It spawned the successful singles "If I Were a Boy", "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", and "Halo".Īfter splitting from her manager and father Mathew Knowles in 2010, Beyoncé released her musically diverse fourth album 4 in 2011. Sasha Fierce (2008), which earned a record-setting six Grammy Awards in 2010. Her marriage to Jay-Z and her portrayal of Etta James in Cadillac Records (2008) influenced her third album, I Am. Beyoncé also starred in multiple films such as The Pink Panther (2006), Dreamgirls (2006), Obsessed (2009), and The Lion King (2019). Their hiatus saw the release of her first solo album, Dangerously in Love (2003), which featured the US Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles "Crazy in Love" and "Baby Boy".įollowing the 2006 disbandment of Destiny's Child, she released her second solo album, B'Day, which contained hit singles "Irreplaceable" and "Beautiful Liar". She rose to fame in the late 1990s as the lead singer of Destiny's Child, one of the best-selling girl groups of all time. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Beyoncé performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child. Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter (/biːˈjɒnseɪ/ bee-YON-say née Knowles born September 4, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, and record producer.