Blue Ivy Carter was born on January 7, 2012, at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, to the musicians Beyoncé and Jay-Z. She is their first child.
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Two days after she was born, TIME magazine called her “the most famous baby in the world.” The same day, Jay-Z released “Glory”, a song that included recordings of her breathing, cries and coos. The credit reads “Jay-Z featuring B.I.C.”, and the song debuted on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
The Guinness World Records lists her as the youngest person to have an entry on a Billboard chart, because of that release.
Grammy recognition
Her 2019 single “Brown Skin Girl”, with Beyoncé, Wizkid and Saint Jhn, won the Grammy for Best Music Video at the 63rd Grammy Awards. That win made her the youngest individually credited Grammy winner, which Guinness also records.
Editor’s note: an earlier version of this article included claims about TV impersonations that could not be confirmed against a published source. Those claims have been removed.
Sources
- Guinness World Records, Youngest chart entrant (US): https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/101399-youngest-chart-entrant-us
- TIME, Jay-Z releases Glory, featuring his daughter Blue Ivy’s cries (9 January 2012): https://newsfeed.time.com/2012/01/09/jay-z-releases-glory-featuring-his-daughter-blue-ivys-cries/
- Yahoo, All about Blue Ivy, Beyoncé and JAY-Z’s older daughter (PEOPLE): https://ca.news.yahoo.com/blue-ivy-beyonc-jay-zs-135815988.html