Controversy

Controversy
Mr. Simon Cowell, CEO of the BMG publishing house has openly criticized Beyonce Knowles in the January 2005 edition of Esquire magazine. 'I find the whole Beyonce thing really mystifying. She's not sexy, she hasn't got a great body and she's not a great singer.' He went on to protect Ashlee Simpson, something even the paper's editors found outrageous.

Hit Singles
'Crazy in Love' featuring Jay-Z:U.S. #1(8 weeks) UK #1 (2003)
'Baby Boy' featuring Sean Paul:U.S. #1(9 weeks) (2003)
'Me Myself and I':U.S. #4 (2003)
'Naughty Girl':U.S #3 (2004)
Beyonce won five awards in the Grammy Awards of 2004 including:

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for 'Dangerously In Love 2';
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for her duet with Luther Vandross for 'The Closer I Get To You';
Best R&B Song for 'Crazy In Love' with Jay-Z;
Best Contemporary R&B Album for 'Dangerously In Love'; and
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for 'Crazy In Love' with Jay-Z.

She has a younger sister named Solange Knowles, who is also trying her hand at singing, acting, and modelling.


Discography
Destiny's Child (album) (1998; in Destiny's Child)
The Writing's On The Wall (1999; in Destiny's Child)
Survivor (album) (2001; in Destiny's Child) #1 U.S. #1 UK
Dangerously in Love (2003; solo) #1 U.S. #1 UK
Destiny Fulfilled (2004; in Destiny's Child) #2 U.S.

Filmography
Beyoncé has appeared in the following films:

Carmen: A Hip Hopera as Carmen (TV) (2001)
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
The Fighting Temptations (2003)
The Pink Panther (2005)
Dream Girls (200?)