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[lastfm]Beyonce Knowles[/lastfm] has been a fixture at the GRAMMY awards ever since she rose to fame with the all girl R&B group [lastfm]Destiny’s Child[/lastfm] in the late ’90s. Since then she’s successfully launched a career as a solo artist as she cemented herself as a pop music icon selling more than 100 million albums including her time in [lastfm]Destiny’s Child[/lastfm].
For a more in depth look at [lastfm]Beyonce[/lastfm]’s monumental career keep reading after the jump!
[pullquote quote="I am the luckiest woman in the world." credit="Beyonce Knowles"] [lastfm]Beyonce[/lastfm] is one of the leading artists of the 21st Century. In addition to her talent as a singer, she’s also an acclaimed actress, producer, songwriter and model making her one of the most successful crossover artists of the decade.
Her split from [lastfm]Destiny’s Child[/lastfm] came after the release of her first solo album Dangerously In Love in 2003; as the tremendous success of this album lead to the group’s disbanding. Her sophomore album B’Day was released in 2006 and solidified her as a megastar and solo-artist.
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In November 2008, [lastfm]Beyonce[/lastfm] released her third solo album, I Am…Sasha Fierce selling 482,000 copies in it’s first week and topping the U.S. Billboard 200 chart. It’s earned five number one singles and to date has sole over six million copies worldwide.
The interesting thing about the dual nature of the album because of the use of Sasha Fierce, Beyonce’s diva alter ego. Half the tracks were ballads, while the other half of the tracks were electro-dance. While visiting “The Oprah Winfrey Show” she explained:
… One side has songs that are more mainstream and another has my more traditional R&B songs for my fans who’ve been there the whole time. “Some of it sounds like Barbra Streisand, Karen Carpenter and The Beatles” around the 1970s.
[lastfm]Beyonce[/lastfm]’s first single off the album, “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” topped the Billboard Hot 100 for four non-consecutive weeks, granting her with her fifth number one single in the U.S. “Halo” her fourth single released reached the number five spot on the Billboard Hot 100, giving Beyonce her 12th Top 10 single on the list as a solo artist, making her as the woman with the most Top 10 hits in the decade.
In addition to that she’s got the highest cumulative weeks at number one on Billboards Top 100, lasting 36 weeks in the number one spot, and with 18 top 40 hits she’s also obtained the most Top 40 hits this decade. However, her musical achievements have been noticed by the music community as she was named Billboard magazine’s “Woman Of The Year” in 2009, to which she responded, “ I am the luckiest woman in the world.”
Finally, she was nominated for ten GRAMMYs, including Album of the Year for I Am… Sasha Fierce, Record of the Year for “Halo”, and Song of the Year for “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It). With her grace, poise, talent and professionalism it will be interesting to see Beyonce take the stage at the 52nd GRAMMY awards, as both a performer and a possible winner.
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