BEYONCE KNOWLS

Hyunchan Shin Jongwho Kwak

Childhood of Beyonce
Beyonce was born in Houston, Texas to Tina, a costume designer, and Mathew Knowles, a record manager and former salesman, both African Americans.

Childhood of Beyonce
When she was 7, Knowles participated in her first singing competition. After that, she won other 30 local dancing and signing competitions. Knowles attended the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston, where she showed her musical talents.

Destiny's Child
Knowles and her childhood best friends LaTavia Roberson and Kelly Rowland along with LeToya Luckett formed a band that would perform in their backyards and at Tina Knowles' hair salon. After that, her father supported them to become singers.

Destiny's Child
After making their recording debut with "Killing Time" for the soundtrack to the 1997 film Men in Black, the group rose to fame in 1998 with the Billboard Hot 100 top five, R&B number-one single "No, No, No Part 2". Destiny's Child (eventually a trio) became one of the most successful R&B/pop acts of the early 2000s, charting four Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles, several top ten hits, and two number-one albums.

Solo Career
In 2003, Knowles released her debut solo album, Dangerously in Love. The album entered the Billboard 200 at number one selling 317,000 copies in its first week, and was certified platinum three weeks later on June 22, 2003. The album's lead single, "Crazy in Love", was a funky track and featured a guest rap from Jay-Z.

Solo Career
Dangerously In Love (2003) B` Day (2006) :"Dj Vu", the album's first single, features Jay-Z and co-production by Rodney Jerkins.

Film Career
Knowles' latest film work is Dreamgirls, the film adaptation of the 1981 hit Broadway musical about a 1960s singing group loosely based on Motown all-female group The Supremes, as the Diana Ross-based character Deena Jones. On December 14, 2006, Knowles was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards for the film Dreamgirls

 Knowles also achieved success in the film industry, starring in such Hollywood films as the 2006 comedy The Pink Panther and the 2006 musical film Dreamgirls, which earned her two Golden Globe Award nominations one for acting and other for the song "Listen".

Love of Beyonce
Since 2002, Knowles has been in a relationship with rapper Jay-Z. In spite of persistent rumors, she has not commented on whether or not the couple are engaged.
The two have deliberately been private about the nature of their relationship, and for a long time even refused to comment on whether they were dating or not. When asked in September 2007 when the two would marry, Jay-Z replied, "One day soonlet's leave it at that".

 Since 2002, Knowles has been in a relationship with rapper Jay-Z In spite of rumors, she has not commented if they are engaged. The two have been private about their relationship, and for a long time even refused to comment on whether they were dating or not.

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