Destiny's Child is an American pop group. Originally the duo and later the quartet, the class action in time became the trio, whose members are Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Based on data from the World Music Awards, they are a "Best-Selling Female Group of All Time" using conjunctive record sales of concluded 60 million albums & singles sold (includes class action & solo sales). In June 12, 2005, the class action announced on the road inside Barcelona that they would there is no elongated perform together, instead pursuing single careers within music, theater, television & film.

Early Career
'''Destiny's Tike''' was formed inside Houston, Texas, in 1990, when original members Beyoncé Knowles and LaTavia Roberson were just nine years old; Knowles' father, Matthew, placed just about getting an work according to their singing & rapping, under a title GirlTyme. Knowles's friend Kelly Rowland joined 2 years when. In the future Tina Knowles, Beyoncé's mother, took their title from either the passage in the Book of Isaiah. It landed an appearance in Star Search (as the trio), where it performed a rap song. Inside 1993, LeToya Luckett joined the work. A quartet's linehigher was finalized (for a period existence), & it spent a next pack years working their way up from either the Houston club scene, eventually opening for popular R&B artists like SWV, Dru Hill, and Immature. Within 1997, Destiny's Child was offered the recording contract by Columbia Records. ''Destiny's Child
A class action manufactured their recording debut by owning "Killing Time," which appeared on the soundtrack for the 1997 blockbuster, Men In Black''. Destiny's Little one freed their self-titled debut album to mixed reviews in February 17, 1998. A album's number 1 lone, "No, No, No" featured deuce all different versions of the equivalent song. "No, No, No Pt. 1" & "No, No, No Pt. 2" were each freed at the same time, nonetheless, Section Two was considered the "remix" version of Part One. "No, No, No Pt. 2", featuring The Fugees member Wyclef Jean, quickly climbed to No. Single on the Billboard R&B chart and No. Threesome on the Pop chart. A only sold assibilate One million copies. Yet, watch-higher singles "With Me Pt.1" & "Get On The Bus" failed to reproduce a profits of "No, No, No". ''Destiny's Baby'' one of these days went Platinum after later profits. Expectations weren't high for the class action's 2nd album, when virtually all industry critics considered the two to exist as an additional one time use R&B girl-group with one-hit wonder status.

''The Writing's on the Wall''
Destiny's Kid re-entered the studio quickly, bringing within a newly lineup of producers, including Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, Rodney Jerkins, Dwayne Wiggins, Chad Elliot, Daryl Simmons, and Missy Elliott. Critics were typically caring just about a album; Music critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote "''The Writing's on the Wall''... an assured step forward for the girl group. Not only are they maturing as vocalists, they are fortunate to work with such skilled, talented producers... who all give the quartet rich, varied music upon which to work their charm." Lead individual "Bills, Bills, Bills" became a class action's foremost There are no. One Hot 100 hit (and 2nd R&B No. Single) in the summertime of 1999, and paced by its profits, a incidental to album, ''The Writing's on the Wall'', entered the Billboard 200 at No.6 upon its release on July 27, 1999. A 2nd individual, "Bug-a-Boo" hit a Top 40 popular stock and index charts, when its music video received heavy rotatiin on MTV and BET.

Buoyed per class action's break profits, deuce of its original members, Letoya Luckett & LaTavia Roberson, attempted to split by having manager Matthew Knowles, charging that he kept the disproportional part of the band's gains, attempted to exert as well lot control, & below the belt favorite his girl & Kelly Rowland world health organization he got legal guradianship across. whenever it never meant to leave a class action, relations naturally grew strained, & when a videos for "Say My Name" premiered around February 2000, numbers of fans (does'nt to mention Roberson & Luckett) were surprised to buy ii fresh members -- Michelle Williams & Farrah Franklin -- joining Knowles and Rowland. Angered, Roberson & Luckett took legal action within March, suing each Knowles & their previous bandmates for breach of partnership & fiducial duties. The war of words followed in the click; meanwhile, Destiny's Baby became the pop-cultural phenomenon. "Say My Name" became a class action's large individual up to now & third There are no. Ace lone. A abrupt membership changes in a class action seemed to just heighten a class action's visibility, eventually separating a children from either the endless few of teen R&B starlets.

Around June 2000, the album's 4th only, "Jumpin' Jumpin'" become a Top Five hit, notwithstanding, a second departure came from either the ever-evolving girl-class action. Farrah Franklin, world health organization got replaced an original member upright 5 months prior, left a class action for various individual reasons. This split was less controversial, when ''A Writing's on the Wall'' would in time become qualified 8x atomic number 78 domestically & sell complete 12 million copies worldwide. Meanwhile, toward the prevent of 2000, Roberson & Luckett dropped a part of their suit aimed at Rowl& and Knowles within exchange for a class action settlement (approximated to become at all about $2 million amount), though it continued to pursue action against Knowles' father; when a share of the agreement, both sides were prohibited from either attacking each more publicly.

"The Rebirth of the Group"
Nowadays the trio of Beyonce` Knowles, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams, Destiny's Infant were tapped to record a theme song for the film version of ''Charlie's Angels''; released as a single in October 2000, "Independent Women, Pt. 1" raced higher a stock & index charts and spent an astounding Eleven sequentially weeks at There is no.Unity (a long haul of 2000). It quickly began functiin in the newly album to capitalize on their profits. Meanwhile, Destiny's Tyke won Two Grammy awards for "Say My Name", including Better R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group and Best R&B Song. When speaking by owning MTV.com, Rowland had this to say about the upcoming album: "I know everybody can relate to this album it's very diverse and inspiring. The year 2000 was very challenging, and I know that gave Beyoncé a lot of inspiration to write songs for the album. We cannot wait for everybody to hear it. It's so empowering for a lot of people who have already heard a little bit of it."

Survivor
Beyoncé got lang syne emerged when a class action's focal point, & on the third Destiny's Little one album, she assumed additional control than ever prior to, ingesting a greater h& within producing and co-writing the entire album. "We're excited about the album," Knowles told MTV News shortly before a album's release. She adds, "...I got a chance to co-write and produce all of the songs." "And she did an incredible job," a class action's Kelly Rowland added. "But everybody is apart of the music," Knowles said. "Everybody is singing lead on every song, and it's so great — because now Destiny's Child is at the point vocally and mentally that it should be at. It's just great to be a part of this group." Survivor - whose title was reportedly inspired by a DJ's crack about Destiny's Little a single members voting one a second off a island, very much such as a popular CBS reality series Survivor - hit stores in the spring of 2001, and entered the Billboard 200 at 1st, selling across 663,000 copies inside its first week sales (a greatest ever for a girl-class action.) A 1st 2 singles, "Survivor" & "Bootylicious", were predictably huge hits, by owning a latter becoming a class action's quaternary There are no.only Hot 100 single. An über-melismatic cover of the Bee Gees' "Emotion" was also successful, becoming the Top 10 pop hit. Survivor sold easily - qualified 4x atomic number 78 domestically & running in to sell ended 10 million worldwide. Toward the prevent of a season, the class action freed a holiday album, 8 Times of Christmas, & proclaimed plans for the series of side projects, including solo albums from either a lot triad members (to exist when staggered all over the next month & a half, and so as to stay away from competition). Around early 2002, the remix compilation titled This Is the Remix was released to tide fans ended.

Solo Projects

Michelle Williams
Williams became a foremost member of Destiny's Baby to have a solo project released. “Heart To Yours�, the contemporary gospel collection, reached No. Single on the Top Gospel Albums chart & sold 200,000 copies in the The states. Her 2nd gospel album, Do You Understand reached a There is no. Deuce slot on the Top Christian Album chart and There is no. Three on the Top Gospel Albums chart shortly when its release around January 2004. Williams likewise earned rave reviews fallowing replacing Toni Braxton in the lead role of Aida on Broadway in November 2003. Up to now this album has sold upright on top 50,000 copies in the United states.

Kelly Rowland
Within October 2002, Rowland’s solo debut, Simply Deep featured a There are no.One Hot 100 smash hit, "Dilemma", the Grammy-winning (Best Rap/Sung Collaboration) duet by using hip-hop superstar Nelly, however, that did non translate into album sales for Rowland. Using "Dilemma" Rowland became a 1st member of Destiny's Kid to hit There is no. Ace outside of the class action. Internationally, Kelly get on a roll, hitting the There are no. Ace slot on the U.K. and several other countries' album charts while peaking in the U.S. at No. Leash on the Hoarding Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album chart and No. Dozen on the Hoarding 200. A album has sold 500,000 copies in the United States and 2 million worldwide. Inside 2003, Rowland mass produced her feature film debut in the horror flick "Freddy Vs. Jason".

Beyoncé Knowles
Inside 2001, Knowles co-starred with Mekhi Phifer in MTV's remake of Bizet's Carmen, Carmen: A Hip Hopera. Within 2002, Knowles co-starred with Mike Myers in the box-professional blockbuster Austin Powers in Goldmember. She recorded one for its soundtrack known as "Work It Out", it was a different style for Knowles & the song flopped, which lead her to discarded virtually all of the 45 songs recorded for her solo debut.

Her gaolbreak solo profits has far eclipsed a more ii Destiny's Baby members. Her 2003 solo debut, Dangerously Around Love, debuted at There is no. Single & sold all over Four million copies in the United States and over 8 million worldwide. It yielded a There are no. Ace hits "Crazy In Love" featuring hip hop superstar Jay-Z (certified gold), & "Baby Boy" featuring Sean Paul. Top Five songs "Me, Myself and I" and "Naughty Girl", a latter too qualified gold, followed.

Critically, Knowles has been easily-received by numbers of, possibly netting Fivesome Grammy awards for Dangerously In Love, the level reached merely by some others, including Michael Jackson, Lauryn Hill, Alicia Keys, Santana and Norah Jones, some super telling company to exist as keeping.

She's too dating Jay-Z, although their tremendously talked all about romance remains the mystery to virtually all. Each Knowles & Jay-Z refuse to comment on the relationship. Within September 2003, Knowles co-starred in her 2nd feature, The Fighting Temptations alongside Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr. She recently landed a role in a remake of The Pink Panther with Steve Martin.

Destiny Fulfilled
When troika years apart, achieving single profits inside movies, on Broadway, endorsements and sustaining solo albums, a ternion women of Destiny's Little one reunited by having the newly album, Destiny Fulfilled. The globe tour, sponsored by McDonald's, "Destiny Fulfilled ...and Lovin' It", hit 16 countries and over 75 cities worldwide, kicking off in Hiroshima, Japan on April 9, 2005, and ending in Vancouver, Canada; stops included Australia, Europe, and the U.S. and Canada. "Lose My Breath," a album's 1st individual, by Rodney Jerkins, became the class action's 9th Top Tenner Hot 100 hit. the album saw a trio shift to a harder, 'urban' healthy & was freed inside November 2004. A 2nd only, "Soldier" featuring rappers T.I. and Lil Wayne quickly entered the Top 10, peaking at No.3 in February 2005 becoming the groups tenth Top 10 hit. "Lose My Breath" & "Soldier" develop since been qualified pt per RIAA. Despite getting worldwide mixed reviews, Destiny Fulfilled was qualified 3x Pt inside early 2005 & has sold terminated 6 million copies worldwide. A album's third & quaternary singles were "Girl" & "Cater 2 U", severally.

In the period of this instance, Destiny's Infant was known as a "Biggest selling female group of all time" by Billboard magazine.

Final Destiny and The Future
In June 13, 2005, it was announced the class action might disband fallowing their globe tour finishes in the fall of 2005. [http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/13/music.destinys.child.ap/index.html] It was decided that a split would occur when a super go concert around Vancouver, Canada. A class actiin number one appeared on MTV's Total Asking Last June 21, 2005 to officially confirm their split. Their management decided to document their final tour for the favorite farewell DVD.

A class action may release their greatest hits album, ''Number 1's on October 25, 2005, [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1510101/09212005/destinys_child.jhtml?headlines=true][http://www.billboard.com/bb/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001179263], which includes three new songs. One of a freshly songs is titled Stand Up For Love ''[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1509765/20050916/destinys_child.jhtml?headlines=true]. Lyrically a song is the anthem for World Children's Day, but relates to troubled times such as third world poverty, Hurricane Katrina, and the late 2004 tsunami. "Stand up for love" is Destiny's Tike's endure only.

Beyoncé has many single projects lined higher, including her starring role in the flick Dreamgirls, when well as music for a soundtrack of that motion-picture show, & the approaching Pink Panther movie remake. Pink Panther poronotus triacanthus to become freed February 2006, whilst Dreamgirls flow from for release late 2006 (filming begins inside December 2005). Beyoncé's singing can likewise exist as heard in forthcoming music projects including her duet by having soul legend Stevie Wonder on So Amazing: An All Star Tribute to Luther Vandross and her cover of Rose Royce's classic "Wishing On A Star" featured on the soundtrack to the film Roll Bounce. Beyoncé is too launching her have vesture line, House of Dereon with her mother, Tina, in early 2006. Destiny's Infant modelled a few of the article of clothing when you took their 2005 world tour and in a period of the Fashion Rocks concert, which took place September 9th. Beyonce's 2nd solo album is required to exist as freed around September 2006.

Kelly has occasionally single TV and music projects lined up. She is to pop up within tercet approaching episodes of UPN sitcom "Girlfriends" in February 2006. She is featured on the coming recently album Illumination by soul greats Earth, Wind & Fire. Kelly's singing may be heard in their song "This Is How I Feel" besides featuring rapper Large Boi of OutKast and singer Sleepy Brown [http://www.tmhxone.com/otherside.html]. She is too the featured creative persin on the song known as "Here We Go Again", which impacted radio in September 13 & is already gaining airplay, searching placed to achieve similar profits to her duet by having Nelly on the song "Dilemma". This is the 2nd lone from either rapper Trina's new album Glamorest Life, in stores October 4 and the video for this single was filmed in September and will be on the TV music channels in late October. Kelly has already began working around her 2nd album, which is potential to exist as freed in Spring 2006.

Michelle is one of a todays spokepersons for The Gap, and she is singing her handle of Soul Legand Al Green's "Let's Stay Together" in their new commericial. Michelle's cover of this song is likewise featured on the soundtrack to film Roll Bounce. Michelle is as well potential to release the recently album around early 2007, it will be her third solo album. Unlike her fisrt ii albums, her third might veer out of Gospel to mainstream R&B. Michelle is to pop up within trine approaching episodes of UPN sitcom "Half & Half" in February 2006.

Inside August, band-mate Kelly stated she was aware that Michelle was by all odds within talks by having Broadway again, so there can be additional to came on the large stage from either Michelle.

Mattel released Destiny's Child Barbie Collector Dolls in August 2005. By having Destiny’s Child’s recent breakup announcement, this trio of dolls is potential to turn into the major collector's item.

Discography

For a elaborate view the class action's discography (include's class action & solo sales/chart positions of albums/singles), understand Destiny's Child Discography.

Awards

For a elaborated view the class action's awards, understand Destiny's Child Awards.

Broadway
Aida: 2003 (Michelle)

Filmography
Carmen: A Hip Hopera: 2001 (Beyoncé as Carmen) Austin Powers in Goldmember: 2002 (Beyoncé as Foxxy Cleopatra) The Fighting Temptations: 2003 (Beyoncé as Lily) Freddy Vs. Jason: 2003 (Kelly as Kia) The Seat Filler: 2004 (Kelly as Jhnelle) The Pink Panther: 2006 (Beyoncé as Xania) Dreamgirls: 2006 (Beyoncé as Deena Jones)

Endorsements and Products
McDonalds — Destiny's Child Barbie— Destiny's Child Pepsi — Beyoncé L'Oréal — Beyoncé Tommy Hilfiger — Beyoncé The Gap — Michelle Colgate — Michelle Soft Sheen-Carson — Kelly

Fashion
House of Dereon; Beyoncé Beyond Productions, LLC

Beyond Productions, LLC was founded around May 2004 by Tina and Beyoncé Knowles, Jason & Arthur Rabin and Cory Silverstein of Get into Us Apparel/Kids Headquarters. A partnership may provide a infrastructure for licensing & brand management to Home of Dereon. This collaboratiin was orchestrated by Tinthe & Beyoncé Knowles world health organization wanted to bring trend-trendsetting style & a originative require on fashion to stylish women everywhere. A project alliance features triad co-creative directors, Beyoncé & Tina Knowles, & Heather Thomson Schindler.

Group Member Listing
(since debut album) Beyoncé Knowles Kelly Rowland Michelle Williams (2000-2005) LaTavia Roberson (1992-2000) LeToya Luckett (1994-2000) Farrah Franklin (2000)

Miscellaneous

Tours "Fanmail Tour" Opening Work: 1999 "Christina Aguilera Tour" Opening Work: 2000 "TRL Tour": 2001 "World Tour" : 2002 "European Tour" (Beyoncé): 2003 "46664 Concert" (Nelson Mandela's Charity Concert in South Africa - To Fight Against Helps, HIV Cancer, Diseases) (Beyoncé): 2003 "Simply Deeper Tour" (Kelly's European Tour): 2003 [http://kelly-rowland.net/tour/] "First Ladies" (Beyoncé): 2004 "Destiny Fulfilled ...and Lovin It" Tour: 2005 "Live 8: The Long Walk to Justice" Usa Concert: July 2, 2005

Books Soul Survivors: 2002

'''DVD's''' The Pt's on The Wall: 2001 Survivor: 2001 Music Globe Music Presents - Destiny's Tike Globe Tour: 2003 Beyoncé Survive At Wembley (Beyoncé): 2004 Destiny's Baby: Destiny Fulfilled CD/DVD 2005 Tour Edition: 2005

Records and Facts
According to the World Music Awards, Destiny's Child is the Right-Selling Female Class action of Tons Period. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/01/AR2005090100233.html]

The Writing's on the Wall debuted at #6 on the Hoarding 200 Album chart. Nine months when its release, a album was #5 on the chart, getting upright had its better sales week ever. To a higher degree a year when a album's release, A Writing's on the Wall was however in the Top 20 (#11), selling upwards of 70,000 units by the week. In A number 1 season of its release, The Writing's on the Wall spent 47 away from 52 weeks in the Top 40 or even better of the Hoarding 200 Album chart.

The week of October 24, 2000, Destiny's Child got 2 singles on the Hoarding Hot Centred Airplay chart: "Independent Women Part I" at #9, reaching 65 million attender & "Jumpin Jumpin" at #5, reaching 75 million listeners.

In 2000, Destiny's Child experienced 3 #1 records on the Billboard Hot 100: "Bills, Bills, Bills," "Say My Name," & "Independent Women Part I."

At a prevent of November 2000, during its quaternary straight week at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, Destiny's Toddler's "Independent Women Part I" reached a big audience (140.Four million auditor on top a week) around the history of monitored airplay, breaking the record placed in Will 1999 by TLC's "No Scrubs". A record has since been broken last by Mariah Carey, with her hit "We Belong Together" which reached 223 million impressions.

When "Independent Women Part I" hit #1 on the UK charts, Destiny's Child became a number one American all-female group to hang on to that position since 1989, when a Bangles hit it by owning "Eternal Flame".

With "Independent Women Part I," Destiny's Infant became a number one Western a lot-female class action ever to debut at #1 on the U.K. stock and index charts.

The song appearing on the Survivor album highborn "Independent Women Part 2" was actually written 1st by Beyoncé Knowles. A song was re-written & re-intended, sustaining a information to Charlies Angels added, & a fresh version was known as "Part 1." Beyoncé's original version so became "Part 2."

When "Survivor" hit #1 on the UK stock and index charts, Destiny's Tike became a number 1 U.s. a lot-female class action to score other than 1 UK #1 only. This was something non potentially a Supremes managed.

Former Destiny's Infant member Farrah Franklin has vocals on "Independent Women Part I".

Dangerously Soft on went to the top of the album stock and index charts in the UK and Canada, when well as in each a Western popular (Billboard 200) & R&B charts. After individual & album at a same time topped a popular stock & index charts inside each a United states and a UK, she became the number 1 work to achieve this effort since Men At Work in 1983 - in the '60s and '70s, it was performed by The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, and Rod Stewart. This makes her a 1st female creative person to achieve this.

Kelly & Michelle are non the really list of Beyoncé's fellow class action members. Kelly's birth title was Kelendria Trene Rowl& and Michelle's birth title was Tenetria Michelle Williams. Kelly's title was universally abbreviated from either a immature age, so it felt natural to have the abbreviation for the class action. Michelle wwhen forced to apply her middle title when her adopted foremost title in a class action, as the Knowles thought Tenetria to exist as as well "ethnic". Notwithstanding these are interesting to point out that Beyoncè has an arguably "ethnic" title.