Beyonce Tour Overview
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and businesswoman. Known as "Queen Bey", she has been widely recognized for her boundary-pushing artistry and vocal performances. Beyoncé is regarded as one of the greatest entertainers of her generation. Her contributions to music and visual media have made her an influential pop culture figure of the 21st century.
Beyoncé started performing in various singing and dancing competitions as a child. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of the R&B girl group Destiny's Child, one of the best-selling girl groups of all time. Their hiatus saw the release of her debut album Dangerously in Love (2003). She then released the commercially successful solo albums B'Day (2006), I Am... Sasha Fierce (2008), and 4 (2011). In the late 2010s, Beyoncé's artistry achieved widespread acclaim for releasing the sonically experimental visual albums Beyoncé (2013) and Lemonade (2016), which explored multiple societal themes such as infidelity, feminism, and womanism. Following the acclaimed LGBT-inspired dance album Renaissance (2022), she became the first solo artist to have their first seven studio albums debut at number one in the U.S.
About Beyonce
Beyonce Giselle Knowles was born on September 4, 1981, in Houston, Texas, to Celestine "Tina" Knowles (née Beyonce), a hairdresser and salon owner, and Mathew Knowles, a Xerox sales manager. Tina is Louisiana Creole, and Mathew is African American. Beyoncé's younger sister, Solange Knowles, is also a singer and a former backup dancer for Destiny's Child. Solange and Beyoncé are the first sisters to have both had number one solo albums.
Beyoncé's maternal grandparents, Lumas Beyince, and Agnez Dereon (daughter of Odilia Broussard and Eugene DeRouen), were French-speaking Louisiana Creoles, with roots in New Iberia. Beyoncé is considered a Creole, passed on to her by her grandparents. Through her mother, Beyoncé is a descendant of many French aristocrats from the southwest of France, including the family of the Viscounts de Béarn since the 9th century, and the Viscounts de Belzunce. She is a descendant of Acadian militia officer Joseph Broussard, who was exiled to French Louisiana after the expulsion of the Acadians.
Beyonce Facts
- Beyoncé's birth name is Beyoncé Giselle Knowles.
- Beyoncé first caught public attention in the 1990s as a member of the R&B group Destiny's Child, for which she wrote songs and acted as lead singer. After the group parted ways, Beyoncé launched a record-setting solo career that would see her becoming a best-selling recording artist. In 2008 she and rapper JAY-Z married, and the union made them one of the top-earning couples in the entertainment industry.
- Beyoncé made her feature-film debut in "Austin Powers in Goldmember" (2002), in which she portrayed Foxxy Cleopatra. She had previously starred in the TV movie "Carmen: A Hip Hopera" (2001), a modern take on Georges Bizet's opera "Carmen" (1875).
- During a 2002 interview with Rove, Beyoncé revealed that she and her cousin once shared a pet python named Fendi.
