Beyoncé giselle knowles (born september 4, 1981), often known simply as beyoncé, is an american r&b recording artist, actress and model. born and raised in houston, texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child. knowles rose to fame in the late 1990s as the lead singer of the r&b girl group destiny's child. according to sony, knowles' record sales, combined with those of the group's, have surpassed 100 million. during the hiatus of destiny's child in 2003 knowles released her debut solo album dangerously in love, which spawned the hits "crazy in love" and "baby boy", and became one of the most successful albums of that year, earning her a then record-tying five grammy awards. following the group's disbandment in 2005, knowles released b'day in 2006, which debuted at number one on the billboard charts and included the hits "déjà vu" and "irreplaceable". her third solo album i am... sasha fierce, released in november 2008, included the anthemic "single ladies (put a ring on it)", and earned her six grammy awards, breaking the record for most grammy awards won by a female artist in one night. knowles is one of the most-honored artists by the grammys, with 16 awards: 13 as a solo artist, and three as a member of destiny's child. knowles has attained five hot 100 number one singles as a solo performer and four with destiny's child. on december 11, 2009, billboard listed knowles as the top female artist of the decade, and in february 2010, the riaa listed her as the top certified and best-selling overall artist of the decade.
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