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Beyonce: Destiny's Child
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As a founding member of Destiny's Child, one of the best-selling female groups of all time, Beyonce is one of the most widely-recognized and highly-respected women in pop music. With many of the group's hit recordings co-written and co-produced by Beyonce, Destiny's Child has sold more than 40 million albums and singles worldwide and earned an astounding 22 gold, platinum, and multi-platinum RIAA certifications since the group's recorded debut in November 1997.
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Beyonce and best friend Kelly Rowland met LeToya Luckett and LaTavia Roberson and decided to go on 'Star Search' under the name Girl's Tyme. They, uh, lost. Whoops! Probably just the name, because Destiny's Child eventually signed with Columbia Records in 1996, then hit the big time in 1998 with 'No, No, No Part 2.'
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When she was eight years old, Beyonce Knowles auditioned for a kids singing group in Houston, Texas and met LaTavia Robertson (who later became a member of Destiny's Child). The two later met Kelly Rowland and LeToya Lucket and formed the group Girl's Tyme. The group went on the compete and lose on Star Search.
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Beyonce recorded the solo track "Check On It" <Listen> for Destiny's Child's greatest hits collection #1's. It was forced out as a single after radio programmers lost interest in the official single "Stand Up for Love" and played Beyonce's track instead. It has become her 5th top 10 solo hit single.
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It's Beyonce as you've never seen her before. Unless you've ever seen any of her music videos from the Destiny's Child or Dangerously in Love eras, in which case you've seen her this way many, many times. In any event, she looks pretty hot in her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue photo shoot (plus, she's the first celebrity - not model - to get the cover), so Oscar nominations be damned! In the issue, Beyonce talks about why she chose now in her career to strip down to the swimwear. Here's more:
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Beyonce Knowles, a member of one of the best selling R&B group Destiny's Child is one of today's hottest female superstars. She is talented in every single way. She writes and produces most of her songs and is a very naughty and bootylicious pop diva!
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