Destiny's Child Summary: American R&B group Destiny's Child was formed in 1990 as a novelty group of pre-teen girls; by the late 1990s they had become a superstar female R&B vocal quartet. The group's members are Kelly Rowland, her cousin Beyoncé Knowles  and newcomer Michelle Williams. (Two earlier members of Destiny's Child, LaTavia Roberson and LeToya Luckett, left the group in 2000 and later formed their own band, Angel.) The group's top singles include 1997's "No, No, No," 1999's "Bills, Bills, Bills" and the 2000 hit "Say My Name" and their albums include Destiny's Child (1997), The Writing's On the Wall (1999) and Survivor (2001). After a 2002 tour the group split up, at least temporarily, to pursue individual projects. Destiny's Child has accumulated record sales of over 46 million albums and singles (over 60 million records sold when combining the solo sales of Knowles, Rowland and Williams alongside the group's success). On June 12, 2005 they announced on tour in Barcelona that they would no longer perform together, instead pursuing individual careers in music, theater, television and film. Read Details about Destinys Child
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Michelle Williams (2000-2005) Michelle Williams is one of the current spokepersons for The Gap, and she is singing her cover of Soul Legend Al Green's "Let's Stay Together" in their new commericial. Michelle's cover version of this song is also featured on the soundtrack to film Roll Bounce. Michelle is also expected to release a new album in early 2007, it will be her third solo album. Unlike her first two albums, her third may veer away from Gospel to mainstream R&B. Michelle is to appear in three upcoming episodes of UPN sitcom Half and Half in February 2006. In August, band-mate Kelly stated she was aware that Michelle was definitely in talks with Broadway again, so there may be more to come on the big stage from Michelle. Michelle Williams Biography in Details
Beyonce Knowles (1997-2005) Beyoncé has several individual projects lined up, including her role in the movie Dreamgirls, as well as music for the soundtrack of that movie. In the meantime she will release a new solo single, "Check On It" as the theme song for the upcoming Pink Panther movie remake. Pink Panther is due to be released February 10, 2006[5], whilst Dreamgirls is due for release late 2006 (filming begins in December 2005). Beyoncé is also launching her own clothing line, House of Dereon with her mother, Tina Knowles, in November 2005. Destiny's Child modelled some of the clothing during their 2005 world tour and during the Fashion Rocks concert, which took place September 9. Beyonce's second solo album is expected to be released in September 2006, before the album's release she will feature on a duet with Pharrell Williams on his debut solo album due for release in February 2006. Beyonce has earned 2 Grammy nominations to be awarded in 2006 for Best R&B Female Performance for Wishing On A Star and Best R&B Group performance with Stevie Wonder for So Amazing. Beyoncé Knowles Biography in Details
Kelly Rowland (1997-2005) Kelly has some individual TV and music projects lined up. She is to appear in three upcoming episodes of UPN sitcom Girlfriends in February 2006. She is featured on the upcoming new album Illumination by soul greats Earth, Wind & Fire. Kelly's singing can be heard on their song "This Is How I Feel" also featuring rapper Big Boi of OutKast and singer Sleepy Brown. She is also a featured artist on a song called "Here We Go", which impacted radio in September 2005 and is climbing steadily up Billboard's R&B and Pop charts, looking set to achieve similar success to her duet with Nelly on the song "Dilemma". This is the second single from rapper Trina's new album Glamorest Life, which released in October 2005. Kelly has already began working on her second album, which is expected to be released in Spring 2006. She also is credited for Writing "Cater 2 U" which is Nominated for Best R&B Song. Kelly Rowland Biography in Details
LaTavia Roberson (1997-2000) LaTavia Roberson was born on November 1, 1981 in Houston, Texas, she is an African American R&B singer and former member of female group Destiny's Child. Roberson is a spinto contralto vocalist, noted for her thick, husky lower register. After leaving the Destiny's Child quartet, Roberson has since formed her own quartet with Destiny's Child other former member, LeToya Luckett, called Anjel. She has also ventured into the realm of acting. Roberson was the spokesmodel for ProLine's Just For Me African American children relaxer line from 1989 to 1998.
LeToya Luckett (1997-2000) LeToya Luckett was born on March 11, 1981 in Houston, Texas, she is an African American R&B Grammy Award winner singer. She is a former member of group Destiny's Child. LeToya was the last member to join the quartet Girls Tyme which later became Destiny's Child. In 1998, Destiny's Child released their self-titled debut album Destiny's Child, which included the hit singles "No, No, No", produced by Wyclef Jean, and "With Me" produced by Jermaine Dupri & Master P. In 1998 Destiny's Child was also featured on the soundtrack Why Do Fools Fall In Love and contributed a song called "Get On The Bus" Featuring and produced by Timbaland which was only released in Europe. In 1999, Destiny's Child released their sophomore album, The Writing's on the Wall. It became one of the biggest selling albums released by an all female group and included four hit singles, "Jumpin' Jumpin'", "Say my Name", "Bills, Bills, Bills", and "Bug a Boo". During 2000, in the midst of the success of The Writing's on the Wall, Luckett and other member LaTavia Roberson,were kicked out of the group. After several months of media speculation, Luckett and Roberson began auditioning young women for a new female R&B quartet. Naty Quinones and Tiffany Beaudoin made the cut. In 2003, Ms Luckett successfully opened a clothing boutique in downtown Houston called "Lady Elle". In 2005, Luckett decided to pursue a solo career. Her self-titled debut album is due to be released in February of 2006 on Capitol Records. She already has several tracks playing on the radio, such as the single "All Eyes on Me" and "You Got What I Need". Songs from her upcoming album have been leaked on the internet such "Hey Fella", "No More", and "I'm Good". Luckett also released a song titled "What Love Can Do", which is featured on the original soundtrack of the film Coach Carter. She is also featured on Houston's song, "My Promise" and Slim Thug's "This is My Life". LeToya is gearing up for the release of her first single "All Eyes on Me" to be released in January 2006.
Farrah Franklin (2000- Farrah Destiny Franklin was born on 3 May 1981 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Franklin joined the multi-platinum singing group Destiny's Child after co-founding members LeToya Luckett and LaTavia Roberson were fired by manager Matthew Knowles (father of lead singer Beyoncé Knowles). She was unceremoniously dismissed in the same manner after only five months.