Beyoncé’s Mom Said People ‘Didn’t Even Notice’ When the Singer Walked Into a Room as a Kid
Beyoncé’s mother has spent decades helping her daughter’s career. She said that when Beyoncé was a young child, though, she never could have predicted the turn her life would take. Before Tina Knowles saw her daughter perform, she said she was so quiet that she often went overlooked.
Beyoncé’s mom said that as a kid, the singer was easy to overlook until she started singing
When Beyoncé was a child, her teacher convinced her to get onstage at a talent show. She said she felt horrified by the prospect but allowed her teacher to talk her into it. When she got onstage, though, she felt a change go over her. Suddenly, she was ready to perform.
“I was terrified and I didn’t wanna do it, and she’s like, ‘C’mon, baby, get out there,’” Beyoncé told Rolling Stone. “I remember walking out and I was scared, but when the music started, I don’t know what happened. I just … changed.”
Her parents were shocked by the transformation their daughter underwent as she sang.
“We thought, Who is that?” her mother told Elle. “Until then, you didn’t even notice when she walked into a room.”
She admitted that something in her comes alive when she gets onstage
Beyoncé said she becomes a different person when she gets onstage years after that first performance.
“I don’t have a split personality but I’m really very country and would rather have no shoes on and have my hair in a bun and no makeup,” she said. “And when I perform, this confidence and this sexiness and this whatever it is that I’m completely not just happens. And you feel it, and you just start wildin’ and doin’ stuff that don’t even make sense, like the spirit takes over.”
She said the transformation into her stage persona felt like magic.
“That magic, that’s what I love,” she said. “If you see me on TV, I’m not a humble, shy person, but it’s a transformation into that. It’s a job. In real life I’m not like that.”
Beyoncé’s kid is also a natural performer
Beyoncé’s eldest child, Blue Ivy Carter, has followed in her mother’s footsteps. She has joined her mother as a dancer during performances and recently appeared as a voice actor in the film Mufasa: The Lion King. Director Barry Jenkins said Carter impressed him on set, where she got the opportunity to work with her mother.
“I think she’s just grown up [with] really wonderful tutelage from Beyoncé,” he said, per Hello Magazine. “And it was really dope to see a little bit of that mother-daughter dynamic make it into the film. What I loved was, they don’t have a lot of work together, but they would always be working on the same day, and it was really lovely to watch Beyoncé just be a mother and be there to support Blue Ivy. It was really wonderful.”
Beyoncé praised her daughter’s performance in the film.
“My gorgeous baby girl. This is your night,” Beyoncé wrote in an Instagram caption. “You worked hard and you did such a beautiful job as the voice of Kiara. Your family could not be prouder. Keep shining.”
