Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter, simply known as Beyoncé,(born September 4, 1981) is an American recording artist and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child, and rose to fame in the late 1990s as lead singer of R&B girl-group Destiny’s Child. Managed by her father Mathew Knowles, the group became one of the world’s best-selling girl groups of all time.
Born Beyoncé Giselle Knowles
September 4, 1981 (age 32)
Houston, Texas, US
Residence New York City
Other names Sasha Fierce, Third Ward Trill
Occupation
Recording artist
actress
Years active 1997–present
Net worth US $350 million[1]
Spouse(s) Jay-Z (m. 2008)
Children 1
Musical career
Genres
R&B
pop
soul
Website
beyonce.com
