SOFA'S BLOG: BEYONCÉ

1. BIOGRAPHY AND CAREER

Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She is better known as Beyoncé. She was born in Houston, Texas on 1981.

She started singing at an early age, competing in local talent shows and winning many of these events by impressing audiences with her natural singing and dancing abilities.

Rose to fame in the late 1990s as singer of R&B girl group Destiny’s Child Managed by her father, the group became one of the world’s best selling girl group of all time. She later established a solo career with her debut album Dangerously In Love, become one of music’s top selling artists sold-out tours and a slew of awards. Also starred in several films, including “Dream Girls”. She married hip-hop recording artist Jay-Z in 2008 and they welcomed a baby daughter on 2012.

2. MUSIC STYLE
Music of Beyonce is generally R&B contemporary,although also add pop, funk, hip-hop and her soul in her songs.

3. DISCOGRAPHY
Her albums are:

- Dangerously in Love (2003): is her first album in a solo career, the tracks in the album are a mixture of uptempos and ballads, which are basically inspired by R&B and soul genres; it also features elements of hip hop and Arabic music. Song more important in this album is:
CRAZY IN LOVE - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViwtNLUqkMY

- B'Day (2006): The album's musical style ranges from 1970s-80s funk influences and balladry to urban contemporary elements such as hip hop and R&B. Song more important is:
DEJA VU - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQ9BWndKEgs

- I'm...Sasha Fierce (2008): is her third studio album, The first disc, I'Am..., contains slow and midtempo pop and R&B ballads, while the second, Sasha Fierce, focuses on more uptempo beats that blend electropop and Europopgenres. Song more important is:

HALO - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnVUHWCynig

- 4 (2011): is her fourth studio album. Song more important is:
RUN THE WORLD - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBmMU_iwe6U

- Beyoncé (2013): is her fifth studio album. The album has been identified as one of the most explicit pop albums ever recorded, and tackles themes darker and more complex than her previous material, including feminism, sexuality, the joys of motherhood and post-maternity relationship problems. Song more important is:
PRETTY HURTS - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXXQLa-5n5w

4. FANS