Destiny's Child
Destiny 's Child ( " child of destiny " ) was a successful American Contemporary R & B trio, consisting of the last three singers Beyonce Knowles, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. After the release of her greatest-hits album in the fall of 2005, the band split officially.
- 3.1 Studio albums
Band History
Initial career
Destiny 's Child first took shape in 1990, as Beyoncé Knowles and LaTavia Roberson called the managed by Beyonce's father Matthew dance and singing group Girl's Tyme in life at the age of nine years. Only a year later, was joined by Beyoncé Knowles ' school friend Kelly Rowland and LeToya Luckett in 1993. The group first completed minor roles and took on local broadcast but also in TV talent competitions, including the successful format of Star Search. Signed in 1995, Destiny's Child eventually her first recording contract with Elektra Records. The cooperation failed, however, and the group moved on to Columbia Records later.
Destiny 's Child
In 1997, the group released their first song Killing Time on the soundtrack to the hit movie Men in Black. A little later, her debut album Destiny 's Child came on the market that met with mixed opinions on more or less. Nevertheless, the group with the outcoupling No, No, No, produced by rapper Wyclef Jean was, recorded their first chart hit. Although further singles failed to match the success of the debut single, the album later reached platinum status.
The Writing 's on the Wall
Only a year later returned to Destiny's Child recorded their second album, The Writing 's on the Wall back to the studio. The produced among others by Missy Elliott, Rodney " Darkchild " Jerkins, Chad Elliot, Daryl Simmons and Beyoncé plate surpassed the success of the debut album by far and sold over the next two years, not least thanks to the hit singles Bills Bills Bills, Jumpin ' Jumpin' and especially Say My Name more than 13 million copies worldwide.
Despite the continued success of the original quartet finally broke in early 2000. LaTavia Roberson and LeToya Luckett threw Manager Matthew Knowles before to make use of financial instruments of the band, while his real interest have already applied only to the career of his daughter Beyoncé. Although neither Roberson still Luckett had intended to leave the band, were with the video for the single Say My Name immediately two new members - presented - Michelle Williams and Farrah Franklin. Roberson and Luckett were then legal action against the group and the manager before, but let the case against Knowles and Rowland later set.
In July 2000, finally left and Farrah Franklin to health problems and increasing absence of the band. Destiny 's Child were a trio then made and published in the late autumn of 2000, the Single Independent Women (Part I), the title song for the blockbuster Charlie's Angels 3. The song spent 11 weeks at the top of the U.S. Billboard charts and helped the group internationally to the final break. Shortly after, the band won two Grammy Awards for " Best R & B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal " and "Best R & B Song" for Say My Name.
Survivor
The subsequently released third album of the band Survivor, reached both in Germany, Austria and Switzerland as well as in the UK, Australia and the United States # 1 on the album charts and sold only in the United States in its first week 663,000 times. With the same single as well as the later outcoupled Bootylicious the plate spawned two more successful international chart toppers; also emotion, a cover of the same name hits of the Bee Gees, and Nasty Girl, the lead single from the album parallel published Remix This Is the Remix could build on the success of previous extractions.
According to the season the Group at the end of 2001, finally released her first holiday album, 8 Days of Christmas. Following the publication of the same single and the subsequent world tour in 2002, the paths of the trio in favor of individual solo careers parted for the time being.
Destiny Fulfilled
In November 2004, the reunited trio released their fourth album Destiny Fulfilled. Produced by Rodney Jerkins, Mario Winans and 9th Wonder album gave the band with Lose My Breath, Soldier ( feat. TI and Lil Wayne ), the mid-tempo ballads Girl and Cater 2 U four other international top 10 hits. The album sold over 8 million copies worldwide, but could not connect to the outstanding success of the previous two albums The Writing 's on the Wall and Survivor.
On June 11, announced in 2005 Destiny 's Child as part of their world tour Destiny Fulfilled ... And Lovin 'It in Barcelona finally their final separation. While the band in the following months several awards ( including three World Music Awards ) was honored, in addition to a DVD for a world tour and the Greatest Hits album was released # 1 's. The panel said with Stand Up for Love, the anthem for Children in 2005, the last joint single of the band, whose members in March 2006 eventually went their separate ways.
In December 2007, Kelly Rowland announced that she would think with your bandmates Beyoncé Knowles and Michelle Williams about a re- unification in 2008. 2008 Williams graduated from this though.
Love Songs
For 15-year -anniversary, the group brought in October 2012 their second compilation album Playlist: The Very Best of Destiny 's Child on the market. On January 10, 2013 Finally, a third compilation called Love Songs was announced. A single from the album, released on January 29, 2013, entitled Nuclear. In Super Bowl XLVII on February 3, 2013 since their separation in 2005 Destiny's Child first emerged in the halftime show again live together.