Beyonce Knowles
She is one of the most versatile and multi faceted personality to have graced the entertainment industry and her fame and popularity has reached all corners of the world. She was initially part of the famous Destiny Child group and was their lead singer.
The group had many singles to their credit and she later branched out on her own and enjoyed tremendous success as a solo artist.
She has sold over 75 million music albums all over the world both as an individual and as a group. Dangerously in Love her first album was an instant hit with both the critics and her fans. It had hits like Baby Boy and Crazy in Love. The album garnered a total of five Grammys.
Her second album B'day debuted at number one at the billboard charts and included hits like Déjà vu, Irrepalceable and Beautiful Liar.
The album turned out to be another chart buster and was an overnight success. The third album Am... Sasha Fierce and has hits like If I were a Boy, Single ladies, Halo and sweet Dreams. She is the only female with the most number one songs on the billboard charts for consecutive cumulative weeks. The record stands at 37 weeks.
Apart from singing her acting career has also been going great guns and she was nominated for a Golden Globe. Beyoce has an extremely successful career as a solo singer, model and actor.