Beyonce Giselle Knowles was born in Texas in 1981. She grew up singing and dancing and quickly developed the qualities that would make her an international superstar. Her talents were discovered by her dance teacher while she was a church choir soloist. She took Beyonce to local talent competitions, where she won no fewer than 30 of them.
1981年,碧昂絲·吉賽爾·諾斯出生于美國德克薩斯州。她從小就開始唱歌,跳舞,并迅速獲得了成為國際巨星的條件。她的天賦被她的舞蹈老師所發(fā)現(xiàn),當(dāng)時她是一名教堂合唱團(tuán)獨(dú)唱。她帶碧昂絲參加了當(dāng)?shù)氐牟拍苷故颈荣悾诓幌?0人中脫穎而出。
Beyonce decided to form a singing group. She asked her best friend LaTavia Roberson to join her. She also invited along a cousin and a friend and together they formed a quartet called 'Destiny's Child'. Beyonce’s father saw their potential and quit his well-paid job to become the group’s manager. They shot to fame as the most successful female group of all time.
碧昂絲決定組成歌唱團(tuán)。她邀請她最好的朋友拉塔薇亞·羅伯森來參加。她還邀請了她的一位兄妹和一位朋友一起參加,他們組成了名叫“estiny's Child”的四人組。碧昂絲的父親發(fā)覺了她的天賦,并辭去了高薪工作來擔(dān)任樂隊(duì)經(jīng)理。她們一舉成名,并成為了歷史上最成功的女子樂隊(duì)。
It was touch and go at the beginning whether or not her father’s financial risk would pay off. In 1997, they signed with Columbia Records and their debut single, ‘Killing Time’, was the soundtrack to the film ‘Men In Black’. They recorded hit after hit and won dozens of awards. Beyonce went solo in 2000 and her career continued to take off.
無論當(dāng)時她父親的經(jīng)濟(jì)冒險(xiǎn)是否成功,這都是轉(zhuǎn)瞬即逝的事情。1997年,她們與哥倫比亞唱片公司簽約,并制作了首張單曲,《Killing Time》也成為了《黑衣人》的電影配音。她們一次又一次打破記錄,并收獲了多項(xiàng)大獎。2000年,碧昂絲單飛,而她的事業(yè)繼續(xù)騰飛。
Knowles won five awards at the 2004 Grammy Awards and a BRIT Award for International Female Solo Artist. She has recorded with the biggest names in music. Her career also went off in different directions. She became the first singer ever to model for ‘Sports Illustrated’ magazine and appeared in many movies. In April 2008, she married her long-time sweetheart, rapper Jay-Z.
在2004年格萊美大獎上,諾斯贏得了5項(xiàng)大獎,并在全英音樂獎上獲得了最佳國際女歌手獎。她在音樂界有著無可比擬的人氣。她的事業(yè)也全面開花。她也成為首個為體育畫報(bào)雜志當(dāng)模特的歌手,并出演了多部電影。2008年4月,她結(jié)束了愛情長跑與說唱歌手Jay-Z完婚。
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