Destiny’s Child, whose heyday straddled the turn of the century, had a variety of members (and prior names), but Beyonce', Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams were the group during the period of their greatest success.  And that success was enormous -- with the group selling over 60 million records and winning 3 Grammys.





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 It all began in 1990, when Beyonce' and LaTavia Roberson met as members of a dancing and rapping group in Houston, Texas, called Girls Tyme.  They were 8 years old.





In 1993, as a group of six, which also included Kelly Rowland, Tamar Davis, and sisters Nikki and Nina Taylor, Girls Tyme appeared on "Star Search."  They came in second. 





When Beyonce's father signed on as the group's manager, he made the decision to downsize the group.  Tamar Davis and the Taylor sisters were let go and LeToya Luckett was added. 





In 1997, the four-some, now called Destiny's Child, hit it big with a #1 hit:



In 2000, for a variety of reasons, LaTavia and LeToya left the group.  They were replaced by Michelle Williams and, briefly, Farrah Franklin.




The trio of Beyonce', Kelly and Michelle is how most people remember Destiny’s Child.  Musical historians describe the group as a worthy successor to The Supremes and credit them with inspiring a whole generation of female R&B vocalists.





The trio stayed together until 2006, at which point Beyonce' went off into the stratosphere with a solo career that just gets bigger every year.