We have compiled some interesting facts about Beyonce, which you probably didn’t know before now.
- Beyonce’s full name is Beyoncé Giselle Carter-Knowles.
- She was born on September 4, 1981, in Houston Texas.
- Beyonce was named after her mother’s maiden name.
- She comes from native American, African, Irish and French heritage.
- Beyonce is related to Joseph Broussard, the Acadian leader from her mother’s family.
- Her singing talent was discovered at age eight in a dance: class while her teacher sang a song; Beyonce ended it with high notes.
- At eight, Beyonce was introduced to her future Destiny’s Child band which included Kelly Rowland and LaTavia Robertson while they auditioned, and joined three other girls to form a group called Girl’s Tyme.
- As a kid, Beyonce won a singing com
petition in school with John Lennon’s song “Imagine”. - She was depressed for two years but hid it around the period when Destiny’s Child won their Grammy.
- Beyonce partnered with Kelly Rowland to form the Survivor Foundation to provide relief for victims of natural disasters. She also built the Knowles Temenos Place Apartments in Houston.
- She has worked with many charities such as Chime for Change, Elevate Network, Girl Up, Girls Inc. Of Greater Houston, I Was Here and International Planned Parenthood Federation.
- Beyonce’s mother is her costume designer and hairstylist. Her mother owned a salon while her father started managing her music career in
- Beyonce won over 30 music and dancing competitions when she was a child.
- ‘Bootylicious’ which was a song title on her Destiny’s Child album was included in the Oxford English Dictionary.
- Her favourite singer is Stevie Wonder.