Beyoncé Knowles was born in Houston,
Texas. She became famous as the lead singer of
Destiny's Child and later achieved a successful solo career. With the group, she had the US number-one hit “Say My Name” in
2000 and the US and UK number-one single and album “
Survivor” in
2001. As a solo artist, she had the US and UK number-one hit “Crazy in Love” from the successful album Dangerously in Love in
2003. According to the sources, she has sold more than 100 million records as a solo artist and approximately 60 million more with Destiny's Child.