Beyoncé Knowles is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, actress and model born in 1981 in Houston, Texas. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as the lead singer of Destiny's Child. The group had great success with albums like The Writing's on the Wall and singles like "Bills, Bills, Bills" and "Say My Name." In the early 2000s, Knowles began her solo career with the successful album Dangerously in Love while still being part of Destiny's Child. She has since established herself as one of the best-selling music artists of all time with hit albums and movies.