Blue Ivy Carter, born on 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.” 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 charted a song on any Billboard chart. She has been the subject of depictions in the media, including impersonations on Saturday Night Live and RuPaul’s Drag Race.
Profile Summary
Name: | Blue Ivy Carter |
Date of Birth: | January 7, 2012 |
Place of Birth: | Manhattan, New York |
Nationality: | American |
Net Worth: | $2 millions |
Father: | Jay-Z |
Mother: | Beyoncé |
Early Life and Education
Blue Ivy Carter was born on January 7, 2012, at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan, New York, to Beyoncé and Jay-Z. 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.
Two days after her birth, Time dubbed Carter “the most famous baby in the world.” Since her birth, her parents have “worked to secure trademarks of their daughter’s name for everything, including books, shampoos, video games, and more.”
Beyoncé argued Carter is a “cultural icon” during the trademark process. Through her mother, Carter is a granddaughter of Tina and Mathew Knowles, a first cousin once removed of Angela Beyincé, and a niece of singer Solange Knowles.
Media attention has been focused on Blue Ivy Carter from birth because of her famous parents and extended family. In 2018, Blue Ivy Carter attended first grade at the Center for Early Education, a private school in West Hollywood, California.
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. Because of “Glory”, Carter is the youngest person to ever chart on the Billboard charts.
In 2015, Blue Ivy Carter appeared as part of the choir on the Coldplay song “Up&Up” from their album A Head Full of Dreams.
In 2020, Blue Ivy 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.
In November 2020, Blue Ivy Carter narrated Matthew A. Cherry’s book Hair Love about an African American father doing his daughter’s hair for the first time. Variety posited “there’s a chance she could contend for a Grammy nomination for spoken word.”
On January 21, 2023, Blue Ivy Carter joined her mother onstage to sing “Brown Skin Girl” for the first time, as Beyoncé performed at a private show in Dubai.
Beginning May 26, 2023, Blue Ivy Carter joined the Renaissance World Tour as a dancer and danced to “My Power” and “Black Parade” with her mother.
Blue Ivy Carter Net worth
Blue Ivy Carter has an estimated net worth of $2 millions. Blue Ivy Carter is an American singer.
Personal Life
Blue Ivy Carter is the first-born daughter of musicians Jay-Z and Beyoncé. However, she is not married as she is currently pursuing her career.