Destiny's Child in 2005.Getty/Martin Philbey
- Destiny's Child is one of the most successful girl groups of all time.
- The group had six different members at the height of their fame, between 1997 and 2006.
Destiny's Child is one of the most successful girl groups of all time, having sold over 60 million records worldwide.
The group released the first two of their five studio albums — "Destiny's Child" and "The Writing's on the Wall" — as a quartet consisting of Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, LeToya Luckett, and LaTavia Roberson.
After Luckett and Roberson left the group under controversial circumstances in 1999, their remaining three albums — "Survivor," "8 Days of Christmas," and "Destiny Fulfilled" — were released as a trio consisting of Knowles, Rowland, and Michelle Williams.
The group disbanded in 2006.
Here's where all of the former members of Destiny's Child are today.
Beyoncé
Beyoncé performs during the 2023 Renaissance World Tour. Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Parkwood
Kelly Rowland
Kelly Rowland. Earl Gibson III/ Stringer/ Getty Images
Alongside Beyoncé, Rowland was the only other member of Destiny's Child to feature on all five of the group's studio albums.
As a solo artist, she's released four studio albums, the latest of which, "Talk a Good Game," dropped in 2013.
Most memorably, she featured on Nelly's 2002 song "Dilemma," which was a No. 1 hit all over the world and won the pair the Grammy award for best rap/sung collaboration.
Today, as well as continuing to make music, Rowland is working in TV and film.
Michelle Williams
Michelle Williams speaks onstage during the 2023 Beloved Community Awards. Getty/Paras Griffin
Like Rowland, Williams has released four solo studio albums since leaving Destiny's Child.
Her biggest hit came in 2014 when she reunited with Beyoncé and Rowland for her single, "Say Yes," from her album "Journey to Freedom."
Williams released her memoir, "Checking In: How Getting Real About Depression Saved My Life–and Can Save Yours," in May 2021.
In the book, the now 44-year-old singer gave a candid recollection of her experience with mental illness and how asking for help saved her life.
LeToya Luckett
LeToya Luckett in 2022. Getty/Paras Griffin
Alongside LaTavia Roberson, Luckett left Destiny's Child in the midst of the group's success.
The pair felt the group's manager, Beyoncé's father, Mathew Knowles, favored Knowles and Rowland and was not paying them fairly.
After demanding a change in management, they were replaced by Williams and Farrah Franklin.
Luckett and Roberson subsequently filed a lawsuit against Mathew, Beyoncé, Rowland, and record label Sony Music, accusing them of breach of contract, defamation, libel, and fraud, according to Rolling Stone.
The lawsuit was settled out of court in 2002, just after Luckett and Roberson had started their own group, Anjel.
When the venture failed, the two singers moved on to pursue solo careers.
Luckett has since released three solo studio albums, the first of which, 2006's "LeToya," topped the Billboard 200 and was certified platinum.
Now a thriving actor, Luckett recently had a recurring role in the second season of Starz hit "Power Book III: Raising Kanan."
LaTavia Roberson
LaTavia Roberson attends the 2023 Black Music Honors in Atlanta, Georgia. Getty/Carol Lee Rose/WireImage
Unlike Beyoncé, Rowland, Williams, and Luckett, Roberson never released a solo album after leaving Destiny's Child.
She instead began working in TV and theater.
In 2017, she made her film debut in the horror movie "But Deliver Us from Evil." The same year, she also made a return to music with the release of her first song as a solo artist, "Best Time of Your Life."
In 2019, Roberson then launched a boxing magazine called "Slugfest Magazine." The publication has since ceased production.
Farrah Franklin
Farrah Franklin. Getty/Shareif Ziyadat
Franklin joined Destiny's Child at the same time as Williams, replacing Luckett and Roberson.
Just six months later, however, after providing vocals on "Independent Women Part I" and starring in the video for "Say My Name," she left the group.
In July 2000, Beyoncé said in an interview with MTV that Franklin had missed a number of promotional dates, after which the whole group, including Farrah, "agreed that Farrah and Destiny's Child should part ways."
In 2015, Franklin contested Beyoncé's version of events in an interview with VladTV, saying that she left the group after being verbally attacked by management due to her not showing up to some of the promotional dates amid illness.
Now 42, Franklin released her last solo single in 2020, while she's also had a number of minor roles on TV.
In a recent birthday speech at a concert in Los Angeles, Beyoncé thanked all of the other former members of Destiny's Child except Franklin.
"I'm thankful for Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams, LeToya Luckett, LaTavia Roberson," she said.