Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter Is An American Singer Songwriter And Actress. Beyoncé Performed In Various Singing And Dancing Competitions As A Child. She Rose To Fame In The Late 1990s As The Lead Singer Of Destiny's Child One Of The Best-Selling Girl Groups Of All Time. Beyoncé Is Often Cited As An Influence By Other Artists. Born And Raised In Houston Texas Beyoncé Began Performing In Local Competitions At Age 7 Eventually Forming The Group Girl's Tyme In 1990 With Help From Her Parents. Read More On Last.Fm
"Countdown" Is A Song Recorded By American Singer Beyoncé For Her Fourth Studio Album 4 2011 . The Song Was Written By Knowles Terius Nash Shea Taylor Ester Dean Cainon Lamb Julie Frost Michael Bivins Nathan Morris And Wanya Morris And Produced By Beyoncé Taylor And Lamb. The Song's Conception Was Brought About By Knowles Desiring To Mix Musical Styles Of The 1990s With The 1970s. It Was Sent To Radio On October 4 2011 As The Fifth Single From 4.