Girl's Tyme
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| Girl's Tyme | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Houston, Texas, United States |
| Genre(s) | R&B, pop, hip hop, gospel |
| Years active | 1991 - 1995, 1995 - 2005 (Destiny's Child) |
| Associated acts | Destiny's Child The Dollz |
| Former members | |
| Beyoncé Knowles Kelly Rowland LaTavia Roberson LeToya Luckett Nikki Taylor Nina Taylor Keke Wyatt (never joined) Tamar Davis |
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Girl's Tyme was the original group name of the group that became Destiny's Child. The group notably competed and lost on Star Search.
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[edit] Biography
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In 1990, 30 eager 10-year old girls auditioned on stage in Houston,Texas, each of them hoping to be one of the lucky six chosen to form a new all girl group. After a long day of rehearsals and callbacks Támar Davis (12), Beyoncé Knowles (10), Kelly Rowland (11), and dancers/rappers LaTavia Roberson (10), Nikki Taylor (13), and her sister Nina Taylor (11), earned positions in the group that would be manage by Andretta Tillman 1. Immediately, Girl's Tyme began practicing six hours a day on a variety of R&B, Rap,and Pop songs, hoping to create their own unique sound. They choreographed dance routines to accompany the songs and began appearing in venues all over the Houston area, Black expo, Miss Black Houston Metroplex Pageant, and Peoples Workshop Sammy Davis Jr. Awards.
The young performers garnered attention and were profiled in The Houston Chronicle, where a music critic predicted they would someday be stars. The expectations were high as Girl's Tyme prepared for their first national exposure on the television show Star Search. They hoped that a first place win would guarantee their future success in show business. After all, Star Search had helped launch the careers of many entertainers.
Unfortunately, Girl's Tyme did not walk away with a first-place trophy. What was hoped to have been their big break instead turned out to be the first of many failings and small break-ups for the young performers. Three of the six girls remained, Beyonce, Kelly, and LaTavia. A fourth member LeToya Luckett was added. The group also added a new manager, Matthew Knowles. Now all they needed was a new name to celebrate their renewed commitment.
In the following months the group tried out a few names: Cliché, Something Fresh, Destiny and The Dolls. Incidentally, a similar group that preceded called The Dollz, established by a woman named Janice Cummings, had also held auditions that garnered the interest of the same girls who tried out for the group organized by Andretta Tillman and Matthew Knowles. Among them included a young singer by name of Keke Wyatt who opted not to join The Dollz, despite receiving a callback and attending a few practices. [1]
After long consideration of what the group's new name would be, nothing seemed to click to Tina Knowles who became the group's stylist. She came across a page marked with the girls picture in her Bible. In the Book of Isaiah the word Destiny caught her eye; Matthew added child. The new name of the band would be Destiny's Child.
[edit] Members
- Beyoncé Knowles 1990-1995/1995-2005
- LeToya Luckett 1992-1995/1995-2000
- LaTavia Roberson 1990-1995/1995-2000
- Kelly Rowland 1991-1995/1995-2005
- Támar 1991-1992
- Nikki Taylor 1990-1992
- Nina Taylor 1990-1992
[edit] Line-up
[edit] 1990 - 1992
- Beyonce Knowles
- LaTavia Roberson
- Nikki Taylor (Not The model)
- Nina Taylor
- Támar Davis (introduced in 1991)
- Kelly Rowland (joined the group 6 months after it was formed)
- Keke Wyatt (auditioned, received callback, but never joined)
[edit] 1992 - 1995
- Beyonce Knowles
- LaTavia Roberson
- Kelly Rowland
- LeToya Luckett (introduced in 1992)
[edit] Destiny's Child
- Beyonce Knowles (1995-2005)
- LaTavia Roberson (1995-2000)
- Kelly Rowland (1995-2005)
- LeToya Luckett (1995-2000)
- Farrah Franklin (joined the group for 5 months after LaTavia Roberson and LeToya Luckett left in, 2000)
- Michelle Williams (introduced with Farrah Franklin that lead the group later on into a trio, 2000-2005)
[edit] Appearances
- 1992- Star Search
[edit] References
- ^ B, Nia (July 31, 2007), “KeKe Wyatt: Still Standing”, All Hip Hop.com (New York, NY), <http://allhiphop.com/blogs/alternatives/archive/2007/07/31/18341057.aspx>.
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