By: Valeria Coruzzi-Gutierrez

Personal Information
Name: Beyonc Giselle Knowles-Carter
Date of Birth: September 4, 1981
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Spouse: Jay Z (2008-present)
Children: Blue Ivy Carter

Career: Destinys Child

In 1990 Beyonc started a girl band called
Destinys Child at just the age of eight.
In 1997 they signed on with Columbia Records,
where they debuted their first song in the Men In
Black movie.
In 1998 Destinys Childs first album Destinys
Child was released and went platinum, selling
three million copies all over the world.

Career: Solo
In 2003 Beyonc broke off from Destinys Child to start
her career as a solo artist.
She released her first album Dangerously In Love and
it sold over six million units across the nation
She has released four very successful albums since,
BDay, I Am Sasha Fierce, 4, Beyonc.
She has performed in many famous venues such as
Saturday Night Live, The Grammys, MTV Music Awards,
and the Super Bowl.

Accomplishments
20 Grammy Awards
Most nominated woman in Grammy Award history with
52 nominations.
6 American Music Awards
16 BET Awards
8 Billboard Music Awards
16 MTV Music Awards

Charity Work
Beyonc supports over 32 charities
Some of these causes includes, Abuse, Addiction,
AIDS&HIV, Bullying, Cancer, Poverty, Rape/Sexual
Abuse, Water, Women.
Beyonc gave $7 million to the Knowles-Temenos
Place Apartments in Houston, Texas. The
apartment complex was launched in 2007 for
people who lost their homes due to Hurricane
Katrina.

Feminist
Beyonc has always been a very outspoken and well
known feminist.
Honestly, it's very simple. It's just a person that
believes in equality for men and women. Men and
women balance each other out, and we have to get to a
point where we are comfortable with appreciating each
other."
Chimamanda Adiche's Feminist Speech:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0EjlRIBpAg

Quotes
Great performers have a sound and style that is all
their own. And thats why so many people love
Beyonc. And so do I. Barbara Streisand
You know what I thought it was, watching [Beyoncat
the Super Bowl]? I thought, That is where art meets
God.' Oprah
Beyonc is by far the best performer, male or female,
since the late great Michael Jackson. Mad Maverick

Music
Beyonces song formation that recently blew up after
she performed it at the Super Bowl
Caused a lot of controversy saying it was racist but
really she is just showing her Black Pride
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDpSzsbf3CU

Now
Beyonce is currently performing a world tour called The
Formation World Tour. Named after the popular hit she
just released.
Tickets currently go from $60-240
She will be going across America, South America, and
Europe.

Works Cited
"Beyonce Knowles Biography." - Childhood, Life
Achievements & Timeline. Web. 21 Mar. 2016.
"Broken Records and Achievements." Beyonc
Galaxy. 2010. Web. 21 Mar. 2016.
"Destiny's Child Bio | Destiny's Child Career." MTV
Artists. Web. 20 Mar. 2016.
Hare, Breeanna. "Beyonce Opens up on Feminism,
Fame and Marriage." CNN. Cable News Network,
2014. Web. 21 Mar. 2016.
Taraborrelli, J. Randy. Becoming Beyonce. Pan,
2016. Print.