Beyonce Knowles
Beyonce Knowles
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child and rose to fame in the late 1990s as lead singer of R&B girl-group Destiny's Child. Managed by her father, Mathew Knowles, the group became one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. Their hiatus saw the release of Beyoncé's debut album, Dangerously in Love, which established her as...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth4 September 1981
CityHouston, TX
CountryUnited States of America
If he invited you out, he's got to pay.
I get nervous when I don't get nervous. If I'm nervous I know I'm going to have a good show.
Take all the rules away. How can we live if we don't change?
If you are with the right person, it brings out the best version of you.
If everything was perfect you would never learn and you would never grow.
At the Billboard Awards my skirt was so tight they had to lift me on stage.
We live in different cities. But we started -- and most people don't know this -- when we were 9 years old. It's been amazing, the things that we've accomplished. There just comes a point where you have to challenge yourself and try new things. ... But we're still best friends.
We're negotiating solo projects for all three of us. They're all going to come out at the same time.
It's great to come home. I am so glad we're having the All-Star Game in Houston. It's such a great city.
There are certain things in there that are unrealistic. But it has worked for me.
I work closely with a number of charities from food pantries to drug rehabilitation to natural disaster relief to preventing sexual exploitation of young girls. It is one of the most rewarding things I do.
My parents taught my sister and me the importance of giving back and making a difference in another person's life.
Have your own life before you become somebody's wife.
I never imagined I would be in a film with Steve Martin. I was a little star struck, because I grew up watching his movies.