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by Anna Pointer (Author)
The complete story of 'Queen Bey' for every Beyoncé superfan
Beyoncé is one the greatest artists of all time. Performing since she was a child, she has earned megastar status both as a member of best-selling girl group Destiny's Child and as a solo act.
The most-awarded musician in Grammy history, Beyoncé's ascension to 'Queen Bey' is cast with critically acclaimed albums, a desire to explore her creativity and a willingness to push boundaries and defy expectations. Her stage performances are compelling to watch, and she is undoubtedly one of the great vocalists of our time.
Outside of music she is a savvy businesswoman, one half of power couple the Carters - with husband rapper Jay-Z - social justice advocate, style icon, fashion designer and sometime actress and film director; a defining, artistic tour de force for the twenty-first century.
The Essential... Beyoncé is her complete story; from child performer to prominent cultural figure, fully illustrated throughout with stunning, iconic images.
The Essential... series celebrates the world's best-loved popular icons and cultural luminaries, and is packed with facts, quotes, photos and stories.
Author Biography
Anna Pointer is an author and journalist based in the UK with more than 25 years' experience writing for national press and media. As the former Editor of one of Britain's most popular women's showbiz weeklies, she now produces celebrity interviews and lifestyle features for a wide range of newspapers, magazines and glossy one-off collectors' titles and has frequently appeared on TV as an entertainment expert. Her bylines include Daily Mail, Independent, The Guardian, The Telegraph, Red, Marie Claire, Grazia, and Hello! She has ghostwritten a number of celebrity memoirs and is the author of Beyonce: Running the World: The Biography, published in 2014 and translated into multiple languages globally.
