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Look closer to find four song lyrics and three song titles: “To the left, to the left”(Irreplaceable); “If you like it then you should have put a ring on it.”(All The Single Ladies); “Trade your broken wings for mine.”(Formation); “My daddy Alabama, momma Louisiana”(All Night); Halo; Irreplaceable; All Night

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Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Born in 1981 on September 4^th, she was raised in Houston, Texas, Beyoncé was singing and dancing in competitions as a child. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as lead singer of the R&B girl-group Destiny’s Child. Managed by her father, Mathew Knowles, the group became one of the best-selling girl groups in history. Beyoncé’s theatrical film debut was Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002). The release of her first solo album was Dangerously in Love (2003). The album established her as a solo artist worldwide, debuting at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart and earning her five Grammy Awards. The album also featured the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles “Crazy in Love” and “Baby Boy”.

After the break-up of Destiny’s Child (2006), she released her second solo album, B’Day, which contained her fourth solo number-one hit, “Irreplaceable”, as well as the other top ten singles “Déjà Vu” and “Beautiful Liar”. Beyoncé also continued her acting career with starring roles in The Pink Panther (2006), Dreamgirls (2006), and Obsessed (2009). Her marriage to rapper Jay-Z and her portrayal of Etta James in Cadillac Records (2008) influenced her third album, I Am… Sasha Fierce (2008). The album saw the introduction of her alter-ego, Sasha Fierce, and earned a record-setting six Grammy Awards in 2010, including Song of the Year for “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”. Beyoncé took a break from music in 2010, starting to manage her own career. Her fourth album, 4 (2011), was subsequently mellower in tone, exploring 1970s funk, 1980s pop, and 1990s soul. Her critically acclaimed self-titled album, released in 2013 with no prior announcement, was distinguished from previous releases by its experimental production and exploration of darker themes. Her sixth album, Lemonade (2016), also received widespread critical acclaim, with many referring to it as her most personal and political work to date, and subsequently became the best-selling album of 2016. In 2018, she released Everything Is Love, a collaborative album with her husband, Jay-Z, as The Carters.

Beyoncé has sold over 100 million records worldwide as a solo artist and a further 60 million records with Destiny’s Child, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. She is acclaimed for her vocals, music videos, and live concert shows. The Recording Industry Association of America recognized Beyoncé as the Top Certified Artist in America during the 2000s decade. In 2009, Billboard named her the Top Radio Songs Artist of the Decade and the Top Female Artist of the 2000s decade. Among numerous awards and accolades, Beyoncé has won 23 Grammy Awards and is the most nominated woman in the award’s history. She is the most awarded artist at the MTV Video Music Awards, with 24 wins, including the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. Beyoncé has also been honored with the Legend Award at the World Music Awards, the Billboard Millennium Award, and the Fashion Icon Award at the CFDA Awards. In 2014, she became the highest-paid black musician in history and was listed among Time’s 100 most influential people in the world for a second year in a row. Forbes ranked her as the most powerful female in entertainment on their 2015 and 2017 lists, and in 2016, she occupied the sixth place for Time’s Person of the Year. With the release of Lemonade, Beyoncé became the first and only musical act in Billboard chart history to debut at number one with their first six solo studio albums.

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Digital Print on Archival Matte – Original illustration done in graphite and prisma color: Lemon Yellow and Sunshine Yellow for the album Lemonade– Pink for her staring roll in the Pink Panther and the blue is Peacock to compliment the other colors. 

Artist: Tobin Bortner of Bastrop, Texas – drawing done in August of 2019 – ©Tobin Signs/Look Closer Illustrations 

DERIVATIVE Work – photo credit: Face-Larry Busacca_PW_WireImage for Parwood Entertainment; Hand and mic-independent.co.uk_life-style 

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