Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter, simply known as Beyoncé, born September 4, 1981.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.Following the disbandment of Destiny's Child in 2005, she released her second solo album, B'Day (2006), which contained hits "Déjà Vu", "Irreplaceable" and "Beautiful Liar".Beyoncé Giselle Knowles was born in Houston to Xerox sales manager Mathew Knowles and hairdresser/salon owner Celestine Ann "Tina" Beyincé. In July 2002, Beyoncé continued her acting career playing Foxxy Cleopatra alongside Mike Myers in the comedy film, Austin Powers in Goldmember. In November 2003, she embarked on the Dangerously in Love Tour in Europe and later toured alongside Missy Elliott and Alicia Keys for the Verizon Ladies First Tour in North America. In 2011, documents obtained by WikiLeaks revealed that Beyoncé was one of many entertainers who had received extravagant sums to perform for the family of Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi.In January 2013, Destiny's Child released Love Songs, a compilation album of romance-themed songs from their previous albums and newly recorded "Nuclear".Beyoncé's father Mathew had an 18-month affair with actress Alexsandra Wright, who gave birth to their son, Nixon, in February 2010. Beyoncé and husband Jay-Z are friends with President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama.Beyoncé has earned numerous awards and honors. As a solo artist she has sold over 13 million albums in the US, and over 118 million records worldwide (a further 60 million additionally with Destiny's Child).
