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Beyonce Knowles born September 4, 1981 commonly known as Beyonce, is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools, and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child. Knowles rose to fame in the late 1990s as the lead singer of girl group Destiny's Child and went on to sell over 50 million records worldwide with the group After a series of commercial successes with the group, Knowles released her debut solo album, Dangerously in Love, in June 2003. The album became one of the most-successful albums of that year, spawning the number-one singles Crazy in Love and Baby Boy . It earned Knowles five Grammy Awards in a single night in 2004, and its reception signaled her viability as a solo artist. The disbandment of Destiny's Child in 2005 facilitated her continued success; she released her second album, B'Day, in 2006, which contained the UK number-one singles Deja Vu and Beautiful Liar , and the worldwide hit Irreplaceable. Knowles' third solo album, I Am Sasha Fierce, was released on November 18, 2008, and spawned the UK number-one single, If I Were a Boy , and the US number-one hit Single Ladies Put a Ring on It.