Beyonce Knowles is an amazing singer and actress. She was born September 4, 1981 in Huston Texas. Her full name is Beyonce Giselle Knowles. She has many well known songs and hits, some include Irreplaceable, Upgrade U, Déjà Vu (feat. Jay-z) and Beautiful Liar (feat. Shakira. Beyonce signed to Columbia records in 1997. She was in the famous group Destiny’s Child. Their first album was released in 1998. They had very many hits that were #1 on the charts for weeks. Some songs they sing are Check on It and Say My Name. They also recorded the song for “Men in Black” the movie soundtrack in 1996. Beyonce and Jamie Foxx were the main characters in the 2006 movie, Dream Girls. In 2001, Beyonce became the first African American female artist and second female artist overall to be awarded for the ASCAP pop music award as pop singer/songwriter of the year. In 2005, she started a fashion line with her mom called “House of Dereon.” Beyonce Performed at President George W. Bush’s in agitation in 2001. Beyonce can sing and act very well. Her fans love her and hope that she will be around making more movies and music for a long time.