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Beyoncé Giselle Knowles was born on September 4, 1981, in Houston, Texas, the beautiful daughter of Mathew Knowles, a record manager, and Tina Knowles, a costume designer and hair stylist. Her father is African American and her mother, a Louisiana Creole, has African, French, Native American, and Irish ancestry. Beyoncé has a younger sister Solange Knowles who is also a singer, songwriter, and actress. Beyonce was schooled at St. Mary's Elementary School in Texas, where she enrolled in dance classes, including ballet and jazz. Beyoncé’s dance instructor first discovered her singing talent. Beyoncé’s interest in music and performing began after participating in a school talent show, which she won by singing John Lennon’s track, “Imagine”.

In the fall of 1990, Beyoncé enrolled in Parker Elementary School, a music school in Houston, where she performed on-stage with the school's choir, She also attended the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston and later went to Alief Elsik High School, located in the Houston suburban area. Knowles was a member of the choir at St.John's United Methodist Church for two years, where she performed as a soloist. She was raised in a good, strong family. She was lucky in the sense that her family were wealthy. It came fairly easy for Beyonce to start the pop group, Destiny's Child, but it is how she was raised this has ultimately contributed to her success and given her the ability to make smart decisions. This has led her to excel as a performing artist. 
Her mother thought of her to be a shy girl. She overcame her shyness and wanted to become a singer and performer once she experienced a moment on stage.

Beyonce started out in a vocalist pop group called Destiny's Child. It was a group formed in 1990. The original members were Beyoncé Knowles and LaTavia Roberson. They were just nine years old when the two met at an audition and became friends. Beyonce's father, Matthew

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