Profile
Beyoncé rose to prominence with Destiny’s Child before launching her solo career. Her work moves across R&B, pop, dance and country, including Renaissance and Cowboy Carter.
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Key facts
- Birth name
- Beyoncé Giselle Knowles
- Known as
- Beyoncé
- Born
- September 4, 1981
- Birthplace
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Profession
- Singer, songwriter and performer
- Music
- R&B · Pop · Dance · Country
- Group
- Destiny’s Child
- Solo debut
- Dangerously in Love (2003)
- Selected albums
- Dangerously in Love · Lemonade · Renaissance · Cowboy Carter
- Recognition
- Cowboy Carter — Album of the Year and Best Country Album, 2025 GRAMMYs