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Beyonce as a kid
http://www.biography.com/people/beyonc%C3%A9-knowles-39230 Born Beyoncé Giselle Knowles on September 4, 1981, in Houston, Texas, Knowles started singing at an early age. As a child, she competed in local talent shows, and won many of these events by impressing audiences with her natural singing and dancing abilities. -
Solange Knowles
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1090271/ Solange Ijiat Knowles was born in Houston, Texas and the younger sister (5 years) of Beyonce. She's divorced and has one child. -
Standing ovation
Beyoncé enters her first talent show at age 7. Singing John Lennon's "Imagine," she doesn't just win, she beats 15- and 16-year-olds and receives a standing ovation. -
Destiny's Child
http://www.destinyschild.com/photos Formed in Houston, Texas in 1990 a girl group named Destiny's Child. Their first release, 'Destiny's Child' (1997), was a tremendous success in Europe. Upon the album's release, the group kicked off a tour of sold-out shows there. Their second effort, 'The Writing's on the Wall' (1999), brought them wider acclaim back home. The album generated three top-ten hits on the Billboard R&B singles chart. -
Award
http://www.people.com/people/beyonce_knowles/biography/ Beyoncé wins her first Grammy with Destiny's Child for "Say My Name," a song she cowrote. -
Pepsi Commercial
Replacing Britney Spears, who famously starred in Pepsi commercials for two years, Beyoncé lands pop's most sought-after endorsement. Before taking over for Spears, Beyoncé stars with her and Pink as ancient Roman gladiators singing "We Will Rock You" at the Coliseum. The sonic vibrations of their voices cause Pepsi cans to fall out of the emperor's box to the feet of the three pop stars in the arena. -
First Album
http://www.people.com/people/beyonce_knowles/biography/0,,20004431_10,00.html Beyoncé's first solo disc, Dangerously in Love, sells 317,000 copies in its first week. The album's lead single, "Crazy in Love," spends eight weeks at No. 1 and becomes the summer's party anthem. -
Destiny's Child Breaks
http://www.people.com/people/beyonce_knowles/ In 2003, Beyoncé parted from the girls (temporarily) to release her debut album, Dangerously in Love, which earned her five Grammys. In 2006, she followed up with B'Day, which she later re-released in Spanish, collaborating with Latin pop star Shakira. -
Beyonce and Jay-Z
Reports begin to circulate that Beyoncé is dating hip hop mogul Jay-Z after she appears on his song "'03 Bonnie & Clyde." (They play a couple on the run in the video.) The duo will go on to collaborate on Beyoncé's solo hits, 2003's "Crazy in Love" and 2006's "Deja Vu" before going public as a couple. They married in 2008. :) -
Single Ladies (put a ring on it)
"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" has been immensely praised and awarded since its 2008 release, peaking at number one for two weeks on both the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and U.S. Hot Digital charts. The "Single Ladies" music video won three MTV awards in 2009—Video of the Year, Best Choreography, and Best Editing. The video was also the Video of the Year at the 2009 BET Awards. -
Beyonce and Alexandra Burke
During the XFactorUk performance, Beyonce was invited to sing with one of the contestants, Alexandra Burke. -
Run The World (Girls)
Staying true to her confident, fierce personality, Beyoncé leads a force of bold women in her new video for “Run The World (Girls)” while looking striking in glitzy outfits and pulling off spine-bending, pulsating dance moves like only she can. -
Blue Ivy Carter
http://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-celebrities/singers/beyonce-knowles-net-worth/ Beyonce's best business deal to date has been her marriage to Shawn Carter, better known as Jay-Z, the hip hop artist, producer, co-owner of the NJ Nets and multi-millionaire entrepreneur. The couple welcomed their first child Blue Ivy Carter in 2012. -
Super BOwll
By the time the clock ran out on Beyonce's Super Bowl halftime performance on Sunday, the singer had put to rest doubts that she would give it her all. She began with acapella on the start of her song "Love on Top" -
I Am...World Tour
Beyoncé performs in concert during her world tour, and backstage scenes show the work that goes into the production.
