- Born Name: Destiny's Child
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Destinys Child (also known as DC or DC3) was an American R&B girl group whose final, and perhaps most-recognized, line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destinys Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girls Tyme, comprising Knowles, Rowland, LaTavia Roberson and LeToya Luckett. After years of performing underground, they signed to Columbia Records and changed to their current name. Destinys Child was launched into mainstream recognition following the release of their best-selling second album, The Writings on the Wall, which contained the number-one singles Bills, Bills, Bills and Say My Name.Despite critical and commercial success, the group was plagued by internal conflict and legal turmoil, as Roberson and Luckett attempted to split off the groups manager Mathew Knowles. They were soon replaced with Williams and Farrah Franklin; however, in 2000, Franklin also parted with the group, leaving them as a trio. Their third album, Survivor, which contains themes the public interpreted as a channel to the groups experience, contains the worldwide hits Independent Women, Survivor and Bootylicious. In 2002, Destinys Child announced a hiatus, allowing its members to attain individual success. They re-united with 2004s Destiny Fulfilled, and a year later during their world tour, announced that the group would disband and its members would pursue solo careers.Throughout their career, the group released four studio albums and achieved four US number-one singles. They had sold over 40 million records worldwide as a group, 50 million including their solo album sales before their disbandment, becoming one of the best-selling recording artists in the U.S. Billboard magazine ranks the group as one of the greatest musical trios of all time, and inducted the group in 2008 into the All time Hot 100 Artist at 68th place. In 2005, the World Music Awards recognized them as the Worlds Best-selling female group of all time. They were ranked the 9th Artist of the 2000–10 decade by Billboard.*