Beyoncé

Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter (lahir 4 September 1981), sering dikenal sebagai Beyoncé, adalah artis dan aktris rekaman R&B dan pop Amerika. Lahir dan besar di Houston, Texas, ia mendaftar di berbagai sekolah seni pertunjukan dan pertama kali mengikuti kompetisi menyanyi dan menari saat masih kecil. Knowles menjadi terkenal pada akhir 1990-an sebagai penyanyi utama grup vokal wanita R&B Destiny's Child, salah satu grup wanita terlaris sepanjang masa di dunia. Selama jeda Destiny's Child, Knowles merilis album solo debutnya Dangerously in Love (2003), yang menghasilkan hits nomor satu "Crazy in Love" dan "Baby Boy" dan menjadi salah satu album paling sukses pada tahun itu, menghasilkan lima Grammy Awards yang memecahkan rekor. Setelah grup tersebut dibubarkan pada tahun 2005, Knowles merilis B'Day pada tahun 2006. Album ini debut di nomor satu di tangga lagu Billboard dan menyertakan hits "Déjà Vu", "Irreplaceable" dan "Beautiful Liar". Album solo ketiganya I Am... Sasha Fierce, dirilis pada November 2008, menyertakan lagu antemik "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)". Album dan singelnya meraih enam Grammy Awards, memecahkan rekor Grammy Awards terbanyak yang dimenangkan oleh artis wanita dalam satu malam. Knowles adalah salah satu artis yang paling dihormati di Grammy dengan 16 penghargaan—13 sebagai artis solo dan tiga sebagai anggota Destiny's Child. Knowles memulai karir aktingnya pada tahun 2001, tampil di film musikal Carmen: A Hip Hopera. Pada tahun 2006, ia membintangi peran utama dalam film adaptasi musikal Broadway tahun 1981 Dreamgirls, di mana ia mendapatkan dua nominasi Golden Globe. Knowles meluncurkan lini fesyen keluarganya, House of Deréon, pada tahun 2004, dan telah mendukung merek-merek seperti Pepsi, Tommy Hilfiger, Armani dan L'Oréal. Pada tahun 2010, Forbes menempatkan Knowles di peringkat kedua dalam daftar 100 Selebriti Paling Berpengaruh dan Berpengaruh di dunia; dia juga tercatat sebagai musisi paling kuat dan berpengaruh di dunia. Time juga memasukkan Knowles ke dalam daftar "100 Orang Paling Berpengaruh di Dunia". Knowles telah mencapai lima single nomor satu Hot 100 sebagai pemain solo dan empat dengan Destiny's Child, dan sebagai artis solo, telah menjual lebih dari 35 juta album dan single di AS; menurut Sony, total rekor penjualannya, jika digabungkan dengan grup, telah melampaui 100 juta. Pada tanggal 11 Desember 2009, Papan iklan mendaftarkan Knowles sebagai artis wanita paling sukses pada dekade 2000-an dan Artis Radio teratas dekade ini. Pada bulan Februari 2010, RIAA mendaftarkannya sebagai artis bersertifikat teratas dekade ini.

Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter (born September 4, 1981), often known simply as Beyoncé, is an American R&B and pop recording artist and actress. 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, one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. During the hiatus of Destiny's Child, Knowles released her debut solo album Dangerously in Love (2003), which spawned the number one hits "Crazy in Love" and "Baby Boy" and became one of the most successful albums of that year, earning her a then record-tying five Grammy Awards. Following the group's disbandment in 2005, Knowles released B'Day in 2006. It debuted at number one on the Billboard charts and included the hits "Déjà Vu", "Irreplaceable" and "Beautiful Liar". Her third solo album I Am... Sasha Fierce, released in November 2008, included the anthemic "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)". The album and its singles earned her six Grammy Awards, breaking the record for most Grammy Awards won by a female artist in one night. Knowles is one of the most honored artists by the Grammys with 16 awards—13 as a solo artist and three as a member of Destiny's Child. Knowles began her acting career in 2001, appearing in the musical film Carmen: A Hip Hopera. In 2006, she starred in the lead role in the film adaptation of the 1981 Broadway musical Dreamgirls, for which she earned two Golden Globe nominations. Knowles launched her family's fashion line, House of Deréon, in 2004, and has endorsed such brands as Pepsi, Tommy Hilfiger, Armani and L'Oréal. In 2010, Forbes ranked Knowles at number two on its list of the 100 Most Powerful and Influential Celebrities in the world; she was also listed as the most powerful and influential musician in the world. Time also included Knowles on its list of the "100 Most Influential People in the World". Knowles has attained five Hot 100 number one singles as a solo performer and four with Destiny's Child, and as a solo artist, has sold over 35 million albums and singles in the U.S.; according to Sony, her total record sales, when combined with the group, have surpassed 100 million. On December 11, 2009, Billboard listed Knowles as the most successful female artist of the 2000s decade and the top Radio Artist of the decade. In February 2010, the RIAA listed her as the top certified artist of the decade.