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Beyoncé Knowles Trivia
Birth name: Beyoncé Giselle Knowles
Date of birth: 4 September 1981
Place of birth: Houston, Texas, USA
Nickname: JuJu, Mothe, Bee
Height: 5' 7" (1.70 m)
Lead singer of the singing group Destiny's
Child.
Toured with Christina
Aguilera as her opening act. (2000)
Toured with TLC as their opening act (1999)
Has a younger sister named Solange.
Name rhymes with "Fiancé"
Has a cat named Master P
Is allergic to perfume
Attended The High School for the Performing
and Visual Arts in Houston, Texas.
Has a younger sister named Solange Knowles.
Once appeared on "Star Search"
(1983).
In 2001 she became the first
African-American woman to ever win the ASCAP Pop Songwriter of the Year
Award.
Is a fan of Middle Eastern music and dance.
Her biggest hit to date is song "Crazy
in Love." [2005]
The Radio Music Awards, MTV Europe Video
Music Awards and Billboard Awards are among the awards shows she has
performed on in 2003. She also performed at a South African AIDS benefit
show in November 2003, organized by Bono of U2 to combat the AIDS
epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa.
Won 5 Grammys, including Best Contemporary R
& B Album for "Dangerously In Love", she took home the
most awards for this year's (2004) show. [8 February 2004]
She has Creole heritage on her mother's side
of her family.
Has been quoted as saying that to get over
her shyness she developed a stage persona named "Sasha".
Was voted number 1 on VH1's 100 Hottest
Hotties
Her favorite rapper is Wyclef Jean.
She and Jay-Z are buying a house in Miami as
well as in London, England.
Daughter of Matthew Knowles and Tina
Knowles.
Ranked #7 in Stuff magazine's "102
Sexiest Women in the World" (2002).
Aunt of Daniel Julez J. Smith, son of her
sister, Solange Knowles and her husband, Daniel.
Sister-in-law of football player, Daniel
Smith.
Her name came from her mother's maiden name.
Attended Welch Middle School in Houston,
Texas.
Sang three of the five Oscar-nominated songs
at The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004) (TV), including one completely
in French.
One of People Magazine's "50 Most
beautiful People" for most wanted lips (2004)
She and the other members of "Destiny
Child" announced that they will disband after their tour ends in
the fall [June 13th 2005]
Ranked #1 on E!'s 50 Steamiest Southern
Stars
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