Beyoncé
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Beyoncé Giselle Knowles was born on September 4th, 1981 in Houston, Texas. In the late 1990’s Beyoncé was the lead singer of the group Destiny’s Child. Destiny’s Child is the best-selling girls group of all time. Destiny’s Child released three albums: Destiny’s Child, The writings on the wall and Survivor. After leaving the group, Beyoncé released her first album on her own, Dangerously in Love in 2003. That album was one of the most successful albums released that year. The most popular songs on the album were, “Crazy in Love” and “Baby Boy”. Other songs on this album include: “Naughty Girl”, “Hip Hop Star”, “Be With You”, “Me, Myself and I”, “Yes”, “Signs”, “Speechless”, “That’s How You Like it”, “The closer I get to you”, “Dangerously In Love 2”,”Gift From Virgo” and “Daddy”. Beyoncé received five Grammy awards and proved she could make it as a solo artist. Beyoncé released her second album, B’Day in 2006. The well-known song, “Irreplaceable” was a huge hit. This album has the songs: “Déjà vu”, “Get Me Bodied”, “Suga Mama”, “Upgrade U”, “Ring the Alarm”, “Kitty Kat”, “Freakum Dress”, “Green Light” and “Resentment”. Beyoncé will release her third album, I am…Sasha Fierce on November 18,2008. The popular songs on this album are “If I Were a Boy” and “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on it). Beyoncé has had many accomplishments so far in her life. She launched her clothing line, House of Deréon, in 2004. Deréon comes from her grandmother, Agnéz Deréon. She has been in Pepsi commercials with Britney Spears, Pink, Jennifer Lopez, Enrique Iglesias and David Beckham. She has also done commercials for Tommy Hilfiger and L’Oreal. Beyoncé has been, somewhat secretly, dating rapper, Jay Z since 2004. They finally married in April of 2008.
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