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Beyoncé
(Beyonce)
The daughter of an African American father and a Creole mother, Beyoncé Giselle
Knowles – born September 4, 1981, in Houston, Texas - won her first talent show
singing John Lennon's "Imagine" at the age of 7 and met LaTavia Roberson and
Kelly Rowland at an audition the following year for a girl group that went on to
become Girl's Tyme. Beyoncé's father, Matthew Knowles, took over the management
and the group ultimately evolved into Destiny's Child in 1993. Four years later
– with the addition of LeToya Lockett - the group was signed to Columbia and on
their way to becoming the bi...
