µþ±ð²â´Ç²Ô³¦Ã© Giselle Knowles-Carter ( (listen) bee-ON-say; 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. µþ±ð²â´Ç²Ô³¦Ã© 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.
µþ±ð²â´Ç²Ô³¦Ã© 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, µþ±ð²â´Ç²Ô³¦Ã©'s artistry achieved widespread acclaim for releasing the sonically experimental visual albums µþ±ð²â´Ç²Ô³¦Ã© (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.
µþ±ð²â´Ç²Ô³¦Ã© Giselle Knowles-Carter ( (listen) bee-ON-say; 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. µþ±ð²â´Ç²Ô³¦Ã© 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.
µþ±ð²â´Ç²Ô³¦Ã© 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, µþ±ð²â´Ç²Ô³¦Ã©'s artistry achieved widespread acclaim for releasing the sonically experimental visual albums µþ±ð²â´Ç²Ô³¦Ã© (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.