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WBEZ presents Making Beyoncé, a show that explores Beyoncé Knowles’ rise from local talent shows to global music icon.
In this Feb. 3, 2013 file photo, Beyonce performs during the Pepsi Super Bowl XLVII Halftime Show football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens, in New Orleans.
AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter is a media mogul. A philanthropist. A feminist hero. But before the Grammys, the platinum records and Destiny’s Child, there was just a shy girl growing up in Houston.
In this hour-long special, we'll hear from many of the people instrumental in the very beginning of her career as we follow Beyoncé from the stages of local talent shows to her first crack at a record deal with the group Girls Tyme.
Hear the entire podcast at the Making Beyoncé website.