BEYONCÉ GISELLE KNOWLES-CARTER

D.O.B : September 4, 1981 ( 39 years old )

BORN : Huston, Texas

OCCUPATION : singer, dancer, actress

i. Beyoncé became the first black woman to headline Coachella in 2018

ii. Beyoncé is named the highest-paid black recording artist of all time

iii. Beyoncé is the first artist to have her first six albums debut at number 1

iv. Beyoncé is the most nominated woman in the Grammy's history

v. Beyoncé is the first woman to win six Grammys in one night

vi. Beyoncé has received the highest-paid Pepsi deal ever given to any other recording artist

vii. Beyoncé became the first black female recording artist to cover Vogue's prestigious September Issue

viii. Beyoncé became the first artist to be nominated in four different genres in the same year at the 2017 Grammys; Best Pop Solo Performance, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, Best Rock Performance, and Best Urban Contemporary Album.

ix. Beyoncé is the first black woman to win ASCAP's Pop Songwriter of the Year Award.

x. Beyoncé became the first woman to simultaneously top the U.S. and U.K. charts with her Dangerously in Love album and its "Crazy in Love" single.

xi. Beyoncé became the first influencer valued at over $1 million per social media post.

xii. Beyoncé has sold over 118 million solo albums, and 60 million with Destiny's Child, making her one of the highest-selling artists of all time.

xiii. Beyoncé is the first black entertainer to cover Sports Illustrated and the second black woman to, right after Tyra Banks.

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I literally love Beyoncé so much.. she's an actual queen and I refuse to believe that she's turning 40 this year !!

Beyoncé was one of those artists I grew up with knowing all her songs, but never knowing who's singing the songs

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