Beyonce
"...an influential figure in contemporary popular music..."
Destiny's Child - one of the best-selling girl groups of all time (formed in the late 1990s & broke up in 2006)
First solo artist to have first seven studio albums reach No. 1 on Billboard 200
200 million records sold worldwide - one of the world's best-selling recording artists
32 Grammy Awards
26 MTV Video Music Awards
24 NAACP Image Awards
31 BET Awards
17 Soul Train Music Awards
- All more than any other artist
31 Top 10 singles on Billboard Hot 100 ... 8 No. 1
Highest-earning black musician of all time (Billboard, 2014)
Most successful black touring act in history
8th greatest singer of all time (Rolling Stone, 2023)
Point of intrigue - Beyonce and her husband, Jay Z, have sold a combined 300 million records (as of April 2014)
Michael Jackson, Tina Turner, Diana Ross, Whitney Houston, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson, Prince, Shakira, and others are influencers
Founded Parkwood Entertainment in 2010
Launched the fashion label, House of Dereon in 2005
Discography -
7 studio albums
5 albums with Destiny's Child
1 album with Jay Z
1 soundtrack album (The Lion King: The Gift)
Bey9once's full background, from early years to career and beyond, is lengthy to write here so follow the Wikipedia link above.
On September 4th, Beyonce will be 42 years old. She is in the prime of her life. Her successes are in the prime of her musical life.
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