Born on September 4, 1981, to a loving family in Houston, Texas, Beyonce (rhymes with fiance) Giselle Knowles showed an aptitude for music before she could even talk. As a young girl, she would drown out everyone, including the choir, on Sundays at church. Every weekend, she tuned her voice by doing soulful hymns with the congregation and then moved on to opera classes, in which she was classically trained.
beyonce's
b'dayBeyonce's second solo effort,
B'Day, was released in September 2006 with much success, selling 3,116,000 copies worldwide. The singles "Deja Vu," "Ring the Alarm" and "Irreplaceable" all hit No. 1 on the charts, and the album was nominated for an outstanding five Grammy Awards in 2007.
The Albums : B'day
1. Beautiful Liar - Beyoncé, , Shakira
2. Irreplaceable
3. Green Light
4. Kitty Kat
5. Welcome to Hollywood
6. Upgrade U - Beyoncé, , Jay-Z,
7. Flaws and All
8. If
9. Get Me Bodied [Extended Mix]
10. Freakum Dress
Disc: 2
1. Beautiful Liar [DVD] - Beyoncé, Shakira
2. Irreplaceable [DVD]
3. Kitty Kat [DVD]
4. Green Light [DVD]
5. Upgrade U [DVD] - Beyoncé, , Jay-Z
6. Flaws and All [DVD]
7. Get Me Bodied [DVD][Mix] - Beyoncé, , Solange Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams
8. Freakum Dress [DVD]
9. Suga Mama [DVD]
10. Deja Vu [DVD] - Beyoncé, , Jay-Z
Deluxe Edition Includes Seven Bonus Tracks on the CD, and Comes with a Bonus Dvd with Music Videos.
Story Beyonce
beyonce in destiny's child
A normal childhood was not in the books for Beyonce. At 8 years old, she met LaTavia Robertson while auditioning for a girl musical group and Matthew Knowles, Beyonce's manager and father, later paired the two with LeToya Luckett. In 1992, cousin Kelly Rowland joined the group, and they performed together on Star Search.
Small gigs and much label-shopping later, the four beauties cemented their relationship by calling themselves Destiny's Child. In 1997, "No, No, No" became their first official single, and they got off to a big start as the track went multiplatinum. The girls were instantly popular in the media and impressed all with their self-titled debut.
If critics were impressed with this new R&B group's success, they were absolutely floored when The Writing's on the Wall hit stores in 1999. DC, led by the incomparable Beyonce, had three top 10 hits within the year: "Jumpin, Jumpin," "Say My Name" and "Bills, Bills, Bills." They became one of the best-selling female groups of recent memory after this second album sold more than 9 million units worldwide. At the same time, it was announced that their single "Independent Women Part 1," off the Charlie's Angels soundtrack, had reached the largest audience ever in the recorded radio airplay -- 140.4 million pairs of ears.
beyonce's grammys
Shortly after the announcement of five Grammy nominations at the 2001 awards show and the excitement of the unbelievable record sales, LeToya and LaTavia left the group amid management struggles. Legal problems ensued, but Destiny's Child became whole again with the arrival of Michelle Williams, and, for a short stint only, backup singer Farrah Franklin. At the Grammys, DC took home two awards, Best R&B Song and Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group, both for "Say My name."
As a trio, Destiny's Child's third album, Survivor, which debuted in the spring of '01, garnered a whole new set of hits, like "Bootylicious" and the title track. The success of Survivor resulted in another Grammy for the group in February 2002. In fact, the American Music, MTV, Soul Train and Image awards all showered the group with more hardware and praise.
beyonce in austin powers
After all this success, the group's three talented sistasdecided to try their hands at solo careers before investing their time in another Destiny's Child album. To no one's surprise, Beyonce
captured the bulk of the spotlight with her sex appeal and strong vocals. Even before her first album was organized, she had a hit with Jay-Z called "Bonnie and Clyde '03" and was cracking up audiences with her big-screen debut alongside Mike Myers in Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002). This simply prepared fans for what was to come with Dangerously In Love, released in June 2003.
In 2003, Beyonce ventured onto the big screen again in the musical/comedy The Fighting Temptations alongside Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr.
beyonce's crazy in love
Beyonce displayed a versatile style with this solo effort, creating the club hit "Baby Boy," the pop success "Crazy In Love" and the soulful "The Closer I Get To You" with Luther Vandross.
Like her work in Destiny's Child, Beyonce wrote or cowrote many of the tracks and performed her heart out on award shows to get the word out to a huge audience. She has emerged as a diva, making the best videos, catchiest songs and creating the most headlines. At 2004's Grammy
ceremony, Beyonce took away five awards and was the biggest winner of the night (a feat Lauryn Hill, Alicia Keys and Norah Jones each accomplished in previous years). It was also during this time that Beyonce become involved with her "Crazy In Love" duet partner, Jay-Z.
In 2006, Beyonce hit the big screen again in The Pink Panther with comedic icon Steve Martin. The movie debuted at No. 1 on its opening weekend, and further solidified Beyonce as a double threat in the industry.
Beyonce was no stranger to award nominations in 2007, however, as her role in the musical Dreamgirls (2006) garnered the star her first official nomination as an actress by none other than the prestigious Golden Globes.
The central figure for R&B group Destiny's Child, Beyonce was
the
talent behind such smash hits as "Say My Name," "No, No, No" and
"Independent Women." Venturing out on her own, it was no surprise that
her debut solo album, 2003's Dangerously In Love,
garnered her five Grammy Awards in a single night. Of course, Beyonce
also acts; you can see her foxy self in Austin Powers in
Goldmember, The Fighting Temptations and
New Live Beyonce : The Beyoncé Experience - Live! (2007)
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The Beyonce' Experience was Beyonce' Knowles's first headlining tour as a solo artist and lives up to everything you can expect it to be, based on what you're usually used to seeing from her. Very glamourous, very flirty, very seductive, and over the top at times, Beyonce' pulled out all the stops on this outing as she breezed through her huge catalogue of hits in a 2-hour set that garnered nothing but positive reviews and praise when she toured the states the Summer of 2007 (sans the unfortunate pyrotechnics mishap in St. Louis and serious tumble down the stairs during "Ring the Alarm" in Orlando).
While clearly realizing with certain numbers that "we've seen it all before," from her "Ring the Alarm" performance a la the 2006 MTV Music Awards to her Kylie Minogue-inspired robot opening of "Get Me Bodied" from the 2007 BET Awards, along with familiar recreations of the videos on her B'Day Anthology Album DVD, it's the energy and commitment Beyonce brings to the stage that sells this entire tour, next to her Southern charm and beauty. To see it in a live setting is just something that has to be admired, as opposed to watching countless award show appearances and performances and videos in the comfort of your home. Even watching this DVD you can only imagine the rush of seeing her perform live. However, there was nothing fancy about the show: no elaborate sets or gaudy costumes, not a whole lot of lights and explosions. Along with her all female band, buxom backup singers known as "The Mamas," and a fierce dance troupe, next to the star herself, you tend to finish the show wishing for just a little bit more.
The set list was (which may stray slightly from the DVD release):
Crazy in Love
Freakum Dress
Green Light
Baby Boy
Beautiful Liar
Naughty Girl
Me, Myself And I
Dangerously In Love
Flaws & All
DC3 Medley
-Independent Women Part I
-Bootylicious
-No No No Part 2
-Bug a Boo
-Bills, Bills, Bills
-Cater 2 U
-Say My Name
-Jumpin' Jumpin'
-Soldier
-Survivor
Speechless
Ring the Alarm
Suga Mama
Upgrade U
'03 Bonnie & Clyde
Check On It
Déjà Vu
Get Me Bodied
Welcome to Hollywood
Dreamgirls
Listen
Irreplaceable
Happy B'Day
The performance at the Staples Center differs from other performances during the trek as Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams join her on stage for "Survivor" and Jay-Z during "Upgrade U."
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