BEYONCE

Beyonce Giselle Knowles (born September 4, 1981 in Houston, Texas, USA) is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She performs under the stage name Beyoncé.

Knowles rose to stardom in the late 1990s as a founding member and the lead singer of Destiny's Child. After a series of commercially successful records with the group, she released her debut solo album, Dangerously in Love (2003), which spawned her biggest song Crazy in Love and topped both the R&B and Billboard 200 charts in the U.S. and the main album charts in Canada and the United Kingdom.

Knowles released her second solo album B'Day on September 4, 2006 around the world and September 5, 2006 in the United States, coinciding the event with the celebration of her 25th birthday. The release spawned the UK #1 singles Deja Vu and Beautiful Liar, and the worldwide hit Irreplaceable, with the latter remaining at the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for ten consecutive weeks, making it the second best-selling single in her solo career after "Crazy in Love".

A special 2-CD re-release of the album - B’Day (deluxe edition) - was released April 3, 2007, with new Spanish tracks such as Beautiful Liar (Bello Embustero) featuring Shakira, and Irreplaceable (Irreemplazable), which reached the #4 spot on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart.

To promote B'Day, Knowles embarked on her lengthy The Beyoncé Experience concert tour, visiting over 90 venues worldwide including stops in Japan, Australia, and the US. She began the tour in Japan on April 10, 2007 and concluded it on December 30, 2007 in Las Vegas.

Knowles' third solo album titled I Am...Sasha Fierce was released on November 18, 2008. The first single from the album, If I Were a Boy, reached #1 in eight charts, including the UK. It reached #3 in the US. The second single, Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It), climbed to the top of the charts in the Billboard Hot 100. Rolling Stone also named it as #1 Single of the Year for 2008. In late December 2008, Knowles released the next two videos from I Am... Sasha Fierce, Diva and Halo, with a worldwide premiere on iTunes. They are expected to be released to purchase in January 2009.

Knowles will kick off a worldwide tour in April 2009 to support I Am...Sasha Fierce. The tour, entitled "Beyoncé's I Am... Tour", will have 110 dates, currently only 26 have been confirmed, all in Europe.

Knowles has won nine Grammy Awards - six for her solo work, and three as a member of Destiny's Child. In 2004, she also won a BRIT Award for International Female Solo Artist. She has a successful film career and co-starred with Austin Powers in Goldmember, one of the highest-grossing films of 2002. More recently, she starred in the 2006 comedy film The Pink Panther and in that same year scored the main role in the film adaptation of the 1981 Broadway musical Dreamgirls, which earned her a Golden Globe nomination.

Knowles has been with boyfriend Jay-Z since 2002, though they maintain a discreet relationship. After much speculation, they married on April 4, 2008.

Official websites:
www.beyonce.com
www.beyonceonline.com (Columbia Records)


From The Blogsphere

SPOTTED: BEYONCE LEAVING THE CLUB IN LONDON

via concreteloop.com ( 5 Days ago )
Performer Beyonce held a party for friends at the new Kanaloa Club in London on Saturday night (November 14th). She is pictured arriving and leaving the event. Many Beyonce and Lady Gaga fans are anticipating their new video for “Video Phone”. Some stills from the vid were released earlier in the weekend, check them out here. ( Photos: INFPHOTO.COM / FLYNET PICTURES )

Beyonce is Keen on Kanaloa

via buzznet.com ( 6 Days ago )
Beyonce Knowles leaves a party at London nightclub Kanaloa and heads back to her hotel on Friday (November 13). The 28-year-old singer, who’ll be doing two shows in London on Saturday (November 14) and Monday (November 16), will premiere her new video with Lady Gaga earlier than expected, Columbia Records announced today. Starting at 12:01 Tuesday morning, log [...]

For the Stans: Bey Bey and her “Bodyguard Boo” Julius Party in London

via bossip.com ( 6 Days ago )
Beyonce and Julius hit up Kanaloa night club in London last night. Check under the hood for more of the two… We thought Camel was supposed to be flying out there to be with her??? Hmmmm…

Beyonce x Lady Gaga

via thesource.com ( 7 Days ago )
Lady Gaga = Crazy? or Crazy Talented? I’ll go with the latter. Peep the new heat with her and the Queen B. for Video phone and Telephone. Respect to UHTN. beyonce-video_phone__extended_remix___feat_lady_gaga_ Download Here: Beyonce Ft. Lady Gaga - Video Phone (Extended mix) lady_gaga-telephone__feat_beyonce_ Download Here: Lady Gaga ft. Beyonce - Telephone (prod. by Darkchild)

Auto-tune the Meme

via funnyordie.com ( 7 Days ago )
Auto-tune the Meme 2:08 Take everything on the internet and auto-tune it. Submitted by: TubularGoldmine) Kinda Cute Keywords: autotune auto tune news imma let you finish kanye west taylor swift beyonce charlie bit me balloon boy falcon henne cnn wolf blitzer puke Views: 5,018

Gatecrasher: Beyonce, Jay-Z ready for baby

via nydailynews.com ( 11 Days ago )
Her song "Single Ladies" is an Internet hit among dancing babies and now, Beyoncé's working on a tot of her own. That's according to get this Jay-Z, B's notoriously tight-lipped hubby, who spilled the baby beans himself.

MTV European Music Awards Fug: Beyonce AND Leona Lewis

via celebuzz.com ( 14 Days ago )
I always speak too soon. I put up photos of people on the red carpet -- like Beyonce yesterday, and Leona today -- and then I see that they changed their clothes for the performance portion of the evening. It...

ma’am can i get you a jacket or something?

via wwtdd.com ( 14 Days ago )
Beyonce performed at the music awards show for MTV Europe last night, and luckily we can witness it through these pictures and not in real life because it’s really uncomfortable when someone who isn’t sexy tries to act sexy. She has a very pretty face but big ass + no tits = not

MTV European Music Awards Fug Carpet: Beyonce

via celebuzz.com ( 15 Days ago )
There was a time when the sight of Beyoncce in a strapless, clingy gown with a fishtail-esque hem would've elicited an eye-roll from both of us, and a yawn, and several chants of "BORING" while we listened to The Pierces'...

Beyonce Sweet Dreams in EMA 2009 (video)

via showhype.com ( 15 Days ago )
Beyonce Sweet Dreams in EMA 2009Just Jared found this 5 hours ago on youtube.com Find more top entertainment news, videos, and blogs on ShowHype: Celebrities, Beyoncé Knowles

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