Beyonce Giselle Knowles (born September 4, 1981), commonly known as Beyonce , is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools, and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child. Knowles rose to fame in the late 1990s as the lead singer of the R&B girl group Destiny's Child, the best-selling girl group of all time.In June 2003, after a series of commercial successes with the group, Beyonc released her debut solo album, Dangerously In Love.The album became one of the most successful albums of that year, spawning the number-one singles "Crazy in Love" and "Baby Boy", and earned Knowles five Grammy Awards in a single night in 2004. "Listen" is a song by American R&B singer Beyonc Knowles. Henry Krieger, Scott Cutler, Anne Preven, and Knowles wrote the song, and it was produced by The Underdogs for the soundtrack in the 2006 musical film Dreamgirls. "Listen" is one of four compositions written for Dreamgirls, and Deena Jones, the character portrayed by Knowles in the film, sang it to assert independence over her controlling husband.
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