Kelly Rowland (born Kelendria Trene Rowland February 11, 1981 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an African American R&B, pop singer, actress, and member of the successful musical trio Destiny's Child. All over a course of the supergroup's septet albums, Rowland evolved from either backing singer to joint lead singer of destiny's child. Rowland shared lead vocals with Beyonce Knowles on even the class action's earliest hits like "Independent Women" (pre-chorusx2)"With me" (2nd verse), "Get on the bus" (2nd verse)& "Bills Bills Bills" (pre-chorusx2), however her vocal talent wwhen overlooked by a few of a media as she was overshadowed by Beyonce Knowles, the class action's virtually all large lead singer & principal songster. Rowland's lead vocals when yearn sustaining people of Michelle Williams were more large on the groups in the future albums.

Biography and Career History

Rowland accept a personal of fellow class action member Beyoncé Knowles starting at age 10. She late rose to fame by using a so quartet Destiny's Child inside 1998 with the Billboard Top 10 hit, "No, No, No (Part 2)". Potentially fallowing lot publicised turmoil involving recently & exiting class action members, Destiny's Toddler (at length the trio consisting of original members Rowl& and Knowles, by owning Michelle Williams) managed to become one of a virtually all successful pop/R&B acts in the late 90s/early 00's, earning four #1 Billboard 100 singles and a #1 album.

Kelly & Destiny's Little one toured as an opening work for two Christina Aguilera and TLC before their heir 1998 platinum-selling self-titled debut album ''Destiny's Child'' was freed. Their debut album was by Wyclef Jean and Jermaine Dupri and featured the platinum-selling, first Hot 100 only "No, No, No". Destiny Toddler's 2nd 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" & "Jumpin' Jumpin'" were besides popular singles from either a album. "Say My Name" won 2 awards at a 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 Kelly herself.

Their next album, Survivor, proved to exist as a second smash, attend first in each a Western Billboard 200 and R&B Albums charts, as well as the Canadian album chart. Both singles from either a album went to the top of the Hot 100: "Independent Women" (Part One) & "Bootylicious", with a album's title track reaching total ii. "Independent Women" (A share One) experienced been a theme song for ''Charlie's Angels'' in late 2000, before the album's 2001 release. A title track "Survivor" would win a class action their third Grammy for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. A album's for & final lone, "Emotions", was the handle of the Bee Gees hit of a same title; it continued the class action's telling string of top 10 hits.

Fallowing a profits of the trio's third album, Survivor, the tierce members separated to pursue solo tries. Rowland, inside 2003, released her number 1 solo album, them million selling Simply Deep. A album, which went Gold in the US & debuted at #1 on the UK album chart, included "Dilemma", a duet by having Nelly which spent ten weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 (making Rowland the foremost Destiny's Tyke member to top a stock & index charts outside of the class action) and won Rowland her 1st Grammy Award in 2003 for Best Rap/Sung collabration, she shared this award with Nelly. Rowland has won 4 Grammy Awards, troika by using Destiny's infant & a single as a solo creative person. In addition, she branched into acting by using her role in the 2003 summer blockbuster, Freddy vs. Jason and in the 2005 independant film The Seat Filler.

As a result solo profits, Rowl& rejoined Knowles & Williams to release their for (and final) studio album, Destiny Fulfilled''. A album hit #2 on the Billboard 200. Rowl& and a more both-thirds of Destiny's Infant start up the European and American tour sponsored by McDonald's titled, ''Destiny Fulfilled and Lovin' It'', in 2005. Shortly prior to a prevent of a tour, the members of Destiny's Toddler announced their breakup.

Rowl& is presently signed to the treat to endorse and come out around commercial message for Dark & Lovely hair products of the Soft Sheen Carson product company.

Upcoming Projects

Rowl& has occasionally single TV and music projects lined higher.She is to pop up around ternary coming episodes of United states UPN sitcom "Girlfriends" in February 2006. She is featured in newly album llumination by soul greats Earth, Wind & Fire. Their album was freed September 20th. Kelly's singing may be heard in their person joint "This Is How I Feel", by Organized Noize, likewise featuring rapper Large Boi of OutKast and singer Sleepy Brown. She is too the featured creative persin on the song known as "Here We Go Again", which impacted radio in September 13 & is already major gaining airplay seeking placed to achieve similar profits to her duet sustaining Nelly on the song "Dilemma". This is the 2nd only from either rapper Trina's new album Glamorest Life in stores October 4th and the video for this single was filmed in September and will impact the TV music channels in late October. Kelly has already began working around her 2nd album, which is required to exist as freed in Spring 2006.

Solo Discography
Albums
2002 Simply Deep The states Sales: 559,000, US Certification: Gold, #1Two US; UK Certification: Atomic number 78 (purchasable of +328,000), #1 Australia, #1 UK; Worldwide sales: 2 million

Singles/Videos
2002 "Dilemma" (deed. Nelly) #1 US (X weeks), #1 UK (Ii weeks), #1 Australia 2002 "Stole" #2 UK, #27 U.s.a., #1 Australia 2003 "Can't Nobody" #Little phoebe UK, #97 Usa, Top 5 Australia 2003 "Train on a Track" #20 UK (non freed within U.s.), Top Ten Australia 2005 "Here We Go" (Trina featuring Kelly Rowland) US #28

Group Discography

Rowland, comparable her bandmate Beyonce Knowles is a founding member of destiny's tyke & is featured in each destiny's baby album, to underst& her sales and chart positions by having destinys tyke, understand Destiny's Child Discography

Solo Tours
2003 Only Deeper European Tour[http://www.kelly-rowland.net/tour/]

Flimography
2003 Freddy vs. Jason 2004 The Seat Filler

Endorsements
Soft Sheen Carson