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Beyonce and childhood friend Kelly Rowland went on to form the core of the female supergroup Destiny’s Child. After singing at local events, the girls got their break when they entered Star Search. The group, then named “Girl’s Tyme”, were disappointed after losing the competition but were eventually signed to Columbia Records in 1996.
Destiny’s Child rose to fame in 1998 with their Platinum-selling debut album Destiny’s Child which was produced by Wyclef Jean and Jermaine Dupri and featured the double Platinum number-one single “No, No, No Part 2″.
The group’s second album, The Writing’s on the Wall, released in 1999, featured two number-one hits: “Bills, Bills, Bills” and “Say My Name”. “Bug a Boo” and “Jumpin’ Jumpin’” were also popular singles from the album. It went on to sell eight million in the U.S. and twelve million copies worldwide. Furthermore, the group won two awards at the 2001 Grammy Awards: “Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals” and “Best R&B Song”.
Their following album, Survivor, proved to be another big success, going to #1 on both the U.S. Billboard 200 and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. The title track, “Survivor”, earned the group their third Grammy Award, “Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals”.