關於碧昂斯你可能不知道的10件事(上)

Thought by some to be the most beautiful woman in the world this amazingly talented young woman has packed a lifetime of achievement into the short years of her life since her birth in 1981.

有人認爲這個天賦驚人的漂亮女子從她1981年出生起至今短短數年間就已獲得了一生中所有的成就。

Her talent was already evident during her years in school and she has grown from there.

在學生時代，碧昂斯的天賦就已初露，在校期間不斷成長。

Her group, Destiny's Child was one of the most successful women's groups of all time selling 60 million records and, following their break up in 2005 her solo career has been no less stellar leading to sales of over 118 million solo records.

她所在的樂隊——真命天女是史上最成功女子組合之一，唱片銷售量超過6億。2005年組合解散後，她的單飛生涯仍精彩萬分，個人唱片銷量超過了11.8億。

She is famous for her sumptuous and spectacular performances characterized by form fitting outfits and high energy.

她的演出往往華麗壯觀，套裝驚豔，嗨翻全場。

She is one of the most recognized, decorated and influential female artists in the world with Time attributing her as being one of the top 100 most influential people in 2013 and 14 and Forbes stating that she was 2015's most powerful female musician.

她被譽爲是世界上最有辨識度與影響力女藝人之一。《時代週刊》將她選入2013年度和2014年度最有影響力的一百人之列，《福布斯》將她評爲2015年度最有力量的女音樂家。

Here are 10 facts that you might not have known about this fascinating and talented woman.

下面我們將介紹關於這個風情才華俱備的女人你可能不知道的十點事實。

nce Was Born In Texas And Got Her Unusual Name From Her Mother.

10.碧昂斯出生於德克薩斯州，她不同凡響的姓名來源於母親

Beyonce was born in Houston in 1981 and was named as a tribute to her mother; Beyonce was taken from her mother's maiden name which was Beyince.

1981年碧昂斯出生於休斯頓，爲向母親致敬，她沿用了母親少女時代的名字。

Beyonce has a complicated ancestry and family background. Her father, Mathew Knowles is African American by descent while her mother, Celestine Ann Knowles is from a Louisiana Creole background with a combination of African, Native American, French, Cajun, Irish and Spanish blood.

碧昂斯的血統及家庭背景相當複雜。她父親馬修·諾爾斯來自路易斯安那州的克里奧爾，誕生於一個法國後裔家庭，是非洲、印第安、法國移民後裔的混血。

She is descended from Joseph Broussard, the man who led the Arcadians to Louisiana following their defeat by the British.

在被英國打敗之後，約瑟夫·布魯薩德帶領阿卡迪亞人來到了路易斯安那州。而碧昂斯，就是他的後人。

Beyonce's extraordinary talent was discovered by her primary school teachers when she was able to hit high notes in a song her dance teacher was humming.

碧昂斯的小學舞蹈老師在哼歌時發現這個女孩總能準確地踩到節奏點，從而挖掘出她過人的天賦。

Beyonce's voice is amazingly powerful; she can cover up to 4 octaves with relative ease. She went on to win a school talent show at the tender age of 7 with John Lennon's 'Imagine' leading her to beat children twice her age.

碧昂斯的聲音超有力量，能輕鬆飆到4 個八音階。在她七歲尚不諳世事之際，憑藉着一首約翰·列儂的《想象》就打敗了大她兩倍的孩子，贏得了校園才藝大賽的冠軍。

By 1990 she had enrolled in the well-known Parker Elementary School before going on to other high profile performing arts schools.

在1990年去其他高等表演藝術學校之前，碧昂斯一直就讀於著名的帕克小學。

During this time she also sang as a soloist in the choir at her local Methodist church.

在此期間，她也在當地的衛理公會的唱詩班裏獨唱。

Over time her training has allowed her to add superb breath control to her vocal skills allowing her to hold a note for up to 14 seconds either with or without a vibrato quality to the note.

隨着時間推移，不斷的訓練使她可以運用高超的氣息控制技巧來發音，無顫音hold住14秒單音。

She is also able to dance while singing, performing active routines without any detriment to vocal quality during performances.

她也能同時駕馭勁歌熱舞，在表演過程中，快節奏的舞步並不會對她的歌唱有任何影響。

nce Hit The Big Time With Destiny's Child in 1997

9.1997年碧昂斯因真命天女組合大獲成功

Beyonce's first music group was formed with Kelley Rowland and four other girls came together to form an all girl group called Girl's Tyme.

碧昂斯和凱莉·羅蘭以及其他四位女孩建立了她們的一支全女子樂隊，名叫“女孩時光”。

They primarily performed rap and dance numbers in Houston talent shows. They came to the attention of the well known producer Arne Frager who put them into the TV talent show, Star Search.

起初，她們憑藉在休斯頓的選秀節目中的說唱和舞蹈表演成功引起著名的製片人阿恩·弗雷傑的注意，他將她們推薦到一個電視選秀節目——尋星者。

The group did not perform well and failed to win the show because they made the wrong choice of song, opting to rap instead of sing.

然而結果這支組合表現得並不出色，因選擇表演饒舌說唱而非演唱歌曲，她們沒能贏得節目的冠軍。

The group were undeterred and Beyonce's father gave up his job to manage them with the girls taking time to practice at church, in their backyards and even in the salon that was owned by Beyonce's mother where they would collect both monetary tips from customers and critique of their performances which helped them improve.

這支樂隊並未就此放棄。碧昂斯的父親辭去工作，設法使她們在教堂、他們家的後院，甚至是在碧昂斯媽媽的美髮沙龍裏面練習歌唱。在沙龍裏，此舉不僅能收到小費，還能使女孩們聽到有助於提高她們演唱技巧的意見。

It was not long before they were performing as warmup acts for well-known groups. The Knowles' kept as much in the family as possible, not only did Beyonce's father manage the group but her mother designed all their performance clothes, makeup and hair.

這段經歷成爲了她們成名之前短暫的熱身。諾爾斯一家努力不懈，不僅碧昂斯的父親幫忙，她的母親也親自爲她們設計表演服裝、妝容及髮型。

The strain of working together alongside monetary pressures caused her parents to split briefly but they reunited just before Destiny's child scored their contract with Columbia Records in 1996 and their first album debuted in 1997. Since that time Beyonce has been a household name.

她的父母也因長時間的緊張工作以及經濟壓力短暫分手了，不過在1996年“真命天女”與哥倫比亞唱片公司簽訂合同之前他們就和好了。1997年她們的第一張唱片上市，自那之後，碧昂斯的名字家喻戶曉。

Name, Destiny's Child Is Inspired By The Bible

8.“真命天女”名字來自《聖經》

Following their defeat on Star Search the group, now managed by Beyonce's father, a former salesman changed their members and name a number of times becoming in turn, Something Fresh, Cliche, The Dolls and simply, Destiny.

“真命天女”的曾用名“女孩時光”就不被選秀節目尋星者看好， 該組合被碧昂斯的曾爲銷售員的父親接管後，他幾次變動成員，爲更改名字更是花樣百出：“新秀”、“旋律永恆”、“簡單娃娃”、“命運”。

Under the final name they signed with Elektra Records but were dumped before they could produce an album. It was only in 1996 that the group settled on the name of Destiny's Child.

最後終於與艾麗卡唱片公司簽約定下“命運”這個名字，但這個名稱的維持時間都還不到最後成片。直至1996年，組合名稱才最後定爲“真命天女”。

The name was inspired by the Book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The name change proved prophetic because a year later they had their song, 'Killing Time' included in the Men In Black soundtrack.

這個新名字來源於《舊約全書》中的《以賽亞書》。經過一連串的更改，“真命天女”最終爲組合帶了了好運。一年後，她們的歌曲killing time被收入了《黑衣人》的電影原聲帶。

Their debut album, Destiny's Child achieved platinum status and won a number of awards including the Soul Train Lady Best/Soul single for their first big single, 'No, No, No'.

首張專輯《真命天女》斬獲白金獎項，首支單曲no no no 也榮獲多項包括靈魂獵車女士獎和靈魂單曲獎等多個獎項。

Their second album The Writing's On The Wall is widely credited as being the real breakout work for the group.

組合的第二張專輯The writing's on the wall被公衆廣泛認爲是組合的突破之作。

It went platinum many times over and included a number of their best known songs including 'Bills, Bills, Bills', 'Jumpin' Jumpin' and 'Say My Name', their biggest hit of all time.

專輯也多次贏得白金獎項，其中歌曲Bills bills bills 、Jumpin Jumpin與Say my name也成爲“真命天女”組合膾炙人口的代表作。

The group's success did not prevent band members from pursuing their own, individual, projects and a duet between Beyonce and Marc Nelson of Boyz II Men called 'After All Is Said And Done' featured on the soundtrack of the film The Best Man.

然而，組合的大獲成功卻沒能阻止成員們單飛，各自去追求自己的夢想。碧昂斯便與來自Boyz II Men的馬克·尼爾森合作，演繹了歌曲After all is said and done，這首歌也出現在了電影《伴郎》中。