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The singer has said, "[Music] is more than just what I hear. When I'm connected to something, I immediately see a visual or a series of images that are tied to a feeling or an emotion—a memory from my childhood, thoughts about life, my dreams or my fantasies. And they're all connected to the music.

Queen Bey has admitted that she's pretty messy around the house which sometimes irritates her husband, Jay Z, whom Beyoncé described to Ebony magazine as "very organized.

Beyoncé's first pregnancy announcement at the end of her performance of "Love on Top" during the 2011 VMA's on MTV earned the Guinness World Book of Records title for most tweets (8,868) per second.

A fashion icon in her own right, Beyoncé's ultimate style spirit animal is British supermodel Kate Moss.

Beyoncé joined former Destiny's Child bandmate Kelly Rowland to create the Survivor Foundation, which provides relief to victims of natural disasters, in 2005. (It has since closed doors.) More recently, her foundation Beygood raised money for the survivors of the earthquakes in Nepal. The superstar has also raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to fight for gender equality worldwide, given school supplies to students across the country, built apartments for the homeless and hosted food drives in Houston. She has also partnered with Goodwill and Phoenix House.

A Star is Born is Queen Bey's favorite movie of all time and for a while, it looked like she was going to headline a remake of the film. In early 2012, according to a report in Entertainment Weekly, her possible leading men included Tom Cruise, Eminem, and Russell Crowe. After the birth of her daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, Beyoncé bowed out of the project opting to focus on family instead of her film career. A much anticipated big-screen version starring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper is slated to premiere later this year

Beyoncé revealed she suffered from depression for two years after Destiny's Child broke up in 2006. "I didn't eat. I stayed in my room. I was in a really bad place in life, going through that lonely period: 'Who am I? Who are my friends?' My life changed."

In 2011, she told The Sun she took a year off to focus on herself and thanks her mother with getting her back on track. "My mother was very persistent and she kept saying that I had to take care of my mental health." And if you're worried about someone in your life potentially suffering from depression, here are Ways Your Loved Ones May Be Hiding It.

Beyoncé's father, Mathew Knowles, is of African-American heritage and was born in Houston, Texas. Her mother, Tina Knowles, was born in Galveston, Texas, and boasts a creole heritage, including African, Native American, Irish, and French ancestry in her family. She is the 21st-century descendant of Joseph Broussard, a leader of the Acadian people in the mid-1700s who is considered a hero of the British resistance and French and Indian War.

The next year, Beyoncé met Kelly Rowland and LaTavia Robertson at an audition. She and her future Destiny's Child bandmates were matched with three other girls as part of the all-girl group "Girl's Tyme."

When she was seven years old, Beyoncé won a school singing competition by performing John Lennon's "Imagine." She received a standing ovation. And for more celebrity trivia, don't miss The 30 Best Celebrity Style Evolutions.