  Beyoncé Giselle Knowles was
born September 4, 1981 in Texas. As a child,
Beyoncé began singing and dancing early and
was encouraged to enter singing and dancing
competitions by her dance instructor. Prior
to naming themselves Destiny's Child, the 4some
"Girl's Tyme' sang at local events and
eventually performing at, but losing, Star
Search. Beyoncé began her solo success
before Destiny's Child had split up in 2005.
By the time Beyoncé had reached her
mid-20's, she had already sold millions of
LPs worldwide, won 10 Grammy Awards, and
topped countless music charts as a member of Destiny's Child and as a solo artist.
 Beyoncé could be heard on the The
Best Man soundtrack with
"After All Is Said And Done"
dueting with Marc Nelson.
Beyoncé appeared in a MTV
production of Carmen.
 # 113
Singles Artist of the Year
 Beyoncé was honored at the
ASCAP Pop Music Awards as Songwriter of the
Year.
Beyoncé co-starred in Austin
Powers: Goldmember as Foxxy Cleopatra.
Beyoncé also contributed 2 tracks to the
film Austin
Powers: Goldmember - "Work It Out" and "Hey
Goldmember."
 Beyoncé hit the Top 40 with
"Work It Out."
Beyoncé ranked
# 16
on
VH1: 100
Sexiest Artists.
Beyoncé could be heard helping
out Jay-Z with the hit "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" from his LP, The
Blueprint 2: The Gift And The Curse.
Beyoncé signed an endorsement
deal with Pepsi Cola.
 # 5
Singles Artist of the Year
Beyoncé performed at the
pre-show of Super Bowl XXXVII.
Beyoncé hit the Top 10 with Jay-Z on "'03 Bonnie & Clyde."
 Beyoncé performed on Saturday
Night Live.
Beyoncé performed on VH1's Divas
Duets 2003.
Beyoncé hit the Top 40 and then
the Top 10 with help from Jay-Z with "Crazy In Love."
Beyoncé's Dangerously
In Love was released and featured help
from Sean Paul, Jay-Z, and Missy
Elliott. The LP's release dates was
pushed up by 2 weeks in an attempt to thwart
piracy.
 Beyoncé's Dangerously
In Love topped the Billboard 200 LP
chart for a week and Top R&B/Hip-Hop
Albums chart for a week selling over 317,000
copies its first week of release in the US.
Beyoncé's Dangerously
In Love also topped the LP charts in
the UK for 5 weeks and Canada.
Beyoncé topped the Billboard
Hot 100 Singles chart for 8 weeks, the Hot
100 Airplay chart for 8 weeks, the Top 40
Tracks chart, the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles
& Tracks chart for 3 weeks, the Hot
R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart for 4 weeks,
the Hot Digital Tracks chart for 6 weeks, and
the UK singles chart for 3 weeks with "Crazy In Love."
 Beyoncé performed at the
Prince's Trust concert which raised money for
disadvantaged children.
Beyoncé could be heard on the Bad
Boys 2 soundtrack with the
track "Keep Giving Your Love To
Me."
Beyoncé hit #1 for 7 weeks with "Crazy In Love."
Dangerously
In Love was certified platinum.
 Beyoncé topped the Billboard
Rhythmic Top 40 chart and Mainstream Top 40
chart with "Crazy In Love."
Beyoncé's video for "Crazy In Love" won 3 MTV Video Music
Awards for Best Female Video, Best R&B Video, and Best Choreography (Frank Gatson, Jr.),
and was nominated for Viewer's Choice. Beyoncé's
collaboration with Jay-Z on "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" was nominated
for Best Hip-Hop Video. Beyoncé also
performed at the ceremony.
Beyoncé hit the Top 40 with
help from Sean Paul with "Baby Boy."
 Beyoncé topped the Billboard
Hot Dance Music/Club Play for a week chart
with "Crazy In Love."
Beyoncé could be heard on The
Fighting Temptations soundtrack along with Missy
Elliott, MC Lyte, and Free
with "Fighting Temptation" and the
tracks "Fever," "Everything I
Do," "Swing Low, Sweet
Chariot," "He Still Loves Me,"
"Summertime," and "Time To
Come Home." Beyoncé co-starred in the
movie.
Beyoncé topped the Billboard
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
chart for 5 weeks, R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay
chart for 5 weeks, and Rhythmic Top 40 chart
with help from Sean Paul with "Baby Boy."
Beyoncé's Dangerously
In Love was certified 2x platinum.
Beyoncé topped the Billboard
Hot 100 Singles chart for 9 weeks, Hot 100
Airplay chart for 9 weeks, and the Top 40
Tracks chart with help from Sean Paul with "Baby Boy."
Beyoncé hit #1 for 5 weeks with help from Sean Paul with "Baby Boy."
 Beyoncé won 2 MTV Europe Awards
for Best R&B Award and Best Song of the
Year ("Crazy In Love").
Beyoncé topped the Billboard
Hot Dance Radio Airplay chart for a week and
Mainstream Top 40 chart with help from Sean Paul with "Baby Boy."
Beyoncé was nominated for 3 American Music
Awards for Favorite Soul/R&B
Female Artist, Favorite Soul/R&B Album,
and the Fan's Choice Award.
Beyoncé hit the Top 40 with
"Me, Myself And I."
Beyoncé won a Vibe Award for
Coolest Collbo along with Jay-Z for "Crazy In Love."
Beyoncé performed at the
'46664' concert (an AIDS benefit show) in
Cape Town hosted by Nelson Mandela.
 Beyoncé topped the ARC Top Songs
of 2003 along with Jay-Z with "Crazy In Love."
Readers of Rolling
Stone named Beyoncé as the
Best R&B Artist. Critics named Beyoncé
the Best Female Performer and Best R&B
Artist.
Beyoncé topped the Billboard
Year-End Charts as the Top Hot 100
Singles Artist - Female and Top New
R&B/Hip-Hop Artist.
Beyoncé had
the 6th biggest selling LP of the year - Dangerously
In Love - which sold over 2.5
million copies during the year in the US.
 # 13
Singles Artist of the Year
 Beyoncé hit the Top 10 with "Me, Myself And I."
Beyoncé topped the Billboard
Hot 100 Singles Sales chart with "Me, Myself And I."
Beyoncé won a
People's Choice Award for Favorite Female
Performer (a tie with Faith Hill).
Beyoncé sang
the National Anthem at Super Bowl XXXVIII.
Beyoncé's Dangerously
In Love was certified 3x platinum.
Beyoncé won 5 Grammy Awards including Best R&B Vocal
Performance- Female ("Dangerously In
Love"), Best R&B Vocal
Performance by a Duo or Group ("The
Closer I Get To You" with Luther Vandross), Best Contemporary R&B Album (Dangerously
In Love), and Best R&B Song
(songwriter) ("Crazy In Love" with Shawn Carter, Rich Harrison &
Eugene Record), and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration ("Crazy In Love" with Jay-Z), and was also
nominated for Record of the Year
("Crazy In Love"). Beyoncé
opened the ceremony with a performance with Prince.
Beyoncé won a Brit Award for
Best International Female Solo Artist.
 Beyoncé was to release another
solo LP early in the year that would include
left-over material from her debut, but
decided instead to focus on the next Destiny's Child LP.
Beyoncé appeared on the cover
of Rolling Stone.
Beyoncé began touring for a
month with Alicia Keys and Missy Elliott.
Beyoncé won a Soul Train Music
Award for R&B/Soul Album, Female (Dangerously
In Love).
 Beyoncé hit the Top 40 and Top 10 with "Naughty Girl."
Beyoncé released the DVD/CD Live
At Wembley.
Beyoncé topped the Billboard
Top Music Videos chart Live
At Wembley.
Beyoncé topped the Billboard
Top 40 Tracks chart and Rhythmic Airplay
chart with "Naughty Girl."
Beyoncé hit #1 for a week with "Naughty Girl."
Beyoncé topped the Billboard
Hot Dance Music Club Play chart for a week,
Hot 100 Singles Sales chart, Hot Dance Radio
Airplay chart, and R&B/Hip-Hop Singles
Sales chart with the remixes of "Naughty Girl."
Beyoncé won 2 BET Awards for
Best Female R&B Artist and Best
Collaboration ("Crazy In Love").
 Beyoncé's video for "Naughty Girl" won a MTV Video Music
Award for Best Female Video, and was also
nominated for Best Dance Video, Best Choreography, and
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