United Kingdom, Feb. 6 -- Normani feels inspired by Beyonce's "grace" and "poise".

The 29-year-old singer admits that Beyonce, 44, has played a huge part in her own success, and that she's set her own "standard" in the music business.

Normani - who rose to fame in Fifth Harmony, the chart-topping girl group - told Sports Illustrated: "I have a handful of women who have been very influential to me from as early as I can remember falling in love with music in the early 2000s [and] late '90s. So there is definitely a list, but maybe to name one, I would definitely have to say Beyonce.

"She has been such an influential part of why I ended up falling in love with music, and not just music itself, but also entertainment."

Normani observed t...