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Beyoncé

Beyoncé first came up in Houston, Texas as the lead voice of Destiny's Child, then stepped out on her own in 2003 and never really looked back. Across records that move between R&B, pop, and hip-hop, she's become one of the defining performers of her era, from the rush of "Crazy in Love" to the country detour of COWBOY CARTER. Few artists have shaped the sound and scale of modern pop the way she has.

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Dangerously in Love (2003). Her solo debut is where it all starts: "Crazy in Love" and "Baby Boy" were enormous hits, and "Dangerously in Love 2" shows the voice underneath the production. It's the clearest first chapter of the solo career everything else built on.

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Biography

Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( bee-ON-say; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. Known for her vocal ability, artistic reinventions, and live performances, she is widely regarded as one of the most culturally significant figures of the 21st century. Credited with shaping popular music, Beyoncé is often deemed one of the greatest entertainers of all time.

Beyoncé rose to fame in the late 1990s as the lead singer of Destiny's Child, one of the best-selling girl groups in history. Her debut solo album, Dangerously in Love (2003), became one of the best-selling albums of the 21st century. After Destiny's Child disbanded in 2005, Beyoncé released the funk-imbued B'Day (2006) and starred in the drama film Dreamgirls (2006). Her marriage to rapper Jay-Z and portrayal of Etta James in the biopic Cadillac Records (2008) influenced her pop-oriented double album I Am... Sasha Fierce (2008). Through the 2000s, Beyoncé garnered the US Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles "Crazy in Love", "Baby Boy", "Check on It", "Irreplaceable", and "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)".

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