Singer Beyonce Knowles has sacked her father from her management team after a furious bust-up over one of her backing dancers.

The move has left her father Matthew - who had three years ago confessed that he had received counselling for his "marital infidelities" - stunned as he has always been credited with orchestrating his daughter's incredible rise to stardom, reports Internet portal Femalefirst.

"Beyonce had it with her dad. The relationship between 'Destiny's Child' and their management has been strained for some time now," a source said.

"It's all come to a head and now Beyonce doesn't want her dad to manage her career any more. The final straw came during a conversation with one of her backing dancers who convinced her it was time to make a fresh start."

Beyonce's spokesman has refused to confirm that the 23-year-old singer has sacked her father or made changes to her management team.