Category: Beyoncé

Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland attended Alief Elsik High School in southwest Houston, where two future superstars rehearsed while Destiny's Child became itself.

Beyoncé trained at Kinder HSPVA in downtown Houston, where her natural gifts were shaped into the technical precision of a world-class performer.

Beyoncé sang her first solo at St. John's United Methodist in Houston — the Third Ward congregation where her gospel roots first took hold.

At nine, Beyoncé won a Houston talent show at Parker Elementary — beating teenagers by singing John Lennon's Imagine. The music magnet built her foundation.

A dance teacher began humming a song — and seven-year-old Beyoncé completed it. St. Mary's Montessori in Houston is where her voice was first discovered.

Beyoncé grew up in Houston's Third Ward — the Tre that shaped her voice, her identity, and her nickname Third Ward Trill. This is where it all started.