Título: Beyoncé
Seção: Voice and songwriting
Background: Beyonce Giselle Knowles was born in Houston, Texas, to Celestine "Tina" Knowles (nee Beyince), a hairdresser and salon owner, and Mathew Knowles, a Xerox sales manager. Beyonce's name is a tribute to her mother's maiden name. Beyonce's younger sister Solange is also a singer and a former back up dancer for Destiny's Child.

Conteúdo: Jody Rosen highlights her tone and timbre as particularly distinctive, describing her voice as "one of the most compelling instruments in popular music". Her vocal abilities mean she is identified as the centerpiece of Destiny's Child. Jon Pareles of The New York Times commented that her voice is "velvety yet tart, with an insistent flutter and reserves of soul belting". Rosen notes that the hip hop era highly influenced Beyonce's unique rhythmic vocal style, but also finds her quite traditionalist in her use of balladry, gospel and falsetto. Other critics praise her range and power, with Chris Richards of The Washington Post saying she was "capable of punctuating any beat with goose-bump-inducing whispers or full-bore diva-roars."  Beyonce's music is generally R&B, but she also incorporates pop, soul and funk into her songs. 4 demonstrated Beyonce's exploration of 1990s-style R&B, as well as further use of soul and hip hop than compared to previous releases. While she almost exclusively releases English songs, Beyonce recorded several Spanish songs for Irreemplazable (re-recordings of songs from B'Day for a Spanish-language audience), and the re-release of B'Day. To record these, Beyonce was coached phonetically by American record producer Rudy Perez.  She has received co-writing credits for most of the songs recorded with Destiny's Child and her solo efforts. Her early songs were personally driven and female-empowerment themed compositions like "Independent Women" and "Surv

user: what happened with voice and songwriting?

assistant: Jody Rosen highlights her tone and timbre as particularly distinctive, describing her voice as "one of the most compelling instruments in popular music

user: what else does she say about her voice?

assistant: Her vocal abilities mean she is identified as the centerpiece of Destiny's Child.

user: did anyone else have anything to say about her voice? good or bad.

assistant: Jon Pareles of The New York Times commented that her voice is "velvety yet tart,

user: what else did he comment about her voice?

assistant: "velvety yet tart, with an insistent flutter and reserves of soul belting".

user: what do people have to say about her songwriting?

assistant: She has received co-writing credits for most of the songs recorded with Destiny's Child and her solo efforts.

user: did she win any awards at all?

assistant: In 2001, she became the first black woman and second female lyricist to win the Pop Songwriter of the Year award

user: what was her greatest accomplishment?

assistant: She was one of only three women on that list, along with Alicia Keys and Taylor Swift.

user: who did she work with?

assistant: Beyonce has also received co-producing credits for most of the records in which she has been involved,

user: Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?

assistant: after the start of her relationship with Jay-Z, she transitioned to more man-tending anthems such as "Cater 2 U".