BEYONCÉ AT 40
Aug 27, 2021
4 minutes
COMPILED BY LINDSAY DE FREITAS
SHE started working at the age of seven – and hasn’t stopped since. By nine she was taking voice lessons from an opera singer. A year later she’d recorded 50 or 60 songs. When she reached 13 she’d already suffered her first vocal injury from singing in the studio for too many hours, something which required weeks of vocal rest.
And before she hit her 16th birthday, she’d signed with one of the largest record companies, starting her on the path to stardom. Beyoncé Knowles-Carter sure has packed a lot into life – and she’s nowhere near done as she celebrates her 40th birthday on 4 September.
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