Put Beyonce on the Phone
Diva Power
Beyonce has had such a string of personal successes in the last few years that it may be genuinely difficult to recall her Destiny’s Child days. Beyonce was born Beyonce Giselle Knowles in Houston, Texas in 1981. She was driven to music from a young age and when she hooked up with fellow gal-pals to form Destiny’s Child the deal was sealed.
The pop and R&B charts of the early 2000s are literally strewn with Destiny’s Child hits; singles like “Bootylicious,” “Independent Woman Part I,” and “Survivor” are among them. With Beyonce in their midst Destiny’s Child took home three Grammy Awards in total.
Going Solo
With Destiny’s Child behind her, Beyonce set out to chart a solo course in 2002, teaming up with a Luther Vandross and Jay-Z on separate collaborative projects that got her up and going. In 2003 Columbia released her first solo album, Dangerously in Love. “Crazy In Love” was that summer’s hit. By the close of 2003 it was clear from the record-breaking album sales and hit singles that her solo career had already outdone most others. The Grammy Awards of 2004 further justified her presence among the leading ladies of R&B; she won five awards just for Dangerously in Love.
Beyonce’s second album entitled, B’Day, came screaming out of the gates in 2006 and immediately stole the first week sales record among female artists from former record holder Christina Aguilera. Singles “Déjà vu” and “Irreplaceable” have made this album a huge success. Beyonce won the Grammy for Best Contemporary R&B Album. And she still has the B’Day Tour to go.
Her film career has also had its stellar performances, but the recent Dream Girls is without a doubt the most outstanding of all. If Beyonce’s diva power had even been in question, this movie lays it to rest.
Dangerously In Love (2003):
- Crazy In Love
- Naughty Girl
- Baby Boy
- Hip Hop Star
- Be With You
- Me, Myself and I
- Yes
- Signs
- Speechless
- That’s How You Like It
- The Closer I Get to You
- Dangerously in Love 2
- Beyonce Interlude
- Gift From Virgo
- Daddy
B’Day (2006):
- Déjà vu
- Get Me Bodied
- Suga Mama
- Upgrade U
- Ring the Alarm
- Kitty Kat
- Freakum Dress
- Green Light
- Irreplaceable
- Resentment
