Destiny's Child

Genres:	Holiday & Seasonal • Kids & Family • Music Videos & Concerts • Pop / Rock • R&B / Soul • Spoken Word
Descriptive "tags":	rnb • pop • female vocalists • soul • hip-hop • dance
Decades Active:	1990s • 2000s
Links online:	BBC Music • Official Homepage • Wikipedia

Biography

This US vocal quartet was formed by Beyoncé Knowles (4 September 1981, Houston, Texas, USA), LeToya Luckett (b. 11 March 1981, Houston, Texas, USA), LaTavia Roberson (b. 1 November 1981, Houston, Texas, USA) and Kelly Rowland (b. Kelendria Trene Rowland, 11 February 1981, Atlanta, Georgia, USA). Knowles and Roberson first began singing together when they were only 10 years old. Rowland joined the duo in 1992, with Luckett completing the line-up the following year. The quartet adopted their biblically inspired name from a chapter in the Book Of Isaiah. Knowles’ father became their manager and set about grooming the quartet for success. They gained a strong local following with their street cool image and impressive vocal harmonies, leading to opening slots for big name acts including Immature, SWV and Dru Hill. Signed to Columbia Records in 1997 their breakthrough came when the track ‘Killing Time’ appeared on The Men In Black soundtrack. Their...

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