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Destiny's Child rose to fame in 1998 with the Billboard top ten hit and R&B number-one single "No, No, No Part 2".

Even after much-publicized turmoil involving the departure of LeToya Luckett and LaTavia Roberson, Destiny's Child (eventually a trio) became the most successful R&B/pop acts of the early 2000s, charting four Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles, several top ten hits, and two number-one albums.

Their 1998 Platinum-selling debut album Destiny's Child was produced by Wyclef Jean and Jermaine Dupri and featured the dublu Platinum number-one single "No, No, No Part 2".

The group's second album, The Writing's on the Wall, released in 1999, featured two number-one hits: "Bills, Bills, Bills" and "Say My Name". "Bug a Boo" and "Jumpin' Jumpin'" were also popular singles from the album. It went on to sell thirteen million copies worldwide and eight million in the U.S. Furthermore, "Say My Name" won two awards at the 2001 Grammy Awards: "Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals" and "Best R&B Song".

Their following album, Survivor, proved to be another big success, going to number one on both the U.S.

Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, as well as the Canadian and the UK albums charts. Two singles from the album went to the top of the Hot 100: "Independent Women Part I" and "Bootylicious", while "Survivor", the album's title track, reached number two. In the United Kingdom, the first two tracks released reached number one consecutively. "Independent Women Part I" had been the theme song for the film Charlie's Angels (2000), before the album's release. The title track, "Survivor", won the group their third Grammy Award, "Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal".
#1's (2005)
#1's (2005)

In 2001, Knowles won the "Songwriter of the Year" award from the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers Pop Music Awards. She is the first African-American female and second overall female songwriter of all time to accomplish this.

After the three-year journey that involved concentration on individual solo projects, Knowles rejoined Rowland and Williams for Destiny's Child's fourth (and so far final) studio album, Destiny Fulfilled, released in November 2004. The album hit number two on the Billboard 200 and spawned the hits "Lose My Breath", "Soldier", "Girl", and "Cater 2 U". It has sold eight million copies worldwide.

In 2005, Destiny's Child embarked on a world tour sponsored by McDonald's titled Destiny Fulfilled ... And Lovin' It, visiting over seventy cities throughout Australia, Asia, Europe, and North America from April to September.

On June 13, 2005 it was announced that the group would disband after their world tour ended in September 2005.

In October 2005, the group released their final album, entitled #1's, including all of Destiny's Child's number-one hits and most of their well-known songs. The greatest hits collection also includes three new tracks, including "Stand Up for Love".

The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and number seven on the UK Singles Chart. #1's has gone on to sell three million copies worldwide.

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Destiny's Child was a three-time Grammy Award-winning American R&B group. Originally a quartet, the group eventually became a trio whose members were Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams. According to the World Music Awards, Destiny's Child is the best selling female group of all time.[1][2][3] Billboard ranks the group as the 3rd greatest trio of all time[4]. On June 12, 2005, they announced on tour in Barcelona that they would no longer be performing together, but pursuing individual careers in music, theatre, television and film. Including their solo album sales, they have sold over 100 million albums worldwide.

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Early years

Destiny's Child was formed in Houston, Texas in 1990, when original members Beyoncé Knowles and LaTavia Roberson were nine years old. Beyoncé's father, Mathew Knowles, set about developing an act based on their singing and rapping, under the name Girl's Tyme, which included R&B singers Keke Wyatt and Támar. As a result of her fathers involvement, Beyoncé Knowles was always the leader of the group. They landed an appearance on Star Search, where they performed a Hip Hop music rap song. They did not win that particular competition, however this had little effect on the group. LaTavia Roberson met Kelly Rowland in school and introduced her to Beyoncé Knowles. In 1993, LeToya Luckett joined the act. The group underwent several name changes — Girl's Tyme, The Dolls, Something Fresh, and Cliché — before sticking with Destiny's Child, based on a passage from the Book of Isaiah in the Bible[6]. They spent the next few years working their way up from the Houston club scene, eventually opening for popular R&B artists like SWV, Dru Hill, and Immature. In 1997, Destiny's Child was offered a recording contract by Columbia Records, which they accepted.

Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child (1998)
Destiny's Child (1998)

The group made their recording debut with "Killing Time," which appeared on the soundtrack for the 1997 film Men in Black. Destiny's Child released their debut album Destiny's Child to mixed reviews on February 17, 1998. The albums first single, "No, No, No", featured two completely different versions of the same song. "No, No, No Part 1" and "No, No, No Part 2" were released simultaneously, however, Part 2 was considered a "remix" version of Part 1. "No, No, No Part 2", featuring The Fugees member Wyclef Jean, quickly climbed to number one on the Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart and #3 on the Hot 100 chart. The single sold over 5 million copies. However, follow-up singles "With Me Part 1" and "Get On The Bus" failed to reproduce the success of "No, No, No". Although "With Me Part 1" had made a peaked at thirty-five on US Rhythmic Top 40 in 1998. Destiny's Child eventually went Platinum after later success. Expectations were not high for the group's second album, as most industry critics considered them to be another disposable R&B girl group with one-hit wonder status. The LP Destiny's Child eventually sold more than 2 million copies worldwide. Destiny's Child failed awards & nominations. However, Destiny's Child garned 3 Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards in 1998. They won for Best R&B/Soul Single, Group, Band or Duo and Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist for the single "No, No, No", and Best R&B/Soul Album of the Year, Group, Band, or Duo their self-titled debut and was also nominated for Best R&B/Soul or Rap Song of the Year for "No, No, No".

The Writing's on the Wall

Destiny's Child re-entered the studio quickly, bringing in a new lineup of producers, including Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, Rodney Jerkins, Dwayne Wiggins, Chad Elliot, Daryl Simmons, and Missy Elliott. Critics were generally positive about the 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 single "Bills, Bills, Bills" became the group's first number one Hot 100 hit (and second R&B number one) in the summer of 1999, and paced by its success, the accompanying album, The Writing's on the Wall, entered the Billboard 200 at number six upon its release on July 27, 1999. The second single, "Bug-a-Boo" hit the Top 40 pop charts, while its music video received heavy rotation on MTV and BET. During international promotions for the album they made the tour diary ‘ASAP’ with Burning Vision Entertainment.

Buoyed by the group's breakout success, two of its original members, LeToya Luckett and LaTavia Roberson, attempted to split with manager Mathew Knowles, charging that he kept a disproportionate share of the band's profits, attempted to exert too much control, and unfairly favored his daughter. While they never intended to leave the group, relations naturally grew strained, and when the video for "Say My Name" premiered in February 2000, many fans (not to mention Roberson and Luckett) were surprised to find two new members — Michelle Williams and Farrah Franklin — joining Knowles and Rowland. Infuriated, Roberson and Luckett took legal action in March, suing both Knowles and their former bandmates for breach of partnership and fiduciary duties. A war of words followed in the press; meanwhile, Destiny's Child became a pop-cultural phenomenon. "Say My Name" became the group's biggest single to date and third number-one single. The abrupt membership changes within the group seemed to only heighten the group's visibility, finally separating them from the endless pack of teen pop starlets. After Luckett and Robersons' attempt to launch another girl group, "Anjel", failed, Luckett went solo. In 2006 she found success when her debut album, "LeToya" went to number one on the "Billboard 200", providing the number two R&B smash, "Torn".

In June 2000, the album's fourth single, "Jumpin' Jumpin'", became a top-five hit; however, another departure came from the ever-evolving girl-group. Farrah Franklin, who had replaced an autentic member just five months earlier, left the group for various personal reasons. This split was less controversial, while The Writing's on the Wall would eventually be certified 8x platinum in the United States alone and sell a massive 13 million units worldwide making it one of the bestselling R&B albums of all-time. [7]. In the meantime, toward the end of 2000, Roberson and Luckett dropped the portion of their lawsuit aimed at Rowland and Knowles in exchange for a settlement, though they continued to pursue action against Knowles' father; as part of the agreement, both sides were prohibited from attacking each other publicly. The Writings on the Wall furthered the girls' careers as it was one of the top ten selling albums of 2000.

Now a trio of Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams, Destiny's Child were chosen to record the theme song for the film version of Charlie's Angels; released as a single in October 2000, "Independent Women, Pt. 1" raced up the charts and spent eleven consecutive weeks at number one (the longest running of 2000 and by a female group). They quickly began work on a new album to capitalize on their success. In February 2001, Destiny's Child won two Grammy awards for "Say My Name", including Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group and Best R&B Song. While speaking with MTV.com, Rowland had this to say about the upcoming album: "I know everybody can relate to this album it's very diferite 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

On the third Destiny's Child albums, Beyoncé assumed more control than ever before, taking a greater hand in co-producing and co-writing the entire album, except for the song "Emotion" (written by Barry Gibb and Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees), which was a cover of the hit song originally performed by Samantha Sang This version of Emotion was produced by Mark J. Feist and Beyoncé . "We're excited about the album," Knowles told MTV News shortly before the album's release. She adds, "...I got a chance to co-write and realizează all of the songs." "And she did an incredible job", the group's Kelly Rowland added. "But everybody is a part 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." Arguably, this was an inaccurate statement, as some of the songs are completely sung/lead by Knowles, including "Brown Eyes, "Perfect Man", "Dance With Me" (in the Australian and U.K. aparte versions of "Survivor"), and "Dangerously in Love", the song that Beyoncé used for the title and lead track for her solo album, even though it was credited as being sung by Destiny's Child, while Destiny's Child are heard in the background. However, the lead vocals on the majority of songs on the album are divided evenly, where Knowles and Rowland sing a verse each and Williams does the bridge, however there were some variations, particularly on "Bootylicious" (where Rowland sings two verses) and "Independent Women Part 1" (where Knowles sings the first and second verses and Rowland sings the pre-chorus twice).

Survivor – whose title was reportedly inspired by a DJ's joke about Destiny's Child members 'voting one another off the island', much like the popular CBS reality series Survivor – hit stores in the spring of 2001, and entered the Billboard 200 at number one, selling over 663,000 copies in its first week sales (the highest ever for a girl-group.) The first three singles, "Independent Women Part I", "Survivor" and "Bootylicious", were predictably huge hits, with the latter becoming the group's fourth number-one Hot 100 single. A melismatic cover of the Bee Gees' "Emotion" was also successful, becoming a top-ten pop hit. Survivor sold well, certified 4x platinum domestically and going on to sell a total over 10 million worldwide. In the UK, Destiny's Child had two consecutive hit singles at number one which were "Independent Women Part 1" and "Survivor". In Australia, the album was certified double platinum and debuted at number four on the charts. It made a comeback months later, peaking at number eight on the Australian charts. "Independent Women Part 1" reached number four and was certified double platinum, Survivor reached number seven and went platinum, Bootylicious reached number four and went Platinum, "Emotion" reached twenty-two and went Gold, and "Nasty Girl" reached number ten and also went Gold. In exhaustiv the albums and singles sold more than 450,000 units in Australia, and for the second year running, were one of the top twenty selling artists in Australia (following "the writing's on the wall" a year earlier). In the U.S., The LP was the seventh highest selling album of the year.

Toward the end of the year, the group released a holiday album, 8 Days of Christmas, and announced plans for a series of side projects, including solo albums from all three members (to be staggered over the next year and a half, so as to avoid competition). In early 2002, a remix compilation titled This Is the Remix was released to tide fans over. The group also finished the International leg of their successful world tour this year. In 2002 Destiny's child earned $100 million dollars from record sales, sponsorships and concert tours.

Solo projects after Survivor

Michelle Williams

Williams became the first member of Destiny's Child to have a solo project released. Heart to Yours, a contemporary gospel collection, reached number one on the Top Gospel Albums chart and sold 480,000 copies in the U.S and was certified gold.

Her second gospel album, Do You Know reached number two on the Top Christian Album chart and number three on the Top Gospel Albums chart shortly after its release in January 2004. To date, this album has sold just over 350,000 copies in the U.S.

Williams also received rave reviews after replacing Toni Braxton in the lead role of Aida on Broadway in November 2003. In 2007, Williams will star in the regional production in Chicago of the musical version of The Color Violet (currently on Broadway) as Shug Avery, a glamorous singer known for her sexual desires.

Kelly Rowland

In October 2002, Rowland’s solo debut, Simply Deep featured the number-one Hot 100 hit "Dilemma", a Grammy-winning (Best Rap/Song Collaboration) duet with hip-hop superstar Nelly, Dilemma eventually spent ten weeks at number one. The debut album did achieve moderate success. With "Dilemma" Rowland became the first member of Destiny's Child to reach number one outside the group. Internationally, Rowland was on a roll, reaching number one in the U.K., where her album was certified platinum, and in several other countries' album charts went gold (Ireland, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the U.S.), reaching number three on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album chart and twelve on the Billboard 200. The album has sold over 500,000 copies receiving gold status in the United States and two million worldwide.[3] In 2003, Rowland made her feature film debut in the horror film Freddy vs. Jason. In 2007 she's going to release her 2nd studio-album Ms. Kelly, which features "Like This", a collaboration with Eve.

Beyoncé Knowles

In 2001, Knowles co-starred with Mekhi Phifer in MTV's remake of Bizet's Carmen, Carmen: A Hip Hopera. In 2002, Knowles co-starred with Mike Myers in the box-office blockbuster Austin Powers in Goldmember. She recorded a single for its soundtrack called "Work It Out". The song was a different style for Knowles and failed to achieve commercial success in the US, (although it was successful overseas), which led her to scrap most of the 45 songs recorded for her solo debut.

Her 2003 solo debut, Dangerously in Love, debuted at number one and sold over 4 million copies in the United States and 11 million worldwide. It yielded the number-one hits "Crazy in Love" featuring hip hop superstar Jay-Z (certified 2x platinum), and "Baby Boy" featuring Sean Paul (certified platinum). Top-five songs "Me, Myself and I" and "Naughty Girl", the latter also certified gold, followed.

Critically, Knowles has been well-received by many, even netting five Grammy awards in one night, for Dangerously In Love, tying the record for most Grammys received in one night by a female with Lauryn Hill, Alicia Keys, and Norah Jones. Same year, Knowles co-starred in her second feature film, The Fighting Temptations alongside Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr..

In September 2006, Beyoncé continued her success with her sophomore album B'Day. B'Day won one Grammy for "Best Contemporary R&B Album", also this year Knowles starred in Dreamgirls, the film production of the 1981 hit Broadway musical.

Destiny Fulfilled

After three years apart, achieving individual success in films, on Broadway, endorsements and with solo albums, the three women of Destiny's Child reunited with a new album, Destiny Fulfilled. A worldwide concert tour, sponsored by McDonald's, Destiny Fulfilled… and Lovin' It Tour, went to sixteen countries and over seventy-five cities worldwide, starting 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", the album's first single, produced by Rodney Jerkins, became the group's ninth Top 10 Hot 100 hit. The album saw the trio shift to a harder, "urban" sound and was released in November 2004. The album also saw greater equality in the trio, with each member contributing to writing on all tracks on the album, as well as becoming executive producers aside Matthew Knowles. This was also evident in the photography, as Beyoncé no longer assumed the central position- this was now occupied by Williams and Rowland, who are the central figure on the cover of Destiny Fulfilled, as well as a lot of the accompanying photography and posters promoting the album. In terms of lead vocals, on nearly all tracks, these are divided evenly, Knowles and Rowland singing a verse each, and Williams singing the bridge or the third verse, however there were some variations, particularly in "Bad Habit" (in which Rowland sings all the vocals), "Love" (Rowland sings two verses), "Free" and "Through With Love" (in which Knowles sings two verses, Rowland sings the bridge, and Williams sings one verse). In terms of background vocals, most are clearly performed by Knowles and Rowland, however Knowles is a lot more audible. But in the chorus of the song, "Soldier", Rowland and Williams can clearly be heard as well as Knowles. Knowles, however, continued to be the central figure of Destiny's Child, as she co-produced most of the tracks, alongside producers such as Rodney Jerkins, Mario Winans, Erron Williams, Rockwilder, Rich Harrison and Brian Michael Cox. The second single, "Soldier" featuring rappers T.I. and Lil Wayne quickly entered the top ten, reaching number three in February 2005 becoming the group's tenth top-ten hit. "Lose My Breath" was certified dublu platinum and "Soldier" was certified platinum by the RIAA. After receiving mixed reviews, , Destiny Fulfilled was certified 3x platinum in early 2005, and has sold over eight million copies worldwide. The album's third and fourth singles were "Girl" nd "Cater 2 U", both of which went gold. In Australia, New Zealand, and across Europe the album was certified platinum. Destiny Fulfilled was one of the best selling albums of 2005 and it pushed the group back into the position of the best-selling female group and American group of the year.

The album did not win any of the Grammy awards for which it was nominated. During this time, Destiny's Child was named the Best Selling Female Group of All Time by the World Music Awards.

Final destiny and the future

On June 13, 2005, it was announced the group would disband after their world tour ends in the fall of 2005.[4] It was decided that the split would occur after the very last concert in Vancouver, Canada. The group first appeared on MTV's Global Request Live on June 21, 2005 to officially confirm their split. Their management decided to document their final tour for a rarisim farewell DVD which was released March 28, 2006.

The group released their greatest hits album, #1's on October 25, 2005. Despite the title of the album, they had only five number-one singles on the billboard chart.[5][6] The album includes three new songs, one titled "Stand up for Love"[7]. Lyrically the song is the anthem for World Children's Day, but relates to troubled times such as third-world poverty, hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and the late 2004 tsunami. "Stand up for Love" was Destiny's Child's last single. #1's reached number six on the official U.K. album top forty, with first week sales over 30,000 and number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 Album chart with sales of 113,000. The album has sold over 3.5 million copies worldwide to date.

Mattel released Destiny's Child Barbie Collector Dolls in August 2005. In November 2005, Destiny's Child helped Wal-Mart kick off an intensive holiday campaign with television ads, with the group celebrating the holidays with family and friends. Destiny's Child's last televised performance was at the 2006 NBA All-Star Game on February 19 in Houston, Texas. Knowles told MTV News: "Every time we go on someone's television show, they want to be the person to say it's the last show. But we've said a million times, 'It's not the last show!' Because we're gonna sing together again, again and again. We love each other and we're friends. It's the last album, but it's not the last show."[8] On March 28, 2006, Destiny's Child were cemented on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in August they were awarded for winning the Billboard Poll for best music trio ever.

Mini- Reunion

On Wednesday February 28, 2007 on MTV's TRL, Beyoncé Knowles announced that for the re-release of her album B'Day she would have a music video for every song on the b-side and that Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland were featured in the video for "Get Me Bodied." Recently in another appearance on the broadcast show she was asked by a VJ what was going on with Destiny's Child and she answered with, "Actually I just did a video with them..."

Knowles explained that doing the choreography rehearsals brought out the kids in them and that they were all 'goofy' during rehearsals. The video is for "Get Me Bodied" and will feature Beyoncé, Kelly, Michelle, and Beyoncé's sister Solange. The video was released on the B'Day Anthology Video Album in early April 2007. She said, "It felt like old times..." Later in the episode she quoted that Destiny's Child could reunite in 2007 to make a song or single/video.

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The band's seemingly frequent lineup changes prompted Saturday Night Live to spoof the band with their recurring sketch Gemini's Twin, a band featuring two core singers, and a third rotating spot (which would be occupied by the current show's host). When Destiny's Child was the musical guest on May 5, 2001, they appeared as a rival band known as Serendipity's Coincidence.

Tours

* "Boyz 2 Men Tour" as opening act: 1998
* "TLC: FanMail Tour" as opening act: 1999
* Britney Spears' Hawaii concert, as part of the Crazy2k Tour: 2000
* Christina Aguilera's Sears & Levis US Tour as opening act: 2000
* "European Tour": 2000
* "TRL Tour": 2001
* "World Tour" : 2002
* "Destiny Fulfilled… and Lovin' It Tour" (sponsored by McDonald's): 2005

Books

* Soul Survivors: 2002

DVDs

* The Platinum's on the Wall: 2001
* Destiny's Child World Tour: 2003
* Destiny's Child: Destiny Fulfilled CD/DVD 2005 Tour Edition: 2005
* #1's: 2005
* Destiny's Child: Live in Atlanta: 2006 debuted at #1(2 weeks)

Number-one singles (United World Chart)

(Three Number-ones in a row)

* "Independent Women Part I"
* "Survivor"
* "Bootylicious"

* "Lose My Breath"

Number-one singles (Billboard Hot 100)

* "Bills, Bills, Bills"
* "Say My Name"
* "Independent Women Part I"
* "Bootylicious"

Notable performances

* 2001 "Emotions" performed at Kodak Theatre
* 2001 Grammy Awards
* 2005 "Cater 2 U" at the BET Awards '05
* 2005 World Music Awards tribute to Destiny's Child performed by Amerie, Rihanna & Teairra Marí
* 2006 "Star-Spangled Banner" at NBA All-Star Game

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Destiny's Child History

Managed by Music World Management's Mathew Knowles, who's responsible for putting them on the fast track to stardom, the down-to-earth members of Destiny's Child have come a long way since forming the group in their pre-teens. LaTavia Roberson (born on November 1, 1981 in Houston, Texas) and Beyonce Giselle Knowles (Born in Houston, Texas on September 4, 1981) have been with the group since its 1990 inception. It was Knowles and Roberson who first began singing together at age 10. Kelly Rowland (born Kelendria Rowland on February 11, 1981) joined the group in 1992 and LeToya Luckett (born on March 11, 1981 in Houston, Texas) completed the line-up in 1993. With all four girls growing up in deeply religious Christian households, the group's name was taken from the Book of Isaiah - in which destiny and God's promise to the faithful are a central theme.

As the group progressed, voices were honed and stage presence and style were developed, leading up to the consummate, very feminine, tastefully sensual image they project today. Back then, as they do now, Destiny's Child displayed amazing talent that was advanced far beyond their still tender years. They often performed for young as well as older audiences in and around Houston, amassing a large, cross-generation fan base in the process. However, things didn't always run smooth. Indeed, working their way to the top has had its set-backs. One of Houston's hottest home town attractions, Destiny's Child eventually found themselves sharing stages with some of the biggest acts in the business.

Knowles' father was an early influence, managing the fledgling group until a record deal with Columbia Records was signed in 1997. Their breakthrough hit came that same year, with their hit "Killing Time" featured on "The Men In Black" movie soundtrack. Their self-titled debut album was released the following year with the track "No No No" soon reaching the Top 10, followed by a string of additional hits including "With Me" and "Get On The Bus".

"The Writing's On The Wall", their second album, provided the group with their first No. 1 hit, "Bills, Bills, Bills", in 1999. With the departure of Roberson and Luckett, Farrah Franklin and Michelle Williams joined the group in February 2000 to replace them. Shortly afterward, the quartet had their biggest hit to date with "Say My Name", but another shakeup soon followed with the quick departure of Farrah Franklin, but Destiny's Child - now a trio - continued on with hit blockbuster singles including "Independent Women Part 1" featured on the "Charlie's Angels" movie soundtrack.

And with the release of third album Survivor, Beyonce Knowles, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams--the positive, empowered and talented women who make up one of the world's best-selling-ever female groups--rise to the next level of their incredible career. Survivor truly represents a new dimension for Destiny's Child. For although you know their upbeat, sophisticated sound from their previous two albums and hit singles (which have sold more than 15 million copies worldwide) you have yet to hear such diversity, such depth.

From the sweet, mellifluous beauty of ballads like "Brown Eyes" and "Dangerously in Love" to such take-no-prisoners power jams as the first single/title track ("Survivor") and the #1 single "Independent Women Part I"--which first rose to hit status on the Charlie's Angels soundtrack--and its equally saucy sequel, "Part II," Destiny's Child have created a spectacular sonic palette. Dance-floor anthems like the spicy, island-flavored "Sexy Daddy" and the old-school disco-funk of the rump-shakin' "Bootylicious" balance an a cappella gospel medley and the trio's sensitive, soaring cover of "Emotion" (a 1978 disco hit for Samantha Sang written by Barry Gibb and Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees), a unique showcase for their various vocal gifts.

After completing work on "Survivor" (which won the Best R&B Performance By A Duo or Group with Vocals Grammy) and "8 Days of Christmas" in 2001, Beyonce, Kelly and Michelle each took some time to explore their individual identities in a series of highly-successful solo projects.

In April 2002, Michelle Williams became the first member of Destiny's Child to have a solo project released. "Heart To Yours", Michelle's contemporary gospel collection, reached #1 on the Top Gospel Albums chart. Michelle's second gospel album, "Do You Know" reached the #2 slot on the Top Christian Album chart and #3 on the Top Gospel Albums chart shortly after its release in January 2004. A re-release of "Do You Know", featuring two new bonus tracks was released in December 2004. Michelle earned rave reviews after replacing Toni Braxton in the lead role of "Aida" on Broadway in November 2003.

Released in October 2002, Kelly Rowland's solo debut, "Simply Deep" featured the #1 Billboard Hot 100 smash hit, "Dilemma," Kelly's Grammy-winning (Best Rap/Sung Collaboration) duet with hip-hop superstar Nelly. The album became an international smash, hitting the #1 slot on the UK and several other countries' album charts while peaking in the states at #3 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album chart.

Beyonce's burgeoning career as an actress began in 2001 with the lead role in the MTV film "Carmen: A Hip Hopera". She displayed her comedic prowess as "Foxxy Cleopatra" in 2002's "Austin Powers In Gold member", starring Mike Myers. She starred opposite Cuba Gooding, Jr., in 2003's "The Fighting Temptations". Her latest film project is a prequel to "The Pink Panther", starring Steve Martin as "Inspector Clouseau" and Beyonce as "Xania".

Beyonce toured America for the first time as a solo artist in support of her #1 multi-platinum debut solo album, "Dangerously In Love", which earned her five 2004 Grammy Awards including Best Contemporary R&B Album and Best&B Song for "Crazy In Love", her smash single featuring Jay-Z. With her five Grammy win, Beyonce tied the record set by Lauryn Hill in 1999--and later tied by Alicia Keys (2001) and Norah Jones (2002)--for the most Grammys to be won in a single year by a female artist.

Most recently, Knowles reunited with Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland for their latest album, "Destiny Fulfilled", released in 2004.

"Destiny Fulfilled" is Destiny's Child's sixth album. Filled with soaring harmonies, rich with rhythm and nuance and brimming with a passionate, purposeful style that is quintessentially their own, "Destiny Fulfilled" is not only the strongest album of the group's career: it is the album they were destined to make.

"Destiny Fulfilled" is executive produced by Beyonce Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams & Mathew Knowles. Beyonce is the key producer of all the album's tracks and the record's musical concepts and vocal arrangements are the result of her artistic vision. Her tireless work ethic and attention to studio details have created the masterfully seamless flow, boundless energy and exquisite polish of "Destiny Fulfilled". "Destiny Fulfilled" is markedly more mature and focused, reflecting Beyonce's, Kelly's and Michelle's emotional development while mirroring their true-life experiences.