Beyoncé
By All Music Guide
By All Music Guide
Destinys Child made its debut 1990 and within ten years, the vocal act had experienced personal and political highs and lows that fueled the groups desire to make it big. Destinys Child sold 33 million albums worldwide by 2002 and earned a slew of Grammys and additional music awards. Jumpin Jumpin, Bills, Bills, Bills, Say My Name, and Survivor were smash hits, and the group appeared unstoppable.
In 2001, Beyoncé, Rowland, and Michelle Williams allowed themselves a break from the singing group and tried their hands at individual solo careers. Before landing several movie roles, Beyoncé became the first African-American female artist and second woman ever to win the annual ASCAP Pop Songwriter of the Year Award. An appearance in the MTV drama Carmen: A Hip Hopera quickly followed, but it was her role as Foxxy Cleopatra in Austin Powers in Goldmember in 2002 that eventually moved Beyoncé from the stage to the screen.
Her first single, Work It Out, coincided with the release of the Mike Myers comedy and cemented her celebrity status. A guest spot on Jay-Zs 03 Bonnie & Clyde was equally popular when it appeared in October. In 2003, she rejoined Jay-Z for her proper debut single, the funkadelic Crazy in Love, as the press and fans christened her a bona fide star. Beyoncés debut album, Dangerously in Love, which appeared in June 2003, featured collaborations with Sean Paul, Missy Elliott, and OutKasts Big Boi. The multi-platinum album spawned a total of four Top Ten singles. Nearly two years after another Destinys Child album (Destiny Fulfilled), Beyoncé released her second album, Bday.
