Beyonce

Beyonce Giselle Knowles-Carter (born 4 September, 1981), is an American singer-songwriter more widely known as Beyonce. Beyonce first rose to fame as a member of the girl group Destiny's Child, and went on to craft her own solo career with the release of Dangerously in Love, her debut album. Since then, Beyonce has released 8 other successful albums, each having been certified multi-platinum: ''B'Day, I Am... Sasha Fierce, 4, BEYONCE, Insatiable, Technicolor, Black Ambition, and The Third Ward.''

Beyonce has been recognised for her phenomenal vocal talent and live performance abilities, receiving praise from critics for being well-rounded, with her performances being a perfect mix of splendid vocals and intricate choreography routines. Her talent was recognised when she was selected to be the performer for CAL's Superbowl Halftime Show 2014, sponsored by Pepsi.

2014: Signing to 8Bit Records, Insatiable, and The Serial Slayer
Beyonce switched over to 8Bit Records in 2014 while it was relatively new, citing creative differences with her previous label as a reason for the change. Under the charge of Alex Breaux from 8Bit Records, Beyonce led a team of producers and writers to create a new R&B album titled Insatiable. The album's themes were grounded in sex, love and temptation. It debuted with over a million copies in the first week, being the first of her albums to do so, before The Serial Slayer and Black Ambition had later followed. Releasing BBC as the lead single from Insatiable, Beyonce earned her first CAL #1 hit, and released Voyeur, Rat-Raced and I Wonder as follow-up singles.

Insatiable has been certified 6x platinum and was awarded Best Album at the CAL Debut Awards, also having spawned the huge hit B.B.C., which went on to become one of the best selling hit singles of the year. Beyonce has won 2 CAL Debut Awards, clinching the top 2 awards for Best Artist and Best Album, as well as 1 Video Music Award in 2014. Alongside Lana Del Rey, Beyonce was the most awarded artist at the Host Choice Awards with 3 wins. Beyonce is the only artist to have 6 top 5 hits of Season 1. She was awarded the top honor at the GRAMMY Awards that year, the Artist of the Year category, and took home 4 other wins.

Insatiable was released later in the year, repackaged as The Serial Slayer, spawning the 4x platinum hit Vigilante with Rihanna.

2015: Technicolor
After the massive Insatiable era, Beyonce took time off but sprung back quickly in 2015 with a new studio album, Technicolor.