Knowles is one of the most honored artists by the Grammys with 16 awards-13 as a solo artist and three as a member of Destiny's Child. The album and its singles earned her six Grammy Awards, breaking the record for most Grammy Awards won by a female artist in one night.

Sasha Fierce, released in November 2008, included the anthemic 'Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)'. It debuted at number one on the Billboard charts and included the hits 'Déjà Vu', 'Irreplaceable' and 'Beautiful Liar'. Following the group's disbandment in 2005, Knowles released B'Day in 2006. Knowles rose to fame in the late 1990s as the lead singer of the group, one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time.ĭuring the hiatus of Destiny's Child, Knowles released her debut solo album Dangerously in Love (2003), which spawned the number one hits 'Crazy in Love' and 'Baby Boy' and became one of the most successful albums of that year, earning her a then record-tying five Grammy Awards. Beyonce's maternal grandparents were French-speaking Louisiana Creoles, and Beyonce's name is a tribute to her mother's surname.Īmerican singer and actress Beyoncé Giselle Knowles, often known simply as Beyoncé, began singing with the original members of the popular R&B group Destiny's Child as a pre-teen. Beyonce's father is African-American, and her mother is of Creole descent (French, African and Native American).

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