Beyoncé , in full Beyoncé Giselle Knowles, (born September 4, 1981, Houston, Texas, U.S.), American singer-songwriter and actress who achieved fame in the late 1990s as the lead singer of the R&B group Destiny’s Child and then launched a hugely successful solo career. She is an infinite threat. Best known as a singer, Beyoncé can also call herself a songwriter, dancer, actress, record producer, entrepreneur, wife, and mother. Beyoncé teaches the world various life lessons to cherish until the end of time.