How Beyoncé is gradually launching the career of her eldest daughter, Blue Ivy Carter

Suddenly, a silhouette stands out from the crowd of dancers. It’s a little after midnight in France and Blue Ivy Carter, “Cowboy Carter” scarf around her bust, says hello to the camera. She grabs her mother’s hand, Beyoncéand launches into impeccable choreography among seasoned performers. She is only 12 years old and her mere presence delights the NRG Stadium in Houston (the singer’s hometown), as much as Internet users tuned into Netflix to follow the halftime concert of the NFL match between the Houston Texans and the Baltimore Ravens. Let’s say it, sporting considerations have taken second place. The real issue of the day was halftime show long-awaited, marking the first time that Beyoncé performed songs from her latest country-inspired album live, Cowboy Carter. Like a taste of an upcoming tour?

For these 13 minutes of show, the superstar invited a few distinguished guests to share their best feats with her –Post Malone, Shaboozey as well as female figures of country Tiera Kennedy, Tanner Adell, Brittney Spencer et Reyna Roberts– but the real star of the evening was Blue Ivy Carter. The young girl appeared for the paintings YA YA, MY HOUSEet TEXAS HOLD ‘EM. For this final title, she shared a few dance steps with her mother before joining the overall choreography, still clearly visible, in the angle of the camera. With this new performance filmed for the whole world, Beyoncé offers a considerable springboard to her eldest daughter, continuing the major role she gave her during her world tour Renaissance.

Remember: May 26, 2023, Stade de France. For the first time, Blue Ivy joined her mother on stage for a tour date, after a short appearance at a concert in Dubai a few months earlier. From her Parisian performance, she was included in the official register of credits for dancers of the Renaissance World Touralongside whom she danced on the paintings My Power et Black Parade. “My wonderful eldest daughter. I am so proud of you and so grateful to be your mom. You bring us so much happiness, little angel,” her mother marveled on Instagram.

From baby star to prima ballerina

A few months later, in the film from the tour, the singer revealed a rare glimpse of her family life, seen behind the scenes. She explained in particular that she hesitated before letting her daughter perform alongside her: “She told me that she was ready to perform on stage, and I told her no. I didn’t think a stadium stage was an appropriate place for an 11 year old girl. […] Everything I had to go through and the obstacles I had to overcome prepared me for this. She did not know [ces barrières]. So I made a deal with her and said, “If you practice and show your commitment, I’ll let you do a show.” »

In recent months, Blue Ivy’s career has taken off. Beyoncé shows the public her daughter’s phenomenal progress in dance, from her first steps in front of 70,000 people in Paris to this performance for the NFL. On closer inspection, Blue Ivy has been exposed by her parents as a precocious talent since her very early childhood – and even before. Beyoncé announced her pregnancy on stage, live at the MTV Video Music Awards, and her child was called “the most famous baby in the world” upon his arrival in the world in 2012. We could already hear his baby cooing on the track Gloryreleased by his father, Jay-Ztwo days after his birth. The little girl then became the youngest artist to have entered a Billboard ranking, all tops combined.

The Lion King and the Knowles-Carter clan

Since then, she has appeared in several of her mother’s music videos, including Spirit, Formation et Brown Skin Girl, from the album Black is Kinginspired by the live-action film The Lion King from Disney Studios. In the music video, she appears alongside Naomi Campbell, Lupita Nyong’o et Kelly Rowland. Her performance earned her a Grammy Award, making her the youngest solo artist to win a Grammy award in Grammy history.

With The Lion Kingshe also demonstrates her talents as a voice actress, since she lends her voice to the character of Kiara in the second part of the film, entitled Mufasa. The film’s premiere took place this month, just hours after Jay-Z’s accusation of child rape was made public. The Knowles-Carter clan rallied around the young girl, who was celebrating a major accomplishment in the midst of the storm. In the process, Beyoncé posted two photos of herself, accompanied by a touching caption: “My beautiful daughter. It’s your evening. You worked hard and did such a beautiful job as the voice of Kiara. Your family couldn’t be more proud. Keep shining. » In 2020, she had already been the narrator of an audiobook entitled Hair Love (by Matthew A.Cherry), adapted from an Oscar-winning short film.

From mothers to daughters

In the vast nebula of nepo babiesBlue Ivy stands out through her sense of perfectionism. Faced with criticism that followed her first scene in Paris, she redoubled her efforts to improve the precision of her choreography. Faced with the controversies that have recently targeted her family, she put on a good face and posed, like a regular, for the photographers present at the premiere of Mufasa. If Beyoncé’s fans support her, it is also because she does not deny her status as no baby : each new stage of his career is reached with and thanks to his mother, who accompanies him on all occasions. With his own mother, Tina Knowles (very present on social networks), Beyoncé helps build around Blue Ivy the image of a hardworking and persevering young girl, close to her family and a jack of all trades. Not to mention her wardrobe and her already very elaborate beauty looks.