Sunday, May 07, 2006

Beyonce Knowles - Celebrity Blog - Reality Forum.

Name : Beyoncé Giselle Knowles (or simply Beyoncé)
Born : September 4 1981.

Who : A popular American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, actress and fashion designer. Knowles rose to stardom as the founding member and lead singer of R&B supergroup Destiny's Child.

History : Beyonce Knowles is the elder of two children born to Matthew Knowles and Tina Beyince in Houston, Texas; her maternal grandparents, Lumis Beyince and Agnes Dereon (a seamstress), were French-speaking Creoles from Louisiana.

Her parents decided on her first name as a tribute to her mother's surname. By age seven, she was attending dance school and was a soloist in her church choir.

Her dance instructor took an interest in Knowles, personally taking her star student to various competitions. Knowles went on to win over 30 local singing and dancing competitions.

Recent : In December 2005, Knowles released a new song, "Check on It", featuring Slim Thug. The song is from the Destiny's Child album, #1's and the The Pink Panther soundtrack and is Knowles's sixth top five hit and third number one.

At the 2006 Grammy Awards, Knowles won a Grammy in the category of Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for the song "So Amazing", a duet with Stevie Wonder for Luther Vandross tribute album So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute To Luther Vandross.

Knowles is currently hard at work on her sophmore solo album. She has been working 12-hour days so she can complete her new album which will be released September 12, 2006.

Articles From : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyonce