Beyonce - beyonce Giselle Knowles. Born, September 4, 1981, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, record, musice video, actress, dancer, and fashion designer. Knowles rose to fame as the creative foce and lead singer of the R&B girl group Destiny's Child, the world's best-selling female group of all time. After a series of commercially successful releases with the group, Knowles released her debut solo album, Dangerously in Love, in June 2003. The album became one of the UK. It also spawned the number-one singles 'Crazy in Love' and 'Baby Boy' and earned Knowles five Grammy Awards in a single night 2004. Knowles' second album B'Day was releases worlwide on September 4,206, coinciding with her twenty-fifth birthday. The album spawned the UK number-one-singles 'Deja Vu' and 'Beautiful Liar', as well as the worldwide hit 'Irreplaceable'. It is also earned Knowles her seventyh solo Grammy Award. Knowles also achieved success in the film industry, starring in such Hollywood films as the 2006 comedy The Pink Panther and the 2006 musical film Dreamgirls, which earned her two Golden Globe Awards nominations, one of the acting and other for the song 'Listen'.