Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter is an American singer and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas.
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Beyonce 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.
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Managed by her father Mathew Knowles, the group became one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time.
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Destiny's Child hiatus saw the release of Beyoncé's debut album, Dangerously in Love (2003), which established her as a solo artist worldwide; it sold 11 million copies, earned five Grammy Awards and featured the Billboard number-one singles "Crazy in Love" and "Baby Boy".
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Beyoncé's songs are often characterized by themes of love, relationships, and monogamy, as well as female sexuality and empowerment.
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Throughout a career spanning 16 years, she has won 17 Grammy Awards and sold over 118 million records as a solo artist.
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She was included in Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2013 and in 2014.
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