiny’s Child’s success, he forced her to run 5 kilometers every day and at the same time sing songs from their repertoire. Such training, he believed, would make Beyoncé able to sing and dance in any, even extreme, circumstances.
In 2000, Destiny's Child, already in trio format, warmed up the audience before the concerts of Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. And the song they recorded, “Independent Women Part I,” for Charlie’s Angels, stayed at number one on the Billboard 200 for 11 weeks—a record for the group.
Solo career
At the end of 2000, the group members announced their intention to each record a solo album. At the same time, Beyoncé made her film debut, appearing in the parody of spy films Austin Powers with Mike Myers as singer Foxy Cleopatra. In the film, she performed the song Work It Out, her first solo single. 
All three girls successfully built solo careers. In 2003, Beyonce’s debut solo album “Dangerously in Love” was released, aimed at lovers of R’n’B and soul and based on sales results, it became four times platinum and also received 5 Grammy statuettes. The single “Crazy In Love,” sung in a duet with rapper Jay-Z and topping the Billboard Hot 100 for 2 months, and “Signs,” featuring Missy Elliott, made a splash.
The girls did not perform together for three years. Rumors spread about the impending breakup of Destiny's Child, which the members aggressively denied. At the end of 2004, they reunited to record the album Destiny Fulfilled, which sold 500 thousand copies in its first week. For the group these were very modest figures (the previous album sold 700 thousand copies during the same period), but still the record became the best-selling album of 2005.
The girls went on tour in support of the new album, and during a concert in Barcelona, in front of an audience of 16 thousand, they announced the breakup of the group. In March 2006, Destiny Child "posthumously" received her own star on the Walk of Fame as the best-selling girl group of all time.
Heyday
Having set off on a free voyage, Beyoncé turned her attention to cinema. Undoubtedly, her participation played into the hands of the box office of the crime comedy “The Pink Panther” (2006), where, among other things, her new song"Check On It" 
She then appeared in the musical film Dreamgirls starring Eddie Murphy, Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Hudson. The prototype of her heroine was Diana Ross. For this role, Beyoncé was nominated for 2 Golden Globes: for Best Actress and for Best Song (“Listen”).
Having completed filming, Beyoncé began serious work on her second album. The B’Day album was released on September 4, 2006 and coincided with the singer’s 25th birthday. The style became more diverse; live instruments took part in the recording. The album quickly entered the Billboard 200, immediately hitting the first line.
Two years later, the singer presented her third studio album, “I am... Sasha Fierce.” When asked who Sasha Fierce is (which means “fierce” in Russian), Beyonce replied that from now on this is her more sensual and energetic alter ego, which was born while working on the single “Crazy in Love” in 2003. Distinctive feature Sasha Fierce wore a “robotic glove” on her hand, the look Beyoncé first wore at the 2008 MTV EMA.
In 2009, film critics praised the acting tandem of Beyoncé and Idris Elba, the key actors in the thriller Whiplash (not to be confused with Whiplash 2013 with J.K. Simmons and Miles Teller). Her heroine had to fight for family happiness with a strong and powerful rival.
In 2010, Beyonce nearly broke Michael Jackson's record for the most Grammys awarded to an artist at one ceremony, winning 6 out of 10 nominations. Soon after this, she took a short creative break, delighting fans with her 4th album (which was called “4”) already in mid-2011.
Beyoncé at the 2010 Grammy Awards (If I Were A Boy LIVE)
In 2012, GQ magazine named Beyoncé the sexiest woman of the 21st century.
In 2013, the singer presented the public with her new album “Beyoncé” in an experimental format. Video clips were recorded for each of the 14 songs. The album appeared on iTunes without any prior advertising, stunning Beyoncé's fans, and took the sales record in 108 countries (only singer Adele had more with first place in iTunes in 115 countries). Beyoncé's daughter Blue Ivy sang along with Beyoncé on the song "Blue."
A year later, Beyoncé and her husband, rapper Jay-Z, went on a big joint tour, On the Run Tour, the first, but not the last. In 2014, the singer repeated the previous year’s record and again took first place in the Forbes ranking of the highest paid singers, doubling her annual income.
The Beyoncé album had been purchased more than 5 million times as of November 2014 (if you count only physical media), and by March 2015 it had been downloaded or listened to online more than a billion times. In 2015, Beyoncé hardly pleased listeners with new material - she was going through a personal drama due to her husband’s infidelity.
On April 23, 2016, the world heard Beyoncé's sixth album, Lemonade. The queen of r'n'b developed the theme of a “visual album”: listeners were treated to 12 songs, each of which had a video clip recorded. However, if in previous album the clips appeared separately, this time they were combined into a complete, complete story dedicated to the ups and downs of family life singers. It touched on themes such as jealousy, betrayal, and infidelity and became Beyoncé's most personal work. HBO even showed full version“Lemonade” live on the day the album sales start.
Beyonce – All Night
The couple managed to reconcile and strengthen the family with the arrival of twins. “Lemonade” received 9 Grammy nominations and won 2, including losing in the most important category, “Album of the Year.” This award went to singer Adele, who noted that she considered Beyoncé's album more deserving of this award.
Beyoncé's "Crazy in Love" tops the list of best songs beginning of the XXI century, compiled by Rolling Stone magazine.
In 2017, Beyonce recorded a joint composition with Eminem for his new album “Revival”. Her choice for the duet in the song “Walk on Water” was not chosen by chance. Both performers are often deified by fans, and with this work Eminem and Beyoncé conveyed to fans that they shouldn’t do this, they shouldn’t expect miracles from them, since they are the same people with the right to make mistakes.Beyonce's personal life
When the singer was 19, she experienced a very difficult breakup, which was superimposed on problems in the group. Since then, she has never advertised her personal life.In 2002, she sang a duet with rapper Jay-Z ( full name– Shawn Corey Carter) the composition “Crazy Love”, after which they began to be credited with a novel. The rumors continued for six long years, until finally, in April 2008, Beyoncé appeared in public with an elegant ring on her ring finger. It turned out that the lovers were secretly married.
Their first child was born in the same secrecy. In January 2012, the singer went to an elite clinic under the false name Ingrid Jackson. The baby that was born was named Blue Ivy Carter, and she became an integral part of their family happiness.
But, apparently, not everything in their life was as smooth as it seemed from the glossy “facade”. In 2014, Beyoncé's younger sister attacked Jay-Z with her fists. The rapper's bodyguard barely pulled the angry girl away, while Beyoncé herself looked on and did not interfere. It was after the Met Gala, so the fight between Beyoncé's husband and sister was caught on video.
Beyoncé and Jay-Z's sisters fight
The recording was made public, and rumors spread in the media: had Jay-Z really cheated on his beloved? After all, what else could make Solange so angry? However, the story was put on hold.
The 2016 album Lemonade, accompanied by an hour-long film of the same name, shed light on the situation. In the songs Pray You Catch Me and Daddy Lessons, the singer directly stated that she knew firsthand her husband’s lies. However, the song All Night contains the following lines: “Every diamond has its flaws,” “My tormentor became my salvation.” And the film ends with cute shots of Beyoncé, Jay-Z and Ivy. Storm in family relationships settled down.
Meanwhile, fans conducted a whole investigation and found out that, most likely, the rapper cheated on his wife with the creative director of the Rocawear brand, Rachel Roy. After this, fans of the star couple harassed the girl online. Unable to stand it, Rachel wrote on Twitter that she respects family values, and bullying of any kind is unacceptable.
In February 2017, Beyoncé appeared at the Grammy Awards. Her strongly rounded belly was emphasized by a spectacular gold dress. Beyoncé also played up her pregnancy in her performance, appearing in the image of a fertility goddess.
In June 2017, Beyoncé became a mother for the second time: in private clinic Royal twins, a boy and a girl, were born in Los Angeles. A couple of days later, information about health problems with newborns appeared in the American tabloid TMZ. The girl was named Rumi, the boy was named Sir.
The pregnancy was difficult; for the last month the woman hardly got out of bed and gained up to one hundred kilograms. The birth almost ended in disaster; the babies had to be removed by emergency caesarean section. Over the next six months, Beyoncé got into shape, losing 40 kilograms.
Beyoncé now
In January 2018, Beyoncé participated in the recording of the song “Family feud” for her husband’s new album. The song addressed the separation within African American culture, and Jay-Z once again publicly repented of his infidelity. 
Four months later, Beyoncé performed at the Coachella music festival for an audience of 125,000. Critics called her nearly two-hour performance, which featured hundreds of dancers and a temporary Destiny's Child reunion, historic. In April 2019, based on this performance and the preparation for it, the streaming service Netflix released the 137-minute film “Homecoming.” The Netflix deal netted Beyoncé $60 million for Homecoming and two upcoming projects.
Beyoncé at Coachella 2018. Full concert
In the summer, the couple began performing under a new name - now it is the family duo The Carters. On June 16, their first album “Everything is Love” was released and they released a spectacular video for the song “Apeshit”, presented during a joint tour.
The voice of Beyoncé was spoken by the lioness Nala, the friend of the brave Simba, in the remake of “The Lion King,” which was released on big screens in the summer of 2019. The director of the project, Jon Favreau, said that he was not going to consider other candidates and would do everything to accommodate the singer’s busy schedule.
Especially for the film, she, along with Donald Glover and Seth Rogen, sang the song “Can you feel the love tonight?” Moreover, the album with the official soundtrack “The Lion King: The Gift” was curated by Beyoncé herself.
Beyoncé
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter, better known simply as Beyoncé. Born September 4, 1981 in Houston. American R'n'B singer, music producer, actress, dancer and model.
While still a child, she participated in various vocal and dance competitions, and at school she also took part in various artistic performances. Knowles rose to fame in the late 1990s as the lead singer of the R&B girl group Destiny's Child.
During the split of Destiny's Child, Knowles released her debut solo album, Dangerously in Love (2003), which included hits such as "Crazy in Love" and "Baby Boy", and became one of the most successful albums of 2003. For this album, Knowles received a record five Grammy Awards.
In 2006, a year after the group's final breakup, Knowles released the album B'Day. It reached number one on the Billboard charts and included the hits "Déjà Vu", "Irreplaceable" and "Beautiful Liar". Her third solo album, I Am... Sasha Fierce, released in November 2008, included the hit single "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)". The album and its singles earned six Grammy Awards, which was a record for the singer. Beyonce is one of the most successful Grammy artists, having received 20 awards, 17 of which she received as a solo artist and three as a member of the group Destiny's Child.
Beyonce Knowles began her acting career in 2001, appearing in the musical film Carmen: A Hip Hopper.
In 2006, she starred in the film adaptation of the 1981 Broadway musical Dreamgirls, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe. Knowles launched her family's clothing line, House of Deréon, in 2004 and has signed deals with brands including Pepsi, Tommy Hilfiger, Armani and L'Oréal. In 2010, Forbes magazine ranked Knowles number two on its list of the 100 most powerful celebrities in the world; she has also been included in the list of the most influential musicians in the world. Time magazine included Knowles in its list of the 100 most influential people peace.
Knowles has scored five Hot 100 number one singles as a solo artist and number four with Destiny's Child, and has sold over 35 million albums and singles in the United States as a solo artist. According to record company Sony, her total record sales as a group have surpassed 100 million. On December 11, 2009, Billboard declared Knowles the most successful female artist of the 2000s and the top radio artist of the decade. In February 2010, the RIAA listed her as the artist with the most RIAA certifications in a decade.
Beyoncé Knowles was born in Houston, Texas, to Matthew Knowles. professional worker in the recording industry, and Tina Knowles, costume designer and hairdresser. Knowles' father is African American, and her mother is Creole (her family included African Americans, Native Americans and French). Knowles was named after her mother's maiden name. She has a younger sister, Solange, a songwriter and actress.
Knowles attended elementary school in St. Mary's, Texas, where she took ballet and jazz classes. Her talent for singing was discovered when her dance teacher began humming a song and she finished it on higher notes. Knowles' interest in music and performing began after her participation in school competition talents. She sang John Lennon's "Imagine" and won the competition. When Knowles was 7 years old, she came to the attention of the press, being named by the Houston Chronicle as a nominee for The Sammy, an artistic achievement award.
In 2010, a 60-minute film was released that chronicled what she did at home as a child (and how she prays before every performance, a childhood habit).
In the fall of 1990, Knowles attended Houston's Parker High School as a music major, where she performed on stage with the school choir. She also attended a fine arts high school in Houston and later attended Alief Elsik High School in Houston. Knowles was a soloist in the choir at St. John's United Methodist Church. For two years she sang in the choir.
At the age of 8, while auditioning for a girls' variety group, Knowles met LaTavia Robinson. They, along with Knowles' friend, Kelly Rowland, were selected to join a dance-rap group. The group was originally called Girl's Tyme, and its lineup expanded to 6 people. New R&B producer Arne Frager flew to Houston to watch them. Then he took them to The Plant Recording Studios in Northern California. In addition to signing with a major record label, Frager's strategy was to have the band perform on Star Search, the biggest talent show on national television at the time. Girl's Tyme participated in the competition, but, according to Knowles, they lost because of a bad song. After this defeat, Knowles suffered her first "professional failure", but she gained confidence after learning that pop stars like Justin Timberlake had also had similar experiences.
To manage the group, Knowles' father (who at the time was selling medical equipment) quit his job in 1995. He devoted his time to creating a "training course" for their preparation. This act reduced the Knowles family's income by half and her parents were forced to move into separate apartments. Shortly after adding Rowland to the group, Matthew trimmed the line-up to four people, which included Latoya Luckett.
Rehearsing in Tina's hair salon and backyard, the group continued to open for established R&B girl groups of the time. Throughout the existence of Destiny's Child, Tina helped create costumes. With Matthew's encouragement, they auditioned for various record labels and finally signed a contract with Elektra Records. They moved to Atlanta to work on their first album, but the company terminated their contract in 1995. The group had to go back to start over. This put the Knowles family in a difficult position and Beyoncé's parents separated when she was 14 years old. In 1996, the family reunited again and, by a happy coincidence, the girls signed a contract with Columbia Records.
In 1993, the group was renamed Destiny's Child, taking the name from the Book of Isaiah.
After finalizing the lineup, the trio recorded the song “Independent Women Part I,” which was featured on the soundtrack to the 2000 film “Charlie’s Angels.” This single stayed at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for 11 weeks in a row.
In early 2001, while Destiny's Child was finishing recording Survivor, Knowles starred in MTV's Carmen: A Hiphopera, opposite American actor Mekhi Phifer. Filmed in Philadelphia, the film is an interpretation of the 19th century opera Carmen. French composer Georges Bizet.
In 2001, Beyoncé took part in the recording of the charity single “What More Can I Give.”
In 2002, Knowles co-starred in Mike Myers' film Austin Powers: Goldmember, playing Foxy Cleopatra. Knowles recorded her first solo single, "Work It Out", for the film's soundtrack. The following year, Knowles starred in the romantic comedy Fighting Temptations, opposite Cuba Gooding Jr., and recorded many songs that became soundtracks for various films, including Fighting Temptations, and cover songs. version of the song "Fever".
Same year Knowles sang a duet with her then-boyfriend Jay Z on the hit single “’03 Bonnie & Clyde.”. And also in March 2003 she recorded new version the song "In Da Club" by rapper 50 Cent. Luther Vandross and Knowles duetted on the song "The Closer I Get to You", which was originally recorded by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway in 1977. The following year, she won a Grammy for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group, and Vandross' song "Dance with My Father," which Knowles also sang, won for Best Male R&B Performance.
In June 2003, Knowles released her debut album, Dangerously in Love. Other artists took part in the recording of the album, it included songs performed in a fast tempo and slow jam style. The album topped the Billboard 200 with sales of 317,000 copies in its first week, and was certified quadruple platinum by August 5, 2004, according to the RIAA. In the US, the album sold 4.7 million copies.
The album included two top-notch singles. "Crazy in Love", featuring rapper Jay-Z, was released as the album's lead single and topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 8 consecutive weeks, as well as the charts in many countries. Knowles' singles and album also peaked at the top of the UK chart at the same time. The album's second single, "Baby Boy", featuring singer Sean Paul, also became one of the most successful singles of 2003 and topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 9 weeks - one week longer than "Crazy in Love". Unlike "Crazy in Love", the final three singles achieved greater commercial success, propelling the album to top places charts and went multi-platinum.
In 2004, Knowles won 5 Grammy Awards for her solo achievements, including Best Female R&B Performance for "Dangerously in Love 2", Best R&B Song for "Crazy in Love" and Best R&B Album. Until 2010, she shared the award with four other singers, Lauryn Hill (1999), Alicia Keys (2002), Norah Jones (2003) and Amy Winehouse (2008), when Knowles won six Grammys. In 2004, she won the BRIT Awards for International Female Solo Artist.
Continuing her film career, Knowles co-starred in the comedy The Pink Panther, playing international pop star Zanya, opposite Steve Martin, who played Inspector Clouseau. The film premiered on February 10, 2006 and sold $21.7 million in tickets in its first week of release. As a soundtrack for the film, Knowles, featuring Slim Thug, recorded the song "Check on It", which entered the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.
In late 2005, Knowles again paused work on her second album after landing a role in Dreamgirls, an adaptation of the 1981 Broadway musical of the same name about the 1960s group The Supremes. In the film, she played the character Dinah Jones, based on Diana Ross. The film was released in 2006 and also starred Jamie Foxx, Eddie Murphy and Jennifer Hudson. Knowles contributed several songs to the film's soundtrack, including "Listen". For this film, on December 14, 2006, Knowles was nominated for two Golden Globes in the categories "Best Actress (Comedy or Musical)" and "Best Song" for "Listen".
Knowles worked on her second album at Sony Music Studios in New York with help from Rich Harrison, Rodney Jerkins and Sean Garrett. She co-wrote and co-produced almost all of the album's songs, which were written in 3 weeks.
Worldwide album release B'Day took place on September 4, and in the United States on September 5, 2006, which coincided with the celebration of her 25th anniversary. The album peaked at number one on the Billboard 200, selling over 541,000 copies in its first week, a record for Knowles as a solo artist. According to the RIAA, the album was certified triple platinum in the United States. The song "Déjà Vu", recorded with the participation of Jay-Z, became a hit. The single "Irreplaceable" topped the charts in five countries and entered the top 5 in the USA, Canada and the Netherlands. "Irreplaceable" remained at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for 10 consecutive weeks, a record for Knowles' singles to date. Although the album was a commercial success, it was criticized for being written relatively quickly.
Beyoncé - Déjà Vu
On April 3, 2007, a new deluxe edition of B’Day was released, which included five new tracks and Spanish-language versions of “Irreplaceable” and “Listen.” 10 music videos were released along with the B'Day Anthology Video Album. To support the album, Knowles embarked on a lengthy concert tour, The Beyoncé Experience, visiting more than 90 cities around the world, which was followed by the release of a concert DVD, The Beyoncé Experience Live!.
In 2007, Knowles received a Grammy Award for Best R&B Album for B'Day. Knowles made history at the 35th American Music Award as the first woman to win the International Artist Award.
On November 18, 2008, Knowles' third album, I Am... Sasha Fierce, was released. Knowles said the name Sasha Fierce is the name of her stage double.
Knowles starred as blues singer Etta James in the musical biopic Cadillac Records. She received praise from critics for her performance in the film. The song "Once in a Lifetime", created in collaboration with Scott McFarnon, was nominated for a Grammy and a Golden Globe. Knowles also starred opposite Ali Larter and Idris Elba in the thriller Whiplash, which began filming in May 2008. The film was a commercial success, opening in the United States on April 24, 2009, earning $11.1 million on its first day of release and ending the weekend with sales of $28.6 million.
The video for the song "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" won the 2009 BET Awards for Video of the Year. In addition, it was nominated in nine categories at the MTV Video Music Awards, and ultimately won in three categories, including Video of the Year, although it lost in the Best Female Video category to Taylor Swift's "You Belong with Me." leading to controversy at the ceremony.
In October 2009, Knowles received the Woman of the Year award from Billboard magazine. In November 2009, Knowles was announced as the winner of the UK's 4Music "World's Greatest Pop Stars" competition. More than 100,000 people voted for her.
During a break, in February 2010, Beyoncé gave an interview to Allure magazine, where she admitted that “Sasha Fierce has passed away. I killed her." She also said that she herself could easily please everyone without using a pseudonym. She then explained, "I don't need Sasha Fierce anymore because I've grown up and am now capable of becoming one."
Beyoncé - Sweet Dreams
In 2010, Knowles and Lady Gaga won the BET Awards for Video of the Year for "Video Phone."
In April 2012, Beyonce topped the list of the most beautiful women planets according to People magazine.
In January 2013, Destiny's Child released Love Songs, a collection of romantic songs. In the same month Beyoncé performed the American anthem at the inauguration of US President Barack Obama. The following month, Knowles performed at the Super Bowl XLVII Halftime Show, which took place at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.
Beyoncé - XO
At the 55th Grammy Awards, Beyoncé won the award for Best Traditional R&B Performance for “Love on Top.”
On February 6, 2016, Beyoncé released the single “Formation” and its video clip. The first performance of the new song "Formation" took place at the Super Bowl XLVII Halftime Show, where Beyoncé performed as a guest artist. After the performance, the singer’s new world tour, The Formation World Tour, was announced.
On April 23, 2016, Beyoncé’s sixth studio and second visual album, Lemonade, premiered on HBO, which included 12 songs: “Pray You Catch Me,” “Hold Up,” “Don’t Hurt Yourself” (with Jack White ), "Sorry", "6 Inch" (with The Weeknd), "Daddy Lessons", "Love Drought", "Sandcastles", "Forward" (with James Blake), "Freedom" (with Kedrick Lamar) , "All Night", "Formation".
Clothing line “Sasha Fierce”
On July 1, 2009, Beyoncé Knowles and her designer mother Tina Knowles released a line of "back to school" clothing inspired by costumes from the album tour. The outfit was designed by Thierry Mugler. The collection also consisted of sporting goods, outerwear, handbags, shoes, glasses, lingerie and jewelry, including Sasha Fierce's metal glove and money-shaped fan. The series of kits are designed to capture the pop star's individual stage persona. The look is glamorous, eye-catching and dotted with a huge amount metal jewelry, including bodysuits and a large number of leggings. “The line really highlights different aspects of my personality that I can gratefully express. "Sasha Fierce is for the confident, sensual and brave side of a woman," explains Beyoncé. Essentially, it's for young women who would like to make the following fashion statement: "I'm like Sasha Fierce...".
On April 14, 2016, together with Topshop, she launched the Ivy Park line of sportswear for women.
Beyoncé's height: 169 centimeters
Beyonce's personal life:
In November 2006, Knowles admitted that in 2000, during the Destiny's Child controversy, she became depressed due to the intensity of passions: the group was attacked by the media, critics and blogs due to the split and the disclosure of the departure of LeToya Luckett and LaTavia Robertson, in as a result of which her boyfriend (whom she dated from 12 to 19 years old) left her.
The depression was so severe that it lasted for another couple of years until she locked herself in her room and stopped eating. Knowles said she didn't want to talk about depression because Destiny's Child had just won a Grammy and no one would take her seriously. All these events made her think about herself and her friends. Describing her situation, she said: “Now that I realized that I had become famous, I was afraid that I would not find anyone who would love me simply as a person. I was afraid to make friends." She remembered her mother, Tina Knowles, who helped her get out of depression: “What makes you think that no one will love you? Don’t you know how smart, sweet and beautiful you are?”
In 2002, Knowles began dating rapper Jay-Z, with whom she collaborated several times. Rumors began swirling around them after Knowles sang a duet in 03 Bonnie & Clyde. Despite persistent rumors about their relationship, they did not react to them. In 2005, rumors began to spread about the couple's wedding. Knowles stopped the discussion, saying, that she and Jay-Z were not even engaged. When the topic was raised again in September 2007, Jay-Z replied: “One day soon - let's leave it at that.” Laura Shreffler, journalist for OK! said: “They are extremely private people.”
On April 4, 2008, Knowles and Jay-Z married in New York. This became known to the public on April 22, 2008. Knowles did not wear her wedding ring in public until her Fashion Rocks concert on September 5, 2008 in New York City. Knowles finally confessed about her wedding in a video film at a party in support of the album I Am... Sasha Fierce at Manhattan's Sony Club.
On August 29, 2011, at the MTV Video Music Awards, Beyonce announced her pregnancy. On January 7, 2012, in New York, the singer, for secrecy purposes, registered at the clinic under the name Ingrid Jackson, gave birth to a daughter, Blue Ivy Carter.
Twins, a boy and a girl, were born on June 13, 2017, they were named Sir and Rumi. The birth time for the twins is the same - 5:13 am. This indicates that.
Rumi and Sir were born somewhat prematurely and were released from the hospital only after two weeks.
Beyoncé discography:
2003 - Dangerously in Love
2006 - B"Day
2008 - I Am... Sasha Fierce
2011 - 4
2013 - Beyoncé
2016 - Lemonade
Beyoncé's filmography:
2001 - Carmen: Hip-hopera - Carmen
2002 - Austin Powers: Goldmember - Foxy Cleopatra
2003 - Fighting Temptations - Lilly
2004 - Fade to Black Samu - cameo ( Documentary Jay-Z)
2006 - The Pink Panther - Zanya
2006 - Dreamgirls - Deanna Jones
2007 - My Night at the Grammys - cameo
2008 - Cadillac Records - Etta James
2009 - Obsession - Sharon Charles
2013 - Life is like a dream - cameo
2013 - Epic - Tara (Voice)
Beyoncé about herself:
"I have worked very hard since childhood to achieve my goal - to be able to do what I want by the age of 30. I have come to this. I feel very happy in this position. But I have sacrificed a lot, I have worked harder than anyone I know, at least in the music industry. So I have to remind myself that I actually deserve all of this."
Interesting facts about Beyonce:
The name "Beyonce" was given to the singer by her mother, and is a derivative of her maiden name Beyince. Tina did this for two reasons: 1) to given name has not sunk into oblivion; 2) so as not to break traditions, since almost all women from the Bi family bear this name.
The actress is the most hated star of our time.
Beyonce annoys people when they slurp while eating.
At school, Beyoncé's classmates teased her for her ears.
Beyoncé has a scar on her arm in the shape of the Roman numeral 4.
Wax figure Beyoncé's exhibit at Medame Tussauds in London cost $80,000, and the singer herself posed for the exhibit for more than 3 hours.
Beyoncé is Kelly Rowland's cousin.
Her least favorite subjects at school were mathematics and history.
In 2006, Beyoncé presented the Diamond Award to Michael Jackson at the World Music Awards.
In order to relieve fatigue after hard work, the singer draws, but she does not intend to exhibit her works for public viewing.
Bee loves chicken legs.
Beyonce can't cook at all.
The singer is allergic to perfume, however, she willingly advertises perfume for the house of Armani and Tommy Hilfiger.
Bea's phrase "tired of being sexy" formed the basis for the name of the Portuguese group Cansei de ser Sexy (tired of being sexy).
Beyoncé received an unprecedented honor at the 2005 Academy Awards, performing three songs that night.
In 2007, for the first time in the history of Sports Illustrated magazine, a singer, not a supermodel, posed for the cover.
Barbie dolls were made for Destiny's Child - copies of the group members.
Bee wears wigs (front lace wigs), but recently at official ceremonies and events she increasingly appears with her natural hair (but additionally uses another technique - Indian hair).