Beyoncé Knowles is an American singer, songwriter and actress born on September 4, 1981 in Houston, Texas. She has been working with music since she was a child, but she rose to success in the late 1990s with R&B girl band Destiny’s Child. She was the lead singer in the band, but after their break up in 2005 she began her rather successful solo career. her first album sold 11 million copies and won her five Grammy Awards. Continue reading