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Destiny's Child is an R&B girl group from Houston, signed to Columbia and first premiered on Men in Black: The Album with their song "Killing Time." Early in 1998, the group released their self-titled debut album, featuring the single "No, No, No (Part II)" featuring Wyclef Jean. The quartet, including Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland (Beyoncé's cousin), LaTavia Roberson and LeToya Luckett, also toured with Jean. The group's sophomore album The Writing's on the Wall followed in 1999 and immediately spawned the number one smash "Bills, Bills, Bills," which topped both the pop and R&B charts. By the end of the year, "Say My Name" had duplicated the feat, and ended up becoming one of the biggest hits of 2000. But just as the group had broken through to superstardom, Roberson and Luckett abruptly left in March of 2000, filing a lawsuit against the group and manager Matthew Knowles (Beyoncé's father and Kelly's guardian). The two were replaced by similar-looking 18-year-old Farrah Franklin ... Read full biography
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