Beyonce (Beyoncé Giselle Knowles) was born on September 4, 1981, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, dancer, and fashion designer.

Knowles rose to fame as the creative force and lead singer of the R&B girl group Destiny's Child, the world's best-selling female group of all time.

After a series of commercially successful releases with the group, Knowles released her debut solo album, Dangerously in Love, in June 2003.

The album became one of the biggest commercial successes of the year, topping the album charts in the U.S. and the UK. It also spawned the number-one singles "Crazy in Love" and "Baby Boy" and earned Knowles five Grammy Awards in a single night in 2004.

Knowles' second album, B'Day, which was released worldwide on September 4, 2006 coinciding with her twenty-fifth birthday, continued her success.

The album spawned the UK number-one singles "Déjà Vu" and "Beautiful Liar", as well as the worldwide number-one hit "Irreplaceable". It also earned Knowles her seventh solo Grammy Award.
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