Megastar Monday: Queen Bey
Sunday, February 7th, 2016February 8, 2016
R & b diva Beyoncé gave an energetic and politically charged performance at the halftime show at Super Bowl 50 on Sunday, February 7, as the Denver Broncos took on the Carolina Panthers at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. She also performed with the halftime show’s headliner, British rock group Coldplay. Beyoncé had also performed at Super Bowl XLVII in 2013. Bruno Mars was another repeat performer at the 2016 halftime show. He headlined Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014.
Beyoncé is a popular American singer and actress. She first gained fame as a member of the singing group Destiny’s Child. In the early 2000′s, Beyoncé established herself as a successful solo performer. Credit: © Shutterstock
One of today’s biggest megastars, Beyoncé rose to fame in the late 1990’s with the hugely successful all-woman r & b singing group Destiny’s Child. As a solo artist and with Destiny’s Child, she has won 20 Grammy Awards and has been nominated for 53 Grammys, making her the most nominated woman in Grammy history.
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles was born on Sept. 4, 1981, in Houston, Texas. At the age of 9, she began singing with an all-girl group called Girl’s Tyme. The group changed its name often before the members settled on Destiny’s Child. It recorded a number of hit songs, notably “No, No, No” (1998) and “Independent Women Part I” (2000). Destiny’s Child disbanded in 2005.
In the early 2000’s, Beyoncé established herself as a successful solo performer while still singing with Destiny’s Child. Her first album, Dangerously in Love (2003), was an international hit. It was followed by the other number-one albums B’Day (2006), I Am…Sasha Fierce (2008), 4 (2011), and Beyoncé (2013). The latter, a surprise release in late December 2013, became the fastest-selling album in the history of the iTunes Music Store. Beyoncé’s most popular singles include “Crazy in Love” (with rap singer and songwriter Jay-Z, 2003); “Irreplaceable” (2006); “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” (2008); “Drunk in Love” (also featuring Jay-Z, 2013); and “Partition” (2014). In 2008, she married Jay-Z.
As an actress, Beyoncé made her debut in the television musical Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001). She also appeared in the motion pictures Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002), Dreamgirls (2006), Cadillac Records (2008), and Obsessed (2009). She also provided her voice for a character in the animated feature Epic (2013).
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