Beyoncé Knowles

Beyoncé Giselle Knowles (born September 4 1981 in Houston, Texas) is an American R&B and pop singer, and actress. She was the lead singer, chief songwriter, and producer with Destiny's Child.

Destiny's Child

Beyoncé and Destiny's Child toured as an opening act for both Christina Aguilera and TLC before their self-titled debut album Destiny's Child was released. The band is managed by her father, Matthew Knowles, who is acknowledged as a strong force in Beyoncé's life. Beyoncé is the main songwriter for the group and is generally regarded as its leader. The group has currently returned from a hiatus since 2001, when its three current members, Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams, each decided to temporarily pursue solo careers.

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Christina Aguilera - TLC - Matthew Knowles - 2001 - Kelly Rowland - Michelle Williams

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Their 1998 platinum-selling debut album was produced by Wyclef Jean and Jermaine Dupri and featured the platinum-selling, number one1 Hot 100 single "No, No, No". Destiny Child's second album The Writing's On The Wall, released in 1999, featured two number-one hits in "Bills, Bills, Bills" and "Say My Name". "Bug-A-Boo" and "Jumpin' Jumpin'" were also popular singles from the album. "Say My Name" won two awards at the 2001 Grammy Awards for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best R&B Song, the latter of which was awarded to the songwriters, which included Beyoncé herself.

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1998 - Wyclef Jean - Jermaine Dupri - The Writing's On The Wall - 1999 - Grammy Award - Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Best R&B Song

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Their next album, Survivor, proved to be another smash, going to number one on both the American Billboard 200 and R&B Albums charts, as well as the Canadian album chart. Two singles from the album went to the top of the Hot 100: "Independent Women" (Part 1) and "Bootylicious", with the album's title track reaching number two. "Independent Women" (Part 1) had been the theme song for Charlie's Angels in late 2000, before the album's 2001 release. The title track "Survivor" would win the group their second Grammy for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. The album's fourth and final single, "Emotions", was a cover of the Bee Gees hit of the same name; it continued the group's impressive string of top ten hits.

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Billboard 200 - R&B Albums - Independent Women - Bootylicious - Charlie's Angels - 2000 - Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Bee Gees

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In 2004, the group began receiving threats from an obsessed fan from San Diego, California named LaToya Langford. Primarily aimed at Beyoncé, the threats caused major setbacks for the group. Langford continued the threats, until her arrest on August 23 2004 at her San Diego home.

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2004 - San Diego, California - LaToya Langford - August 23 - San Diego

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After Langford's arrest the release of Destiny Fulfilled went through. "Lose My Breath" and "Soldier" both became top-five hits on the Hot 100; their last single, "Cater 2 U", made it to the top twenty, while "Girl", their third single, only managed to reach the top forty.

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On June 13 2005 it was announced that the group would disband after their world tour ended in Autumn 2005.http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/13/music.destinys.child.ap/index.html

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June 13 - 2005

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