DESTINY’S CHILD MEMBERS

Destiny’s Child was a Grammy Award-winning American R&B girl group. Originally
a quartet, the group eventually became a trio whose members include Beyoncé
Knowles, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams. In the past the group was also
based from LaTavia Roberson, LeToya Luckett and Farrah Franklin.

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Beyoncé Giselle Knowles
(born September 4, 1981) is a Grammy Award-winning American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, Golden Globe Award-nominated actress, dancer, and fashion designer and model for House of Deréon. Knowles rose to fame as the creative force and lead singer of R&B girl group Destiny’s Child, the best-selling female group of all time, with over fifty million records sold.
After a series of commercially successful releases with the group, Knowles released her debut solo album Dangerously in Love in 2003. The album became one of the biggest commercial successes of the year, topping the album charts in the U.S. and the UK. It also spawned the number-one singles “Crazy in Love” and “Baby Boy” and earned Beyoncé a record-tying five Grammy Awards in a single night in 2004. Knowles’s sophomore album, B’Day, which was released worldwide on September 4, 2006 (her twenty-fifth birthday) continued her success. The album spawned the UK number-one single “Deja Vu”, “Ring the Alarm”, and the worldwide number-one hit “Irreplaceable”.

Tenitra Michelle Williams
(born July 23, 1980 in Rockford, Illinois) is one-third of the R&B supergroup Destiny’s Child. She is also a gospel singer, songwriter and Broadway actress. She has won one Grammy Award with Destiny’s Child.
After the release and promotion of Survivor, Williams became the first member to release a solo studio album. Her Gospel album, Heart To Yours , shot up to #1 on the Billboard Gospel Chart and became the biggest-selling Gospel album of 2002, making her the first member of Destiny’s Child to do so; she then broke into acting with her starring role in the Broadway hit, Aida, replacing R&B singer Toni Braxton.
Following the success of her debut, Michelle released her sophomore album, entitled Do You Know, in 2004, featuring the single of the same name and a Destiny’s Child Gospel track I Know. The album did not perform as well as her debut but did reach #2 on the Hot Christian Contemporary Album Chart and #3 on the Billboard Gospel Chart.

LaTavia Marie Roberson
(born November 1, 1982 in Houston, Texas) is a Grammy Award-winning American R&B singer and songwriter, as well as an original member of female group Destiny’s Child. Since parting ways with the group, she has ventured into the realm of acting and is currently recording solo material for a possible solo career. She currently resides in Houston, Texas.
In July of 2006 it was confirmed by LaTavia herself said that she has been secretly recording her debut album on and off since March. So far she has collaborated with producers such as Scott Storch and hopes to work with Houston rappers Mike Jones and Slim Thug in the future, but was quick to point out this is in no way an attempt to recreate the success of former bandmate LeToya Luckett.

LeToya Nicole Luckett
(born March 11, 1981), professionally known as LeToya, is a two-time Grammy Award-winning American R&B singer, songwriter and entrepreneur. She is an original member of R&B group Destiny’s Child and has since pursued a successful solo career, topped the Billboard 200 albums chart in her first week, achieved records on BET’s top 10 countdown, 106 & Park, and has been certified platinum by the RIAA. Her self-titled debut album, LeToya, was released on July 25, 2006.

Farrah Franklin (born Farrah Destiny Franklin on May 3, 1981 in Fresno, California to an Italian father and an African American mother) is an American singer, actress, and model. In 2000, she joined the multi-platinum girl group Destiny’s Child. She and Michelle Williams were introduced in the music video for “Say My Name” (although Franklin was already featured as an extra in Destiny’s Child’s video for Bills, Bills, Bills), replacing original members LeToya Luckett and LaTavia Roberson. She also appeared in the music video for “Jumpin’ Jumpin’” and her vocals can be heard on “Independent Women Part 1 (vocals are rumored to have been removed from the album version)”, “Jumpin’ Jumpin” (Azza’s Remix & WMBA Version), and “Dance With Me”.
Five months after joining Destiny’s Child, Franklin resigned. In 2005, Franklin embarked on a solo career; she is stated to be working on a new album.
Franklin has appeared in the feature films Trippin and The Brewster Project. Currently, she is stated to star in the forthcoming independent horror film, Eyes of Darkness. She also appeared in the Mr. Cheeks video, “Crush On You”. Farrah is currently working on her self titled album. It was heard that she will write and executive produce her project. It is rumored that she’s engaged to NBA Star Ron Artest.

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