Beyonce: A Famous Failure

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I bet you didn’t picture Beyonce as a famous failure did you. Beyonce succeeded in many things that a number of people know about, but what about some her record labels that failed, when she left Destiny’s Child, and her drama with relationships.

Beyonce had many things that failed in her life, but Destiny’s Child was one of her first. Beyonce signed with Destiny’s Child when she was only 8 years old. She stopped working with Destiny’s Child when she was 25 years old. Now she is split from Destiny’s Child because she was doing solo albums on the side. Since Beyonce stopped working with Destiny’s Child she has become a solo artist.

Many record labels had signed with Beyonce but she stopped working with them. She work with Cadillac

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