Beyonce first began her musical career when she was 7 years old and met LaTavia
Roberson while auditioning for a children's group. Beyonce's cousin, Kelly Rowland,
soon joined the girls, and the trio was finally joined by the fourth part of the group,
LeToya Luckett. Managed by Music World Management's Matthew Knowles -- who is also Beyonce's
father and Kelly's legal guardian -- the four young girls with big dreams became Destiny's
Child. Worshipping the moves and voices of R&B legendary groups such as the Supremes and
the Jackson 5, the children of Destiny's Child started small by
performing at local events and moved on to their national television debut with their
performance on Star Search. Not only did their strong voices standout, but their originality
and refreshing rap performance was only a preview of what the music industry was in store
for. Soon enough, the group had moved up from the ranks of performing at small-time gigs, to
becoming the opening act for popular R&B and hip hop acts Dru Hill, SWV and Immature. The
group's first album, the self-titled Destiny's Child, was released in 1998, under the Columbia
Records label. The album features Wyclef Jean, Pras and Jermaine Dupri as collaborating
producers, as well as their hit single "No, No, No", which went platinum. If the three
awards that Destiny's Child received at the 1998 Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards wasn't
enough of an indication of their upcoming success, their next album sure was. The Writing's
on the Wall, which was released in 1999, reached the top ten Billboard album charts upon
its release. The album has so far spawned 4 hit singles, "Bills, Bills, Bills," "Say My
Name," "Bug a Boo," and "Jumpin', Jumpin'." With their album reaching triple platinum
status by the end of the year, 2 Grammy nominations in 1999, an "Image Award" for
Outstanding Duo or Group by the NAACP, and contributions to the soundtracks for the
films Why Do Fools Fall In Love?, Life, and Romeo Must Die, one would think that the
Houston-based group would know no problems -- but that would be wrong. In March of 2000,
it was announced that group members LeToya Luckett and LaTavia Roberson had left the
group. It was later revealed that the two members were unhappy with the management of
Matthew Knowles, and that they left because of existing "creative differences." LeToya
and LaTavia took the group and its management to court, while the remaining members found
two replacements, Michelle Williams and Farrah Franklin. Just when it seemed that Destiny's
Child had seen the last of their problems, Farrah Franklin left the group after 5 months,
leaving Beyonce Knowles, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams (not to be confused with the
blonde Dawson's Creek star) as a trio, basking in the glory of consecutive number one hits
with the release of the group's third album, Survivor
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