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Revision as of 00:18, 18 November 2003 by Dysprosia (talk | contribs) (rm dead image)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Beyoncé Knowles (born September 4, 1981) is an American pop singer and songwriter in the group Destiny's Child. The band is managed by her father, Matthew Knowles, who is acknowledged as a strong force in her life.
Born in Houston, Texas, Beyoncé and Destiny's Child toured as an opening act for both Christina Aguilera and TLC before their first hit album, also called Destiny's Child.
In 2002, she won the title "Songwriter of the Year", from the ASCAP Pop Music Awards. She is the first African American woman to win the award and the second woman.
She co-starred in the 2002 film Austin Powers in Goldmember.
On July 4, 2003, Knowles came under controversy from the Grant Memorial Association for dancing in a "patently inappropriate" way on the steps of the tomb of President Ulysses S. Grant. President Grant's great-grandsons Ulysses Grant Dietz and Chapman Foster Grant, spoke up on Knowles' behalf. "The way the world is now, who cares?" said Chapman Grant. "Who knows? If the old guy were alive, he might have enjoyed it."