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'' 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

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for being the youngest person to have a charted song on any ''Billboard'' chart. She has been the subject of depictions in media, including impersonations on ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2020, she was featured on "

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", a single by her mother Beyoncé, alongside

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and

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. The song won her accolades including an

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; the BET Her Award, making her the youngest winner of a

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; and a

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for the same song, which earned her another Guinness World Record for being the youngest individually credited Grammy Award winner, and the second youngest overall.

Biography

On August 28, 2011, Beyoncé's pregnancy was announced during her performance of " Love On Top" at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards. She finished the performance by unbuttoning her blazer and rubbing her stomach to confirm the pregnancy. Blue Ivy Carter was born on January 7, 2012, to Beyoncé and Jay-Z at

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. CBS wrote Carter was "Arguably the world's most famous baby, aside from

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and North West", the eldest child of

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and

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. Two days after her birth, ''

'' 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 Knowles and

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as well as a niece of singer

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. Media attention has been focused on Carter from birth because of her famous parents and extended family. In 2018, Carter attended first grade at the Center for Early Education, a private school in

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Career

Dubbed the "New Princess of Pop" by ''

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'', 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, Carter appeared as part of the choir on the

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song " Up&Up" from their album ''

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''. In 2020, Carter sang on the track "

", earning accolades and awards for the performance. She was the youngest recipient of a

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

ceremony. In November 2020, Carter narrated Matthew A. Cherry's book ''

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'' about an

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father doing his daughter's hair for the first time. ''

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'' posited "there's a chance she could contend for a

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nomination for spoken word."

Public image

In 2012,

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named Carter an honorary citizen. Before Carter's birth, her parents had visited the town, where Beyoncé had first considered naming her Blue Ivy. In August 2014, Carter joined her father Jay-Z onstage at the

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, where they presented Beyoncé with the

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. Carter has continued to attend music award ceremonies with her parents, including the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards, where she made headlines for the cost of the clothing she wore. In January 2020, just before Carter's eighth birthday, rapper

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posted photos to her

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and

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of her, Beyoncé, and Carter. '' Vanity Fair'' writer K. Austin Collins and '' Harper's Bazaar'' web editor Violet Lucca criticized Carter's appearance. Both apologized and deleted their posts after backlash.

Cultural depictions of Carter

In February 2012, ''

'' parodied a baby Carter being sung to by Justin Timberlake playing

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. In January 2013, ''Saturday Night Live'' aired a parody of Carter and Beyoncé, where Carter's crib was "lined with one of

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's finest wigs." In 2018, Carter was the subject of an impersonation by drag queen The Vixen on the

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episode on

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of ''

''. ''Into'' stated the characterization rested on "brat... without pushing Blue into more nuanced territory."

Discography

Singles

Guest appearances

Filmography

Film

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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