Unknown facts of R&B singer, songwriter and Actress - Beyonce Knowles
In February 2007, anti-smoking group Quit wrote to the Federal Department of Health in Australia, after Beyoncé’s billboard advertising her concert tour showed an image of her smoking with an old-fashioned cigarette holder.
Beyoncé appeared on the cover of 2007’s Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit Edition magazine wearing a yellow and pink bikini. Bee will be the first non-model/athlete to appear on the cover of the magazine. She is on the cover because the magazine has a music theme.
Beyoncé enjoys playing board games with friends and crew members while on the road.
Beyoncé was named The Most Desirable Woman Of 2007 by AskMen.com. The website asked voters to consider qualities for the women, which included sex appeal and beauty, intelligence, humour, charisma and ambition.
Beyoncé was nominated for five 2007 Grammy Awards: Best R&B song (Déjà Vu f. Jay-Z), Best Female R&B Vocal Performance (Ring The Alarm), Best Rap/Sung Collaberation Solo (Déjà Vu f. Jay-Z), Best Contemporary R&B Album ("B'Day"), and Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical (Déjà Vu). She won for Best Contemporary R&B album.
Beyoncé gained quite a bit of attention, and a few jokes as well, for singing three of the five Oscar nominated songs at the 2005 Academy Awards, which were Believe, a duet with Josh Groban, from Polar Express, Look To Your Path from Les Choristes (The Chorus), and Learn To Be Lonely from The Phantom Of The Opera.
Beyoncé designed cheerleader outfits for boyfriend Jay-Z’s basketball team the New York Nets, under her fashion line, after striking a deal with the team.
Beyoncé and her mother Tina have their own fashion line, called House Of Dereon.
Beyoncé lost over 6kg in 10 days for her role in Dreamgirls with a drastic diet which she could only drink maple syrup mixed with lemon juice and water.
Beyoncé’s Ring the Alarm was named the 9th most annoying pop song of 2006.
After the Spanish version of her hit song Irreplaceable became a big hit, Beyoncé decided to release a Spanish version of her album “B’Day,” even collaborating with Shakira on her song Beautiful Liar.
Beyoncé has bought a white dress after she saw the blue Guy Laroche dress worn by Hilary Swank when she won an Oscar for Million Dollar Baby in a shop window and fell in love with it. Beyoncé rushed back to the New York store the next day and bought the dress in white without even trying it on.
Beyoncé is of African American descent.
Beyoncé’s song Irreplaceable was influenced by her character Deena Jones in the movie Dreamgirls.
Beyoncé received two 2006 Golden Globe nominations for her role in Dreamgirls.