Beyonce Knowles

Birth Name: Beyonce Giselle Knowles

Birthdate: September 4, 1981

Birthplace: Houston, Texas

Occupations: Actor, Musician, Model

Quote: "Who I am on stage is very, very different to who I am in real life. But I don't see that having a sexy image when you are on stage means that you don't love God. No one knows what I'm really like from that."

Claim to Fame: Member of Destiny's Child with Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams

Significant Other(s): Jay-Z, aka Shawn Carter, rapper; dating since 2000

Family:
Father: Matthew Knowles, manager of Destiny's Child and daughters' solo careers
Mother: Tina Knowles, clothing designer, former hairstylist; designs outfits for all Destiny's Child members; starting fashion label, House of Dereon, with Beyonce to launch in 2005
Sister: Solange Knowles, born 1986; singer
Brother-in-law: Daniel Julez Smith, college student/football player; married Solange 2004

Awards:
Won 5 Grammys for her debut solo effort, Dangerously in Love

Misc. Facts:
Competed with bandmate Kelly Rowland as part of girl group "Girls Aloud" on Star Search and lost
Created word "bootylicious" made it into the Oxford English dictionary

Education:
High School for the Visual and Performing Arts in Houston, TX

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