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Beyoncé Knowles (1981-) is an R&B singer, actress, and model. She started off in the girl group [[Destinys Child]], and soon became the [[Face of the Band]].
Beyoncé Knowles (1981-) is an R&B singer, actress, and model. She started off in the girl group [[Destiny's Child]], and soon became the [[Face of the Band]].


In 2002, she started a solo career (mostly collaborations with rappers but without the other girls), and got her first big hit a year later, "Crazy in Love". Since then, almost every song she's sung has made it to the top of the charts.
In 2002, she started a solo career (mostly collaborations with rappers but without the other girls), and got her first big hit a year later, "Crazy in Love". Since then, almost every song she's sung has made it to the top of the charts.
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* ''[[Obsessed]]'' (2009) -- Sharon Charles
* ''[[Obsessed]]'' (2009) -- Sharon Charles


As of late she's been doing some projects with [[Lady Gaga (Music)|Lady Gaga]], and was the guest artist for the song and music video ''Telephone''.
As of late she's been doing some projects with [[Lady Gaga]], and was the guest artist for the song and music video ''Telephone''.
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* [[Absolute Cleavage]]: She get's quite a lot of mileage out of this trope in her videos, such as the one for Deja Vu.
* [[Absolute Cleavage]]: She get's quite a lot of mileage out of this trope in her videos, such as the one for Deja Vu.
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* [[But Not Too Black]]: Often cited as a reason for her success.
* [[But Not Too Black]]: Often cited as a reason for her success.
* [[Dark-Skinned Blond]]: Even though her hair is naturally dark, this has become something of a signature look for her.
* [[Dark-Skinned Blond]]: Even though her hair is naturally dark, this has become something of a signature look for her.
* [[Dream Team]]: With [[Lady Gaga (Music)|Lady Gaga]].
* [[Dream Team]]: With [[Lady Gaga]].
** And [[Shakira]].
** And [[Shakira]].
* [[Distinct Double Album]]: ''I Am...Sasha Fierce.'' The I Am... disc being filled with introspective ballads and Sasha Fierce seeing Beyonce's signature R&B/Pop style complete with a new persona, Sasha Fierce.
* [[Distinct Double Album]]: ''I Am...Sasha Fierce.'' The I Am... disc being filled with introspective ballads and Sasha Fierce seeing Beyonce's signature R&B/Pop style complete with a new persona, Sasha Fierce.
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* [[Three Minutes of Writhing]]: The video for "Single Ladies" is pretty much this.
* [[Three Minutes of Writhing]]: The video for "Single Ladies" is pretty much this.
* [[The Unfair Sex]]: "If I Were a Boy" falls hard into this territory, enough so that R. Kelly made a remix of the song, adding in his own verses from the male perspective.
* [[The Unfair Sex]]: "If I Were a Boy" falls hard into this territory, enough so that R. Kelly made a remix of the song, adding in his own verses from the male perspective.
* [[Whole Costume Reference]]: The [http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g4CopfZRDxE/TpHhBd_XwXI/AAAAAAAACS4/GSmxf_SnU3o/s1600/Beyonce-Countdown-video-60s-beatnik-style.jpg outfit and hair cut] from ''Countdown'' are based on [[Audrey Hepburn]]'s most famous outfit from the film ''[[Funny Face (Film)|Funny Face]]''.
* [[Whole Costume Reference]]: The [http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g4CopfZRDxE/TpHhBd_XwXI/AAAAAAAACS4/GSmxf_SnU3o/s1600/Beyonce-Countdown-video-60s-beatnik-style.jpg outfit and hair cut] from ''Countdown'' are based on [[Audrey Hepburn]]'s most famous outfit from the film ''[[Funny Face (film)|Funny Face]]''.
* [[Urban Legend]]: There is a very persistent one that her pregnancy was fake and she actually had a surrogate. People were convinced after a [http://www.tmz.com/2011/10/11/beyonce-stomach-video-fake-pregnancy-pregnant-jay-z-australian-talk-show-fold-in-bump-coverup-rumors-collapses-inward/ video] of her on an Australian talk show showed her stomach supposedly "folding". This theory ignores the fact that she would have no reason to hide having a surrogate.
* [[Urban Legend]]: There is a very persistent one that her pregnancy was fake and she actually had a surrogate. People were convinced after a [http://www.tmz.com/2011/10/11/beyonce-stomach-video-fake-pregnancy-pregnant-jay-z-australian-talk-show-fold-in-bump-coverup-rumors-collapses-inward/ video] of her on an Australian talk show showed her stomach supposedly "folding". This theory ignores the fact that she would have no reason to hide having a surrogate.
* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]
* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]

Revision as of 10:43, 9 April 2014

Beyoncé Knowles (1981-) is an R&B singer, actress, and model. She started off in the girl group Destiny's Child, and soon became the Face of the Band.

In 2002, she started a solo career (mostly collaborations with rappers but without the other girls), and got her first big hit a year later, "Crazy in Love". Since then, almost every song she's sung has made it to the top of the charts.

Discography:

Selected Filmography

As of late she's been doing some projects with Lady Gaga, and was the guest artist for the song and music video Telephone.

Tropes used in Beyoncé include:
  • Absolute Cleavage: She get's quite a lot of mileage out of this trope in her videos, such as the one for Deja Vu.
  • Alter Ego Acting: Sasha Fierce...or could be a demon possessing her, according to some people.
  • Battle Couple: Her and Jay-Z.
  • But Not Too Black: Often cited as a reason for her success.
  • Dark-Skinned Blond: Even though her hair is naturally dark, this has become something of a signature look for her.
  • Dream Team: With Lady Gaga.
  • Distinct Double Album: I Am...Sasha Fierce. The I Am... disc being filled with introspective ballads and Sasha Fierce seeing Beyonce's signature R&B/Pop style complete with a new persona, Sasha Fierce.
  • Fan Disservice: Not from her, of course. But NFL star Warren Sapp once imitated her famous "booty dance" during a TD celebration. 300+ pound Defensive Tackle Warren Sapp.
  • Fairytale Wedding Dress: Although her actual wedding dress is a secret, she's worn a couple for performances. One for a video, and this one with a feather-trimmed skirt for the 2009 BET awards.
  • Genre Shift: The song Diva was more hip-hop/rap orientated than her usual pop/R and B style.
  • Hot Mom: To Blue Ivy Carter, her daughter.
  • Melismatic Vocals: This and her vibrato's make it easier to note her on the radio
  • Mood Whiplash: Not really with her music, but more with her videos, with her first solo album, most of her videos were rather fast-paced, elaborate, bright, and colorful (Look at "Crazy in Love.") Now, she's done a lot of video that are very simple (usually her and a couple of dancers in black and white ("Single Ladies.")
  • Mind Screw: Her latest song- Run The World (Girls). Okay, it's a pop song, but there's no structure in the song whatsoever.
  • Ms. Fanservice: Oh boy, she's the first musician to be on a cover of Sports Illustrated.
  • Pretty in Mink: Has worn loads of furs, and even her promise to stop to please PETA was short-lived.
  • Real Life Relative: Has done several songs with her husband Jay-Z, on both her albums and his.
  • Signature Song: "Crazy In Love", as of late it's become "Single Ladies".
  • Soundtrack Dissonance: All of her music being "Girl Power" anthems or having a "Men Suck, we're not just pieces of meat" theme, combined with Three Minutes of Writhing in tiny outfits on her videos.
    • Also, when you hear a song called "Single Ladies" coming from Beyonce, your first thought is probably a song about the joys of being single like "Independent Women," not a song that basically says "MARRY ME, DAMMIT!"
  • Spotlight-Stealing Squad: See Face of the Band and taken Up to Eleven at the 2011 vmas.
  • Outrun the Fireball: At the end of the music video for Diva. Complete with Unflinching Walk.
  • Three Minutes of Writhing: The video for "Single Ladies" is pretty much this.
  • The Unfair Sex: "If I Were a Boy" falls hard into this territory, enough so that R. Kelly made a remix of the song, adding in his own verses from the male perspective.
  • Whole Costume Reference: The outfit and hair cut from Countdown are based on Audrey Hepburn's most famous outfit from the film Funny Face.
  • Urban Legend: There is a very persistent one that her pregnancy was fake and she actually had a surrogate. People were convinced after a video of her on an Australian talk show showed her stomach supposedly "folding". This theory ignores the fact that she would have no reason to hide having a surrogate.
  • Zettai Ryouiki
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