Beyoncé is a singer.
B'Day is the second studio album by American singer Beyoncé . Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( [ biːˈjɒnseɪ ] born September 4 , 1981 ) is an American singer , songwriter and actress . Born and raised in Houston , Texas , she performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child and rose to fame in the late 1990s as lead singer of R&B girl-group Destiny 's Child . Throughout her career , she has sold over 100 million records as a solo artist , and a further 60 million with Destiny 's Child , making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time .