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
Written By Anne Preven And Scott Cutler Long-Time Collaborators In Such Bands As Ednaswap And AnneTennA As Well As Henry Krieger And Beyoncé Knowles. "Listen" Was Written And Recorded For The Soundtrack In The 2006 Musical Film Dreamgirls. It Was Nominated Best Original Song At The 2006 International Press Academy Satellite Award And In The Following Year At The Golden Globe Awards And At The Academy Awards. Also In 2007 Dreamgirls Received Seven Nominations At The 12th Annual Critics' Choice Awards Where The Film Won Four Awards Including Best Original Song For "Listen".