Beyonce Knowles is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, actress, and filmmaker who rose to prominence in the late 1990s as the lead singer of one of the best-selling girl groups of all time, Destiny’s Child. She has also gained immense popularity as a solo artist and has released several albums which include Dangerously in Love, I Am… Sasha Fierce, B’Day, Beyoncé, 4, and Lemonade. Regarded as one of the best-selling music artists of all time, she has also been the most nominated woman in the Grammy Award’s history and has the 2nd most wins for a woman with a total of 24.
Born Name
Page Contents
- 1 Born Name
- 2 Nick Name
- 3 Age
- 4 Sun Sign
- 5 Born Place
- 6 Nationality
- 7
- 8 Education
- 9 Occupation
- 10 Family
- 11 Manager
- 12 Genre
- 13 Instruments
- 14 Labels
- 15 Net Worth
- 16 Build
- 17 Height
- 18 Weight
- 19 Boyfriend / Spouse
- 20 Race / Ethnicity
- 21 Hair Color
- 22 Eye Color
- 23 Distinctive Features
- 24 Sexual Orientation
- 25 Measurements
- 26 Dress Size
- 27 Bra Size
- 28 Shoe Size
- 29 Brand Endorsements
- 30 Religion
- 31 Best Known For
- 32 First Album
- 33 First Film
- 34 First TV Show
- 35 Personal Trainer
- 36 Quotes
- 37 Beyonce Favorite Things
- 38 Beyonce Facts
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles
Nick Name
Sasha Fierce, Be, Beyonce Knowles-Carter, Queen B, Bee, Mothe, JuJu, Queen Bey
Age
Beyonce is currently 42 according to her birthdate September 04, 1981
Sun Sign
Virgo
Born Place
Houston, Texas, USA
Nationality
Education
Beyonce attended St. Mary’s Elementary School to get education in Texas. She also learned to dance there. In 1990, she enrolled herself in Parker Elementary School, which is a music magnet school in Houston. She also went to High School for the Performing and Visual Arts and later Alief Elsik High School.
Occupation
Singer, Songwriter, actress, dancer, record producer
Family
- Father – Mathew Knowles (Medical-Equipment Salesman at Xerox, Record Executive, Talent Manager)
- Mother – Celestine “Tina” Knowles (Hairdresser and Salon Owner)
- Siblings – Solange Knowles (Younger Sister) (Singer-songwriter, Actress), Bianca Lawson (Older Sister), Nixon Knowles (Younger Brother)
- Others – Daniel Julez Smith Jr (Nephew), Blue Ivy Carter (Daughter), Rowland Martin Buyince (Uncle) (Died in 2024)
Manager
Her father, Mathew Knowles was her manager from 1989 to 2011.
She has also been represented by Parkwood Entertainment, LLC, Company, New York City, New York, United States.
Genre
R&B, pop, hip-hop, soul
Instruments
Vocals
Labels
Columbia Records, Parkwood Entertainment
Net Worth
In 2023, as per Forbes magazine, she was having a net worth of $540 million.
Build
Voluptuous
Height
5 ft 7 in or 170 cm
Weight
65 kg or 143 pounds
Boyfriend / Spouse
Knowles has dated –
- Lyndall Locke (1993-2000) – Lyndall Locke dated Beyonce from 1993 until 2000.
- Marques Houston (2001) – RUMOR
- Yasiin Bey (2001) – RUMOR
- Justin Timberlake (2001) – RUMOR
- Mos Def (2001)
- Jay-Z (2002-Present) – Beyonce after, many years of dating with American rapper, Shawn Corey Carter (better known by the stage name – Jay-Z) married him. They first met when they were on a tour with each other in 2002 and soon they started dating. The duo, then engaged in May 2005 and married on April 4, 2008, secretly in NYC. The couple has three children, daughter Blue Ivy Carter (b. January 7, 2012), and twins Rumi Carter (daughter; born – June 13, 2017) and Sir Carter (son; born – June 13, 2017). Rumi is older than Sir.
- Sean Paul (2003) – In 2003 end, Beyonce was rumored to be going out with singer and rapper, Sean Paul. It all started when they were working on Beyonce’s single “Baby Boy”.
Race / Ethnicity
Multiracial
She has African-American ancestry on her dad’s side while she is of Louisiana Creole descent (Native American, African, and French) with distant Spanish and Irish roots on her mother’s side.
Hair Color
Black (Natural)
She dyes her hair ‘blonde’, ‘dark brown’, and other shades.
Eye Color
Dark Brown (Natural)
She reportedly wears colored contact lenses to make her eyes look ‘Hazel’.
Distinctive Features
- Voice
- Curvaceous figure
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Measurements
35-26-39 in or 89-66-99 cm
Dress Size
8 (US) or 40 (EU) or 12 (UK)
Bra Size
32C
Shoe Size
8.5 (US) or 39 (EU) or 6 (UK)
Brand Endorsements
L’Oreal cosmetics, Pepsi (2012)
She has been seen in TV commercials for –
- Tommy Hilfiger’s True Star fragrance (2004)
- McDonald’s (2005)
- Wal-Mart (2005)
- Samsung Phones (2007)
- Emporio Armani Diamonds perfume (2007)
- Studio Line hair products (2008)
- L’Oreal Paris beauty products
- H&M (2013), etc.
In August 2021, Beyonce and Jay-Z were featured in Tiffany & Co.‘s “About Love” campaign. In September 2022, she was featured in the “Lose Yourself in Love” campaign for Tiffany & Co.
Religion
Methodist
Best Known For
Her songs, and albums Dangerously in Love (2003), B’Day (2006), I Am… Sasha Fierce (2008), 4 (2011).
First Album
Released in 2003, Dangerously in Love, is the debut studio album by Beyonce. It was released by Columbia Records. The album is pretty large with 60:52 minutes in length with a total of 15 singles.
First Film
2001 musical film Carmen: A Hip Hopera for her role as a seductive actress, Carmen Brown. She debuted with this movie in acting and that too with a lead role.
First TV Show
In 1997, she appeared on the TV show MuchOnDemand as herself (guest). The TV series broadcasted on television from 1997 until 2010.
Personal Trainer
Beyonce’s theory of staying fit is practical. She says that there is no quick fix and she believes that it takes more mental strength than physical strength. And personal trainer does not matter at all as it is us ultimately, who need to work on the body. Though, she still takes help from celebrity trainer, Marco Borges. She works out in the form of interval training, lunges, squats, planks, etc. She has a do-anywhere 5-minute workout, which she executes regularly to stay fit and remain in shape. She is also a follower of the Master Cleanse diet but does not recommend it much as there are other healthier ways to lose weight.
Quotes
“THERE’S PLENTY OF DAYS WHEN I’M LIKE ‘OH GOD, WHY?’ BUT THAT’S JUST LIFE. IT’S EVERY JOB, NOT JUST MINE. EVERY MOMENT IS NOT PERFECT. BUT IT’S DEFINITELY MORE GOOD TIMES THAN BAD. YOU CAN’T EVEN COMPARE. AND WHEN I’M ON STAGE IT FEELS INCREDIBLE. THERE ARE CERTAIN NIGHTS THAT YOU KNOW YOU HIT THAT CRAZY NOTE AND YOU KNOW THAT SPIN SPINNED EXTRA FAST. AND YOU LOOK OUT AND PEOPLE ARE JUST INTO IT AND YOU’VE WORKED SO HARD AND NOW IT’S PAYING OFF AND YOU CAN SEE WHY YOU DEDICATED YOUR LIFE TO THIS.”
Beyonce Favorite Things
- Food – Creole Food, Popeyes, Honey Nut Cheerios
- Fashion Idol – Célestine ‘Tina’ Beyincé (mother), Diana Ross, Tina Turner
- Color – Pink
- Place – 40/40 Club
- Rapper – Wyclef Jean
Source – IMDb
Beyonce Facts
- She was baptized with her mother’s maiden name as her first name.
- Tina, her mother, is actually a descendant of Acadian leader, Joseph Broussard.
- Beyonce has a cat, named “Master P”.
- Her singing talent was discovered when her dance instructor (in school) started humming a song and Beyonce completed that song.
- In 2009, she was named “Top Female Artist and Top Radio Songs Artist of the 2000s decade” by Billboard.
- She was ranked no. 3 in the “100 Greatest Women in Music” list in 2012 by VH1.
- She has also done some revenue shows/concerts like I Am… Yours (2009), 4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé (2011), Revel Presents: Beyoncé Live (2012).
- In 2015, Beyonce was titled the most powerful female in entertainment by Forbes.
- In April 2014, Beyonce became the highest-paid black musician in history.
- In 2013, the couple (Beyonce and Jay-Z) became the first-ever billion-dollar couple in the music industry in the world.
- Michael Jackson positively influenced her music career.
- Michael Jackson’s concert was the first music concert she went to. Beyonce was 5 at that time.
- She earned a place for herself in Encyclopædia Britannica‘s 100 Women list in 2019 and was also named as one of the 100 women who defined the last century by Time magazine in the year 2020.
- Several artists including Adele, Kendrick Lamar, Rihanna, Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga, Zendaya, Camila Cabello, Demi Lovato, Ellie Goulding, Iggy Azalea, Meghan Trainor, Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran, Millie Bobby Brown, Cheryl, Dua Lipa, Rita Ora, Jessie J, and Kelly Rowland have credited Beyoncé as one of their influences.
- Beyonce had graced the cover of British Vogue’s December 2020 issue.
- Beyonce has kept 2 beehives at her home especially for her children Rumi and Blue as they have awful allergies. As of November 2020, she has had 80,000 bees from which she made over 100 honey jars in a year. In August 2021, during an interview, Beyonce revealed that she had been building a honey farm with bees.
- During the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election, she had supported Joe Biden/Kamala Harris for the post of President and Vice-President respectively.
- During Grammys 2021, Beyonce had received 9 nominations which was the maximum by any artist.
- After Grammy Awards 2021, she became the most-nominated female artist in the history of Grammy with 79 all-time nominations.
- On December 22, 2020, Beyonce revealed that her charity, BeyGOOD would start donating $5,000 to 100 families (or individuals) who faced problems in paying house rent or had to leave their house due to financial issues during COVID-19.
- For Christmas 2020, Beyonce gifted her close friends and family members a diamond “2020″ pendant necklace which was designed as a raised middle finger.
- After the winter storm Uri, Beyonce announced in February 2021 that her charity BeyGOOD Foundation has teamed up with Adidas and the Houston disaster relief organization Bread of Life to help Texans financially.
- During the Grammys 2021, Beyonce had won the “Best R&B Performance” award for the song Black Parade.
- During the 2021 NAACP Awards, she had won 4 awards. She was awarded the “Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary)” and “Outstanding Hip Hop/Rap Song” award for her and Megan Thee Stallion‘s Savage Remix. She also received the “Outstanding Female Artist” award for her song Black Parade and the “Outstanding Music Video” award for Brown Skin Girl.
- In March 2021, a group of burglars had stolen $1 million worth of valuables from her storage units in Los Angeles. The burglary happened twice and the items that were taken included expensive handbags, dresses, and kid’s toys.
- Back in the days, Beyonce was inspired by the Spice Girls girl group which included Victoria Beckham, Mel B, Emma Bunton, Melanie C, and Geri Halliwell.
- In 2021, Beyonce was ranked #48 in the list of “50 Most Influential People on Twitter” as per Brandwatch Consumer Research. Taylor Swift was ranked #1.
- In November 2021, Beyonce had released a new song Be Alive which was also featured in the biographical drama film King Richard. In February 2022, the song received an Oscar nomination in the “Best Original Song” category. This was Beyonce’s first Oscar nomination.
- In December 2021, Beyonce was ranked at the No. 76 spot on Forbes’ “World’s Most Powerful Women” list.
- In 2022, Beyonce graced the cover of the July 2022 issue of British Vogue.
- In July 2022, she released her 7th solo studio album, Renaissance. The album’s song, Break My Soul was released in June 2022.
- During the 2022 Soul Train Awards, Beyonce received the award for “Album of the Year” for Renaissance and “Song of the Year” for Break My Soul. She also won the “Best Collaboration” award for Make Me Say It Again, Girl, with Ronald Isley & The Isley Brothers.
- During the 2023 Grammy Awards, Beyonce won the award for “Best R&B Song” for Cuff It. She also received the “Best Dance/Electronic Music Album” award for her album Renaissance. This was her 32nd Grammy Award and with this, she became the artist with the most Grammy wins.
- In March 2023, it was announced that Beyoncé and Adidas had mutually agreed to part ways and ended their partnership after 5 years.
- In March 2023, Beyonce confirmed a partnership with Balmain to create a line inspired by her album, Renaissance.
- In April 2023, Beyonce filed a petition to the Internal Revenue Service after the organization had claimed that she owed a total of $2.69 million in back taxes from 2018 and 2019. Her legal team alleged that at least $868,766 of the total amount was donated to charity in 2018 and that amount could be accepted as a deduction.
- In May 2023, Beyonce and Jay-Z purchased a 30,000-square-foot home in Malibu for $200 million.
- In May 2023, Beyonce teamed up with Kendrick Lamar for the remixed version of her song, America Has a Problem.
- In May 2023, she started her first solo tour in 7 years from Sweden. She was held responsible for high inflation in the month of May 2023 (which was at 9.7%) in Sweden. It was because the prices of hotels and restaurants were up as more people from nearby countries were there to attend her concert for 2 nights in Stockholm, Sweden.
- In July 2023, Beyonce teamed up with Travis Scott for a new song titled Delresto (Echoes).
- In 2023, Beyoncé was named the honorary mayor of Santa Clara, California.
- In December 2023, Beyonce’s childhood home in Houston, Texas, caught fire. The firefighters were able to extinguish the fire after arriving on the scene.
- In February 2024, Beyonce launched her hair care line called CÉCRED.
- In February 2024, she released 2 new songs – Texas Hold ‘Em and 16 Carriages.