Beyoncé is a successful American singer who performs her songs in the R&B genre. According to music critics, the American singer has made a significant contribution to the development of R&B culture.
Her songs "blew up" the local music charts. Every album released has been a reason to win a Grammy.
How was Beyonce's childhood and youth?
The future star was born on September 4, 1981 in Houston. It is known that the girl's parents were creative personalities. My father, for example, was a professional recording artist, and my mother was a very famous designer. By the way, it was Tina (Beyonce's mother) who sewed the first stage costumes for her daughter.
From early childhood, the girl was interested in music. She was very interested in musical instruments. Beyonce often stayed at her father's recording studio, where she had the opportunity to listen to various compositions. The future singer had absolute pitch. The girl could easily repeat the melody on the piano that she heard on the radio.
When Beyoncé entered 1st grade, she won The Sammy Award for being a very gifted child. It is also known that the parents of the future star took her to various competitions. During the years of schooling, she won about 30 different victories. Such hardening in childhood allowed her not to give up in the face of difficulties and always be the first.
For more than two years, she was one of the principal soloists in the choir of Saint John's United Methodist Church. The girl performed a lot in front of the public. The audience was in love with Beyoncé's angelic voice. Participation in the choir and public performances benefited the girl herself. Now she was not afraid to go on the big stage.
Beyoncé's musical career
Beyonce grew up, but continued to attend various auditions in the hope that she would be noticed. And once she managed to stay in a good project.
Beyonce was invited to become one of the dancers of the Girl's Tyme team. She gladly accepted this invitation. The founders of the team recruited dancers. The purpose of creating the team was to participate in the Star Search show.
Despite the fact that the team included talented and strong dancers, the group failed to prove itself. Their performance turned out to be a real "failure". But such a bitter experience "did not discourage" the singer from continuing to develop herself.
After an unsuccessful performance, their team was reduced from six to four people. The dance group was now called Destiny's Child, he was a backup dancer for popular music groups.
In 1997, fortune smiled on the dance group. He signed a contract with the famous studio Columbia Records.
First album with Destiny's Child
The founders of the recording studio saw potential in young girls, so they decided to give them a chance. A year later, the debut album of young performers Destiny's Child was released.
The listeners greeted the debut disc coolly. The only track that aroused interest among music lovers was Killing Time, which the musical group recorded specifically for the film Men in Black.
It is also known that the song No, No, No was nominated for several awards at once for the development of the R&B genre.
The Writing's on the Wall is the band's second album. Music critics noted that the disc was released with a circulation of 8 million copies.
The top songs on this collection were Bills, Bills, Bills and Jumpin' Jumpin'. These songs made the members of the group mega-popular. The above tracks received one Grammy Award each.
Because of the success in the team there was a misunderstanding. Each of the participants saw the creativity and development of the group in their own way. As a result, the group changed its line-up, but Beyoncé decided to stay in the group.
In fact, it was on this performer that the team traveled, so her departure could be a real shock and “failure” for the musical group.
Between 2001 and 2004 three records were released: Survivor (2001), 8 Days of Christmas and Destiny Fulfilled. However, if the listeners and fans literally bought up the first album from the shelves, then they did not take the second and third very warmly. And music critics did harshly condemn the work of the musical group.
Beyonce solo career decision
Thus, in 2001, Beyonce decided to start a solo career. By the way, a talented girl tried herself as a solo singer before.
It is known that she recorded a lot of soundtracks for films. By the way, at the end of 2000, she tried herself as an artist. True, she got a minor role.
In 2003, the solo career of the singer began. She decided to call her debut album Dangerously in Love. The disc went 4x platinum. And the tracks that were included in the album topped the Billboard hit parade chart. For the release of the first album, the performer became the owner of five Grammy statuettes.
Beyoncé later shared, “I didn’t think the beginning of my solo career would be so successful. And if I could have known that such popularity would fall on me, I would have tried to do everything so that my career would start “alone”.
Works with famous artists
The track Crazy in Love, which was recorded together with a famous rapper, occupied a leading position in the local American charts for more than two months.
The second album was released in 2006. The B'Day album received one Grammy statuette, and the track Beautiful Liar became the brightest musical composition.
The famous Shakira took part in the recording of this track. The audience positively assessed the joint work of the performers.
A little more time passed, and the singer released a new album, I Am… Sasha Fierce. She admitted that the record and writing the tracks were very hard for her. In parallel with the recording of this disc, she participated in the filming of the film Cadillac Records.
Beyoncé delighted her viewers with a visual aesthetic. Her concerts are a real pleasure for music lovers. The performer used original costumes, professional dancers attended the back-up dance.
She is not afraid to experiment with light, putting on a real show. By the way, Beyoncé is an ardent opponent of the phonogram. “For me, this is a huge rarity,” said the star.
Music critics noted that the triumph of the performer fell on the 52nd Grammy Awards - out of 10 categories, Beyoncé received 6. Following the awards, the performer released the new Lemonade.
Besides the fact that Beyoncé is a real world-class star, she is also a successful businesswoman.
At the moment, she is the owner of her own line of sportswear and a line of original perfumes.
In 2019, she released a new album, Homecoming: The Live Album. The latest album aroused increased interest among fans and music critics.
Beyonce plans to organize a world tour in support of the latest album. She promises that she will go on tour early next year.
