Beyoncé Giselle Knowles born September 4, 1981, often referred to mononymously as
Beyoncé , is an
American R&B singer,
songwriter, record producer, actress and
model. Born and raised in Houston,
Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child. Knowles rose to fame in the late 1990s as the
lead singer of the
R&
B girl group Destiny's Child.
According to Sony, Knowles record sales, when combined with the group,
have surpassed 100 million.
