The daughter of an African-American father and a Creole mother, Beyoncé won her first talent show singing John Lennon's 7️⃣ Imagine at the age of seven and met LaTavia Roberson and Kelly Rowland at an audition the following year for 7️⃣ a girl group that went on to become Girl's Tyme. Beyoncé's father took over the management and the group ultimately 7️⃣ evolved into Destiny's Child in 1993. Four years later they were signed to Columbia and on their way to becoming 7️⃣ the biggest-selling female group in the world - their powerful singing enhanced by sexy costumes, strong songwriting and striking choreography. 7️⃣ Beyoncé was unquestionably the star and launched her debut solo album Dangerously In Love in 2003, including the massive international 7️⃣ hit Crazy In Love, also featuring boyfriend (now husband) Jay-Z. Other albums B'Day (2006) and I Am... Sasha Fierce (2008) 7️⃣ continued her reign of success while she added acting to her list of accomplishments, starring in the movie Dreamgirls (2006). 7️⃣ In 2010 she won six Grammy Awards.
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