Beyonce
by Chloe Wallis
1. Stage Alter-Ego
1.1. When on stage Beyoncé created a stage persona called Sasha Fierce. Her reason for doing this was so she could keep this persona separate from who she actually was. This later on became the inspiration for her 2008 album I am... Sasha Fierce.
1.2. In 2010 Beyoncé revealed that she was comfortable enough with herself to not need Sasha Fierce anymore.
2. USP- Beyoncé is well known for her amazing vocals, strong ideology and good figure (Especially her bum).
3. Career- Beyonce is most well-known for singing. She has sold over 17 million albums in the US and over 100 million worldwide. This makes her one of the best selling artists of all time. She has won 20 Grammy awards both as a solo artist and part of Destiny's child. She is the Grammys most nominated female artist with 52 nominations. She also set the record for most Grammy awards won in one night by a female artist, winning 6 awards.
4. September 4th 1981- Age= 35 (middle-aged)
5. Inspirations- Beyonce has been influenced by many artists. Her biggest influence was Michael Jackson. Others include, Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston.
5.1. Her major non-musical influence is the first Lady, Michelle Obama as she says she proves you can do it all and is the definition of a strong,independent woman.
6. Ideology- Beyonce has very strong views of feminism and being a strong independent woman.
6.1. This ideology can be seen in her second album B'day and most recent album Lemonade.
6.2. This ideology can also be seen through her use of an all female band and back up singers.