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Beyonce’ Knoweles, a twenty-one year old Houston native is the founding member and chief songwriter of one of the biggest selling female acts of all times. We all know this group as talented, sexy, chart topping, and “bootyliscious”, with that being said, you better say their neme, “Destiny’s Child.” Destiny’s Child has sold over 33 million records worldwide. Beyonce’ has co-written and co-produced many of the groups’ hit songs. She also is the first African-American woman to ever win the ASCAP Pop Songwriter of the Year Award and second woman to ever receive the honor! Beyonce’ has been nominated for four 2004 Soul Train Awards including, Best R&B/Soul Single “Crazy In Love,” Best R&B/Soul Album -Dangerously In Love, Best R&B/Soul or Rap Album of the Year Dangerously In Love, and the Micheal Jackson Award/ Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video “Crazy In Love.”Also, Beyonce’ is nominated for five 35th Annual NAACP Image Awards! She has won 3 MTV Video Music Awards and also took home 5 Grammys this year! Just guess who won the Peoples Choice Award for Favorite Female Musical Performer at the 30th Annual People’s Choice Awards? If you said the talented, young, out-going Beyonce’ Knowles, you got it right. Beyonce’s solo debut, Dangerously In Love, has been certified multi-platinum as of February 12, 2004! The young, 21 year old, Beyonce’ Knowles has made a mark in history and in many peoples hearts. Destiny’s Child, led by original members Beyonce’ Knowles,Kelly Rowland, LaTavia Robinson, and LoToya Luckett launched on the scence in 1997 with their multi-platinum single,“No, No, No,”from their self-titled album. The group released their second album, “The Writing’s On The Wall” in 1999. The album sold over 10 million copies worldwide. “Bills, Bills, Bills,””Say My Name,”and “Jumping, Jumping” all went 9 weeks at #1 on the Bilboard’s R&B singles chart. Being that the group was going through some difficuties, some group arrangments were made (LaTavia Robinson

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