Beyoncé Knowles
publication date: Friday, March 11, 2005 (part of Round XXV)
category: 
Music
clue: Maybe it was destiny that this child of a music manager was tempted to become a singing sensation.
explanation: Knowles, usually known by her stage name Beyoncé, was a popular R&B singer managed by her own father. The words "destiny" and "child" refer to her membership in R&B singing group Destiny's Child. The word "tempted" is a reference to her film "The Fighting Temptations." more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Matthew Preston, Denise Sawicki, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, Erik Bates, Mike Eberhart, Aaron Shurtleff, Dave Mitzman, Elliot Farney, Jerry Mathis, Scott Horowitz, Megan Baxter, Lori Lancaster, Aaron Fischer, Chris McKinnon, Mihai Rusu, Michael Paul Cote, Jackie Mason, E. M., Christine Marie Doiron, Anna Gregoline, Nadine Russell, Lori S., Jeff Ball, Marc Kelley, and Derek Mueller
trivia: This goo was originally created for an Oscars Week that didn't happen because of the timing of the end of Round XXIV.
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