Blue Ivy Carter
Blue Ivy Carter (born January 7, 2012) is an American singer. She is the first-born daughter of musicians Jay-Z and Beyoncé. Two days after her birth, Time dubbed Carter "the most famous baby in the world."[1] That same day, her vocals were featured on the song "Glory", by her father Jay-Z, which earned her a Guinness World Record for being the youngest person to have a charted song on any Billboard chart.[2][3] She has been the subject of depictions in media, including impersonations on Saturday Night Live and RuPaul's Drag Race.
Blue Ivy Carter
January 7, 2012
B.I.C.
2013–present
- Mathew Knowles (grandfather)
- Tina Knowles (grandmother)
- Solange Knowles (aunt)
- Angela Beyincé (first cousin once removed)
In 2020, she was featured on "Brown Skin Girl", a single by her mother Beyoncé, alongside Wizkid and Saint Jhn.[4] The song won her accolades including an NAACP Image Award;[5] the BET Her Award, making her the youngest winner of a BET Award; and a Grammy Award for Best Music Video for the same song,[6] which earned her another Guinness World Record for being the youngest individually credited Grammy Award winner,[7] and the second youngest overall.[8]
Early life and education
On August 28, 2011, Beyoncé's pregnancy was announced during her performance of "Love On Top" at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards.[9] She finished the performance by unbuttoning her blazer and rubbing her stomach to confirm the pregnancy.[10] Blue Ivy Carter was born on January 7, 2012, to Beyoncé and Jay-Z at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan, New York.[11] CBS wrote Carter was "Arguably the world's most famous baby, aside from Prince George and North West", the eldest child of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West.[12] Two days after her birth, Time dubbed Carter "the most famous baby in the world."[1] Since her birth, her parents have "worked to secure trademarks of their daughter's name for everything, including books, shampoos, video games, and more."[13] Beyoncé argued Carter is a "cultural icon" during the trademark process.[14] Through her mother, Carter is a granddaughter of Tina and Mathew Knowles,[15][16] a first cousin once removed of Angela Beyincé,[17] and a niece of singer Solange Knowles.[18] Media attention has been focused on Carter from birth because of her famous parents and extended family. In 2018, Carter attended first grade at the Center for Early Education, a private school in West Hollywood, California.[19]
Career
Dubbed the "New Princess of Pop" by Rolling Stone, Carter was featured gurgling and crying on her father's single "Glory", a song released to celebrate her two days after her birth.[20][1] Because of "Glory", Carter is the youngest person to ever chart on the Billboard charts.[21][22]
In 2015, Carter appeared as part of the choir on the Coldplay song "Up&Up" from their album A Head Full of Dreams.[23][24]
In 2020, Carter sang on the track "Brown Skin Girl", earning accolades and awards for the performance. She was the youngest recipient of a BET Award when she received the BET Her Award. She was also awarded the Soul Train Music Award for The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award, as well as the prize for Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration at the 2020 NAACP Image Award ceremony.[25][26]
In November 2020, Carter narrated Matthew A. Cherry's book Hair Love about an African American father doing his daughter's hair for the first time.[27][28] Variety posited "there's a chance she could contend for a Grammy nomination for spoken word."[29]
On January 21, 2023, Carter joined her mother onstage to sing "Brown Skin Girl" for the first time, as Beyoncé performed at a private show in Dubai.[30]
Beginning May 26, 2023, Carter joined the Renaissance World Tour as a dancer and danced to "My Power" and "Black Parade" with her mother.[31]