As a teenager, Knowles attended the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston, where she showed her musical talents. She later went to Alief Elsik High School, in the Alief neighborhood of Houston.
After a series of commercially successful releases with the group, Knowles released her debut solo album, Dangerously in Love, in June 2003. The album became one of the biggest commercial successes of the year, topping the albums charts in the U.S. and the UK. It also spawned the number-one singles "Crazy in Love" and "Baby Boy" and earned Knowles five Grammy Awards in a single night in 2004. Knowles' second album B'Day was released worldwide on September 4, 2006, coinciding with her twenty-fifth birthday. The album spawned the UK number-one singles "Déjà Vu" and "Beautiful Liar", as well as the worldwide hit "Irreplaceable". It also earned Knowles her seventh solo Grammy Award (she has won ten in total).
Knowles also achieved success in the film industry, starring in such Hollywood films as the 2006 comedy The Pink Panther and the 2006 musical film Dreamgirls, which earned her two Golden Globe Award nominations—one for acting and other for the song "Listen".
Film Career
2001, Knowles turned to acting, starring alongside actor Mekhi Phifer in the MTV made-for-television film Carmen: A Hip Hopera.
In the summer of 2002, Knowles co-starred in the film Austin Powers in Goldmember, playing Foxxy Cleopatra opposite Mike Myers and Michael Caine. Knowles also recorded the song "Work It Out" for the film's soundtrack. "Work It Out" was a top ten hit in the UK and a top forty hit in the Netherlands, Australia, and Ireland, despite being Knowles' biggest commercial disappointment to date in the U.S., where radio stations barely played the song and the video received very minor exposure, playing only on digital video channels, MTV Jams, and VH1 Soul.
In 2003, Knowles starred opposite Cuba Gooding, Jr. in the film The Fighting Temptations, and recorded a song for it called "Fighting Temptation", alongside female rappers Missy Elliott, MC Lyte, and Free. Unlike Knowles' own singles, the song did not become a hit, although the film was a moderate success at the box office.
Knowles co-starred in the film The Pink Panther, playing the role of Xania, an international pop star, opposite Steve Martin, who plays Inspector Clouseau. The film was released on February 10, 2006, and was number one at the box office on its opening weekend.[23] "Check on It", which was recorded for the film, became a huge success and gave Knowles her first number-one hit from a soundtrack. With Austin Powers in Goldmember and The Pink Panther, Knowles appeared in two films that opened at number one at the box office; the two films have grossed over $481,364,728 worldwide.
Knowles' latest film work is Dreamgirls, the film adaptation of the 1981 hit Broadway musical about a 1960s singing group loosely based on Motown all-female group The Supremes, as the Diana Ross-based character Deena Jones. The film received a limited release on December 15, 2006 and a wider release on December 25, 2006. On December 14, 2006, Knowles was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards for the film Dreamgirls—"Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy" and "Best Original Song" for "Listen".[24] The film opened at number three at the box office with an eight-million-dollar opening weekend. Knowles was quoted to say this was her first real acting film. Dreamgirls was nominated for eight 2007 Academy Awards—including "Best Original Song" for "Listen"—, of which it won two.[25] The film has passed the $100 million dollar gross mark in the United States.
Overall Rating
Despite the fame that has followed her since Destiny's Child made a rockin' debut in 1997, Beyonce remains as real as ever. She maintains a down-home flavor that developed while growing up in Houston and at heart, she is as playful and silly as she is sexy. In the rare times that she is not laughing or at least smiling from ear to ear, she carries herself with a maturity and professionalism beyond her age. Beyonce also recognizes that she belongs in the spotlight, and has thus marketed herself perfectly, relentlessly working in advertising, music and film to further improve.Though Beyonce has seen success with many up-tempo club-type hits, she could have easily made her way with ballads. Her voice is powerful and sweet like honey, a rare combination that has made her quite versatile. Add to that her awesome dance moves and stage presence, and there is no confusion as to why Beyonce stands at the top of the charts today. Her acting, iffy at first, has markedly improved with each performance and has now added another dimension to her career, including a Golden Globe nomination in 2007 for her performance in Dreamgirls.
Accomplishments & Fame
Beyonce stands head and shoulders above the rest thanks to several attributes. Her hair often gets ignored, but we quite enjoy her long, flowing locks -- be it in braids or straight. She has also been blessed with a perfectly priceless face that lights up when laughing and can be quite seductive when the mood is right. Finally, Beyonce's body -- long, tight and curvaceous -- is shapely and enticing in its own right.
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