Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter (born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, actress and record producer. Beyoncé performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as the lead singer of Destiny's Child, one of the best-selling girl groups of all time. Beyoncé is often cited as an influence by other artists.
For Nickelodeon, she won an award for Favorite Female Singer at the 2007 Kids' Choice Awards and was nominated at the 2009 Kids' Choice Awards. She also voiced Shine on Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!.