Beyonce Knowles-Carter Facts You'll Never Believe

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[{"selector":"#anim-b2f8e076-e346-4457-ac0f-547daf3e5a41 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-29.043578974399757%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google Beyonce Giselle Knowles was born on September 4, 1981, in Houston, Texas, to parents Celestine "Tina" Knowles and Mathew Knowles.

[{"selector":"#anim-a38a34fd-5cb0-4145-a449-c84cd6eb2fdb [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.56296983114073%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google The singer has made her appreciation of art clear, from visiting the Louvre four times in ten years to renting out the entire structure with Jay-Z for a music video for their song "Apeshit."

[{"selector":"#anim-cde0f57b-64b0-4d9f-9a65-a127853425cd [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-21.874999829338588%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google At the age of 7, she won her first talent competition. Beyoncé's father, Mathew Knowles, reportedly entered the singer in more regional talent competitions after the victory, where she went on to win 35 consecutive contests.

[{"selector":"#anim-8f5ffd0b-78ba-405a-91c4-6dfb7041b9a0 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-21.874999829338588%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google She was the first solo artist to start at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 list and have six straight albums achieve success.

[{"selector":"#anim-49f792fc-7840-4c63-84a4-bae3bf1b41ea [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-16.249999795206307%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google For her essay that appeared in Essence magazine in 2011, she received recognition from the New York Association of Black Journalists.

[{"selector":"#anim-dbc49559-932f-449f-a2af-adf707a288fc [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-7.783202868830117%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google Bey is the only solo artist, aside from Mariah Carey, to have had hits that peaked at number one in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s.

[{"selector":"#anim-a40e2147-cbb9-4684-b784-bbf89021010f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-21.874999829338588%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google When Bey announced her pregnancy during the performance of "Love on Top," which broke the record for the most tweets sent per second (8,868), she set a Guinness World Record.