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Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter (/biːˈjɒnseɪ/ bee-YON-say; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Beyoncé performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as the lead singer of Destiny's Child, one of the best-selling girl groups in history. During their hiatus, she made her theatrical film debut with a role in the US box-office number-one Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) and recorded her first solo album, Dangerously in Love (2003), which debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart. It also featured the US Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles "Crazy in Love" and "Baby Boy".

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Knowles performing during The Beyoncé Experience concert tour in May 2007
Knowles performing during The Beyoncé Experience concert tour in May 2007
Knowles performing during her I Am... Tour in 2009.
Knowles performing during her I Am... Tour in 2009.
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Knowles performing during the I Am... World Tour
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Knowles performing during the 4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé revue, August 2011
Knowles and her mother, Tina, (left) at the opening of the Beyoncé Cosmetology Center on March 5, 2010
Knowles and her mother, Tina, (left) at the opening of the Beyoncé Cosmetology Center on March 5, 2010
Knowles performing on the "I Am..." Tour with Jay-Z, who she married in 2008 after several years of friendship and dating
Knowles performing on the "I Am..." Tour with Jay-Z, who she married in 2008 after several years of friendship and dating
Knowles performing "Baby Boy", which spent nine consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart[34]
Knowles performing "Baby Boy", which spent nine consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart[34]
Destiny's Child performing "Say My Name", a single that garnered critical and commercial success, along with two Grammy Awards
Destiny's Child performing "Say My Name", a single that garnered critical and commercial success, along with two Grammy Awards
Knowles performing "Run the World (Girls)" on the 2011 Good Morning America Summer Concert Series
Knowles performing "Run the World (Girls)" on the 2011 Good Morning America Summer Concert Series
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