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
"Halo" Is A Song Recorded By Beyoncé For Her Third Studio Album I Am... Sasha Fierce. Columbia Records Released The Song The Album's Fourth Single To Mainstream Radio In The United States On January 20 2009 And To International Markets From February 20. Inspired By Ray LaMontagne's 2004 Song "Shelter" "Halo" Was Written And Composed By Beyoncé Ryan Tedder And Evan Bogart. It Was Originally Conceived By Tedder And Bogart Specifically For Beyoncé Although There Was Media Speculation That It Had Been Intended For Leona Lewis.