Beyonc's most successful songs on the Billboard Hot 100 include "Crazy in Love", "Baby Boy", "Check On It", "Irreplaceable", "If I Were a Boy", "Halo", "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", "Drunk in Love", "Break My Soul", "Cuff It" and "Texas Hold 'Em". She is the only woman in history to achieve at least 20 top 10 songs as a solo artist and 10 as a member of a group.[13] Her collaborative music ventures include Everything Is Love (2018), an album with her husband and rapper Jay-Z, released as the Carters, and the musical film Black Is King (2020), inspired by the music of the film soundtrack The Lion King: The Gift (2019). Self-directed concert films, including Homecoming: A Film by Beyonc (2019) and Renaissance: A Film by Beyonc (2023), document some of her most acclaimed onstage performances. Outside of music, she has starred as an actress in films such as Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002), The Pink Panther (2006), Dreamgirls (2006), Cadillac Records (2008), Obsessed (2009), and The Lion King (2019).

Beyonc was raised Methodist and attended St. John's United Methodist Church in Houston.[34][35] As her mother's family was Catholic, on Christmas Eve her family attended Midnight mass at St. Mary of the Purification Catholic Church.[36] She went to St. Mary's Catholic Montessori School in Houston and enrolled in dance classes there.[37] Her singing ability was discovered when dance instructor Darlette Johnson began humming a song and Beyonce finished it, able to hit the high-pitched notes.[38] Beyonc's interest in music and performing continued after winning a school talent show at age seven, singing John Lennon's "Imagine" to beat 15/16-year-olds.[39][40] In the fall of 1990, Beyonc enrolled in Parker Elementary School, a music magnet school in Houston, where she performed with the school's choir.[41] She also attended the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts[42] and later Alief Elsik High School.[20][43] Beyonc was also a member of the choir at St. John's United Methodist Church where she sang her first solo and was a soloist for two years.[34][44]

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When Beyonc was eight, she met LaTavia Roberson at an audition for an all-girl entertainment group.[45] They were placed into a group called Girl's Tyme with three other girls, and rapped and danced on the talent show circuit in Houston.[46] After seeing the group, R&B producer Arne Frager brought them to his Northern California studio and placed them in Star Search, the largest talent show on national TV at the time. Girl's Tyme failed to win, and Beyonc later said the song they performed was not good.[47][48] In 1995, Beyonc's father, Matthew, resigned from his job to manage the group.[49] The move reduced the family's income by half, and Beyonc's parents were forced to sell their house and cars and move into separated apartments.[20][50]

The group changed their name to Destiny's Child in 1996, based upon a passage in the Book of Isaiah.[51] In 1997, Destiny's Child released their major label debut song "Killing Time" on the soundtrack to the 1997 film Men in Black.[48] In November, the group released their debut single and first major hit, "No, No, No". They released their self-titled debut album in February 1998, which established the group as a viable act in the music industry.[45] The group released their Multi-Platinum second album The Writing's on the Wall in 1999. The record features songs such as "Bills, Bills, Bills", the group's first number-one single, "Jumpin' Jumpin'" and "Say My Name", which became their most successful song at the time, and would remain one of their signature songs. "Say My Name" won the Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and the Best R&B Song at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards.[45] The Writing's on the Wall sold more than eight million copies worldwide.[47] During this time, Beyonc recorded a duet with Marc Nelson, an original member of Boyz II Men, on the song "After All Is Said and Done" for the soundtrack to the 1999 film, The Best Man.[52]

The remaining band members recorded "Independent Women Part I", which appeared on the soundtrack to the 2000 film Charlie's Angels. It became their best-charting single, topping the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for eleven consecutive weeks.[45] In early 2001, while Destiny's Child was completing their third album, Beyonc landed a major role in the MTV made-for-television film, Carmen: A Hip Hopera, starring alongside American actor Mekhi Phifer. Set in Philadelphia, the film is a modern interpretation of the 19th-century opera Carmen by French composer Georges Bizet.[53] When the third album Survivor was released in May 2001, Luckett and Roberson filed a lawsuit claiming that the songs were aimed at them.[45] The album debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 663,000 copies sold.[54] The album spawned other number-one hits, "Bootylicious" and the title track, "Survivor", the latter of which earned the group a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.[55] After releasing their holiday album 8 Days of Christmas in October 2001, the group announced a hiatus to further pursue solo careers.[45]

Beyonc's first solo recording was a feature on Jay-Z's song "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" that was released in October 2002, peaking at number four on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.[65] On June 14, 2003, Beyonc premiered songs from her first solo album Dangerously in Love during her first solo concert and the pay-per-view television special, "Ford Presents Beyonc Knowles, Friends & Family, Live From Ford's 100th Anniversary Celebration in Dearborn, Michigan".[66] The album was released on June 24, 2003, after Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland had released their solo efforts.[67] The album sold 317,000 copies in its first week, debuted atop the Billboard 200,[68] and has since sold 11 million copies worldwide.[69]

Destiny's Child embarked on a worldwide concert tour, Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It sponsored by McDonald's Corporation,[80] and performed songs such as "No, No, No", "Survivor", "Say My Name", "Independent Women" and "Lose My Breath". In addition to renditions of the group's recorded material, they also performed songs from each singer's solo careers, including numbers from Dangerously in Love. and during the last stop of their European tour, in Barcelona on June 11, 2005, Rowland announced that Destiny's Child would disband following the North American leg of the tour.[81] The group released their first compilation album Number 1's on October 25, 2005, in the US[82] and accepted a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in March 2006.[83] The group has sold 60 million records worldwide.[84][85]

Her first acting role of 2006 was in the comedy film The Pink Panther starring opposite Steve Martin,[94] grossing $158.8 million at the box office worldwide.[95] Her second film Dreamgirls, the film version of the 1981 Broadway musical[96] loosely based on The Supremes, received acclaim from critics and grossed $154 million internationally.[97][98][99] In it, she starred opposite Jennifer Hudson, Jamie Foxx, and Eddie Murphy playing a pop singer based on Diana Ross.[100] To promote the film, Beyonc released "Listen" as the lead single from the soundtrack album.[101] In April 2007, Beyonc embarked on The Beyonc Experience, her first worldwide concert tour, visiting 97 venues[102] and grossed over $24 million.[c] Beyonc conducted pre-concert food donation drives during six major stops in conjunction with her pastor at St. John's and America's Second Harvest. At the same time, B'Day was re-released with five additional songs, including her duet with Shakira "Beautiful Liar".[104]

I Am... Sasha Fierce was released in November 2008 and formally introduced Beyonc's alter ego Sasha Fierce.[105] It was met with mixed reviews from critics,[106] but sold 482,000 copies in its first week, debuting atop the Billboard 200, and giving Beyonc her third consecutive number-one album in the US.[107] The album featured her fourth UK number-one single "If I Were a Boy" and her fifth U.S. number-one song "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)".[108] "Halo" achieved the accomplishment of becoming her longest-running Hot 100 single in her career,[109] "Halo"'s success in the U.S. helped Beyonc attain more top-ten singles on the list than any other woman during the 2000s.[110]

The music video for "Single Ladies" has been parodied and imitated around the world, spawning the "first major dance craze" of the Internet age according to the Toronto Star.[111] At the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, the video won three categories, including Video of the Year.[112] Its failure to win the Best Female Video category, which went to American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift's "You Belong with Me", led to Kanye West interrupting the ceremony and Beyonc improvising a re-presentation of Swift's award during her own acceptance speech.[112] In March 2009, Beyonc embarked on the I Am... Tour, her second headlining worldwide concert tour, consisting of 108 shows, grossing $119.5 million.[113]

At the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, Beyonc received ten nominations, tying with Lauryn Hill for most Grammy nominations in a single year by a female artist.[121] Beyonc went on to win six of those nominations, breaking a record she previously tied in 2004 for the most Grammy awards won in a single night by a female artist with six. In 2010, Beyonc provide guest vocals on Lady Gaga's single "Telephone".[122][123] The song topped the U.S. Pop Songs chart, becoming the sixth number-one for both Beyonc and Gaga, tying them with Mariah Carey for most number-ones since the Nielsen Top 40 airplay chart launched in 1992.[124] 0852c4b9a8

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