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Destiny's Child is a Grammy Award-winning American R&B girl group. Originally a quartet, the group eventually became a trio whose members include Kelly Rowland, Beyoncé Knowles, and Michelle Williams. Destiny's Child have sold a combined 50 million albums and singles worldwide and according to the World Music Awards they are the world's biggest selling girl-group of all time. 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.

Biography

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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 150,000 copies in the U.S.

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 100,000 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 Purple (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. In 2003, Rowland made her feature film debut in the horror film Freddy vs. Jason.

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 breakout solo success has far eclipsed the other two Destiny's Child members. Her 2003 solo debut, Dangerously in Love, debuted at number one and sold over 4 million copies in the United States and 8 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.

In September 2003, Knowles co-starred in her second feature film, The Fighting Temptations alongside Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr..

In December 2006, Knowles starred in Dreamgirls, the film production of the 1981 hit Broadway musical. For her portrayal of Deena Jones, she received two Golden Globe nominations.

Destiny Fulfilled

Destiny Fulfilled (2004)

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 whuch 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 double 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 13 million copies worldwide. The album's third and fourth singles were "Girl" and "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

#1's (2005)

On June 13 2005, it was announced the group would disband after their world tour ends in the fall of 2005. It was decided that the split would occur after the very last concert in Vancouver, Canada. The group first appeared on MTV's Total Request Live on June 21 2005 to officially confirm their split. Their management decided to document their final tour for a special 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. The album includes three new songs, one titled "Stand up for Love". 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 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." On March 28 2006, Destiny's Child were cemented on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and in August they were in a Billboard Poll for best music trio ever.

Mini-Reunion

On Wednesday February 28, 2007 on MTV's TRL, Beyoncé Knowles 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..." She explained that doing the choreography rehearsals brought out the kids in them and that they were all 'goofy' during rehearsals. She said, "It felt like old times..." Later in the episode she announced that for the re-release of her album B-Day she would have a music video for every song on the b-side.

The video is for "Get Me Bodied" and will feature Beyoncé, Kelly, Michelle, and Beyoncé's sister Solange. The video will be released on the B'Day Anthology Video Album in early April 2007.

Philanthropy

David Foster and his daughter Amy Foster-Gillies wrote Destiny's Child's last single "Stand up for Love" for World Children's Day, an event which takes place annually around the world on November 20 to raise awareness and funds for children's causes worldwide. Over the past three years, more than $50 million has been raised to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities and other children's organizations. Destiny's Child lent their voices and support as global ambassadors for the 2005 program.

Knowles, Williams, and Rowland, along with Mathew Knowles, Tina Knowles, and Solange Knowles, recently announced the formation of the Survivor Foundation, a charitable entity set up for the purpose of providing transitional housing for Hurricane Katrina victims and storm evacuees in the Houston, Texas area. The Survivor Foundation extends the philanthropic mission of the Knowles-Rowland Center For Youth, a multi-purpose community outreach facility in downtown Houston.

Discography

Main article: Destiny's Child discography

Awards

Pop culture references

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.

Miscellaneous

Tours

Books

  • Soul Survivors: 2002

DVDs

Number-one singles (Billboard Hot 100)

Notable performances

See also

References

  1. "Sony BMG Music. Retrieved December 28 2006
  2. "Destiny's World Domination." Yahoo News Retrieved December 28, 2006.
  3. "Destiny’s Child Ruled at World Music Awards". Softpedia. Retrieved December 28, 2006.

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