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Hailing from Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child is one of the best-selling female groups in the world.

Destiny's Child has sold more than 15 million albums and singles worldwide.

The Writing's On The Wall, the group's sophomore album, has sold more than 9 million copies worldwide.

Released on July 27, 1999, The Writing's On The Wall was certified 7x platinum by the RIAA as of February 26, 2001.

The Writing's On The Wall debuted at #6 on the Billboard 200 Album chart. Nine months after its release, the album was #5 on the chart, having just experienced its best sales week ever.

More than a year after the album's release, The Writing's On The Wall was still in the Top 20 (#11), selling upwards of 70,000 units per week.

In the first year of its release, The Writing's On The Wall spent 47 out of 52 weeks in the Top 40 or better of the Billboard 200 Album chart.

The Writing's On The Wall has generated three Top 10 hits on the Billboard R&B singles chart: "Jumpin Jumpin," "Say My Name," and "Bills, Bills, Bills," which spent nine weeks at #1 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart (longer than any other record in the #1 position in 1999). In the summer of 1999, "Bills, Bills, Bills" was the #1 song on R&B radio for four weeks in a row. Both "Bills Bills Bills" and "Say My Name" topped the Hot 100 and the R&B Singles charts.

"Jumpin Jumpin," the fourth single from The Writing's On The Wall, has topped the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay and Top 40 Mainstream Airplay charts as well as the SoundScan Dance Maxi-Single Sales chart; the record has achieved Top 10 or better status on the R&B Singles chart, the Top 40 Rhythm Airplay chart, the Hot 100 Singles chart, the Top 40 Mainstream Airplay chart and the Maxi-Single Sales chart.

"Bills, Bills, Bills" secured two Grammy nominations for Destiny's Child: Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal and Best R&B Song. "Bills, Bills, Bills" was cowritten, in part, by Destiny's Child's Beyonce Knowles and Kelly Rowland and Kandi Burruss of Xscape.

Destiny's Child was awarded the coveted NAACP Image Award in the Outstanding Duo or Group category for The Writing's On The Wall.

Destiny's Child's videos have become mainstays on MTV and VH1, who featured the group on "Divas 2000: A Tribute To Diana Ross." "Say My Name" won the Best R&B Video Award at the 16th Annual MTV Video Music Awards.

Hailing from Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child is one of the best-selling female groups in the world.

Destiny's Child has sold more than 15 million albums and singles worldwide.

The Writing's On The Wall, the group's sophomore album, has sold more than 9 million copies worldwide.

Released on July 27, 1999, The Writing's On The Wall was certified 7x platinum by the RIAA as of February 26, 2001.

The Writing's On The Wall debuted at #6 on the Billboard 200 Album chart. Nine months after its release, the album was #5 on the chart, having just experienced its best sales week ever.

The group opened this year's Soul Train Awards and has appeared on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," "Donnie & Marie," "Regis & Kathie Lee," "Rosie O'Donnell," and numerous other programs.

Destiny's Child has contributed music to the hit soundtracks for "Men In Black," "Romeo Must Die," and "Life." The group performs two songs--"Independent Women Part I" and "DOT"--on the best-selling Charlie's Angels -- Music From The Motion Picture.

To date, Destiny's Child has been awarded a total of 13 gold, platinum, and multiplatinum certifications from the RIAA for "No, No, No" (gold, platinum), Destiny's Child (gold, platinum), "Bills, Bills, Bills" (gold), "Say My Name" (gold) and The Writing's On The Wall (gold, 6x platinum).