The daughter of an African-American father and a Creole mother, Beyoncé won her first talent show singing John Lennon's 🍐 Imagine at the age of seven and met LaTavia Roberson and Kelly Rowland at an audition the following year for 🍐 a girl group that went on to become Girl's Tyme. Beyoncé's father took over the management and the group ultimately 🍐 evolved into Destiny's Child in 1993. Four years later they were signed to Columbia and on their way to becoming 🍐 the biggest-selling female group in the world - their powerful singing enhanced by sexy costumes, strong songwriting and striking choreography. 🍐 Beyoncé was unquestionably the star and launched her debut solo album Dangerously In Love in 2003, including the massive international 🍐 hit Crazy In Love, also featuring boyfriend (now husband) Jay-Z. Other albums B'Day (2006) and I Am... Sasha Fierce (2008) 🍐 continued her reign of success while she added acting to her list of accomplishments, starring in the movie Dreamgirls (2006). 🍐 In 2010 she won six Grammy Awards.

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