Editing Destiny's Child (section)

=== 1990–1997: Early beginnings and Girl's Tyme{{anchor|1990–97:_Early_beginnings_and_Girl's_Tyme}} ===
In 1990, [[Beyoncé|Beyoncé Knowles]] met [[LaTavia Roberson]] at an audition for a girl group.<ref name="Kaufman">{{Cite news|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|title=Destiny's Child's Long Road To Fame (The Song Isn't Called 'Survivor' For Nothing)|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1504044/20050613/destinys_child.jhtml|work=MTV News|date=June 13, 2005|access-date=April 13, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624084104/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1504044/destinys-childs-long-road-fame.jhtml|archive-date=June 24, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Based in [[Houston]], Texas, they were joined to a group that performed rapping and dancing. [[Kelly Rowland]], who moved into Knowles' house because of family issues, joined them in 1992. Originally named '''Girl's Tyme''', they were eventually cut down to six members including [[Támar Davis]] and sisters Nikki and Nina Taylor.<ref name="E!">{{Cite video |title=Beyonce: All New |work=E! Online }}</ref><ref name="People">{{cite web|title=Beyoncé Knowles: Biography|url=http://www.people.com/people/beyonce_knowles/biography|work=People|access-date=April 13, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070426055053/http://www.people.com/people/beyonce_knowles/biography|archive-date=April 26, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> With Knowles and Rowland, Girl's Tyme attracted nationwide attention:<ref name="E!" /> west-coast R&B producer Arne Frager flew to Houston to see them. He brought them to his studio, [[Record Plant|The Plant]] Recording Studios in [[Northern California]], with focus on Knowles' vocals because Frager thought she had personality and the ability to sing.<ref name="E!" /> With efforts to sign Girl's Tyme to a major record deal, Frager's strategy was to debut the group in ''[[Star Search]]'', the biggest talent show on national TV at the time.<ref name="E!" /> However, they lost the competition because, according to Knowles, their choice of song was wrong;<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Farley|first=Christopher John|title=Call of the Child|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,998976,00.html|magazine=Time|date=January 15, 2001|access-date=April 12, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071130020409/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,998976,00.html|archive-date=November 30, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> they were actually rapping instead of singing.<ref name="Kaufman" />

Because of the group's defeat, Knowles' father, [[Mathew Knowles|Mathew]], voluntarily dedicated his time to [[music manager|manage]] them.<ref name="E!" /><ref name="VH1Driven">{{cite web|title=Driven: Beyonce Knowles|url=http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/driven/65240/episode_about.jhtml|work=VH1|publisher=MTV Networks|access-date=May 22, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030820042751/http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/driven/65240/episode_about.jhtml|archive-date=August 20, 2003|url-status=dead}}</ref> He decided to cut the original lineup to four, with the removal of Davis and the Taylor sisters and the inclusion of [[LeToya Luckett]] in 1993.<ref name="Kaufman" /><ref name="E!" /> Aside from spending time at their church in Houston, Girl's Tyme practiced in their backyards and at the Headliners Salon, owned by Knowles' mother, Tina. The group would test routines in the salon, when it was on Montrose Boulevard in Houston, and sometimes would collect tips from the customers. Their try-out would be critiqued by the people inside. During their school days, Girl's Tyme performed at local gigs. When summer came, Mathew Knowles established a "boot camp" to train them in dance and vocal lessons.<ref name="DunnDate">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2001/jun/10/life1.lifemagazine5|title=Date with destiny|last=Dunn|first=Jancee|date=June 10, 2001|work=The Observer|access-date=February 27, 2009|location=London|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023132651/http://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2001/jun/10/life1.lifemagazine5|archive-date=October 23, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> After rigorous training, they began performing as opening acts for established [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] groups of that time such as [[SWV]], [[Dru Hill]] and [[IMx|Immature]].<ref name="Kaufman" /> Tina Knowles designed the group's stage attire.<ref name="DunnDate" />

Over the course of the early years in their career, Girl's Tyme changed their name to '''Somethin' Fresh''', '''Cliché''', '''The Dolls''', and to '''Destiny'''.<ref name="GillingsSoul">{{cite news|url=http://www.essence.com/news_entertainment/entertainment/articles/destinyschildsoulsurvivors|title=Destiny's Child: Soul-Survivors|last=Gillings|first=Andrew|date=April 22, 2001|work=Essence|access-date=February 25, 2009|archive-date=October 15, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015053632/http://www.essence.com/news_entertainment/entertainment/articles/destinyschildsoulsurvivors}}</ref> The group signed with [[Elektra Records]] with the name Destiny, but were dropped several months later before they could release an album.<ref name="VH1Driven" /> The pursuit of a record deal affected the Knowles family: in 1995, Mathew Knowles resigned from his job as a medical-equipment salesman,<ref name="E!" /> a move that reduced Knowles' family's income by half, and her parents briefly separated due to the pressure.<ref name="E!" /><ref name="VH1Driven" /> In 1996, they changed their name to Destiny's Child. Group members have claimed that the name was taken from a passage in the Bible:  "We got the word destiny out of the Bible, but we couldn't trademark the name, so we added child, which is like a rebirth of destiny," said Knowles.<ref>{{Cite web|title=A Book Of Destiny|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-book-of-destiny/|access-date=2021-02-27|website=www.cbsnews.com|date=May 9, 2002 |language=en-US|archive-date=June 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621021956/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-book-of-destiny/|url-status=live}}</ref> The word ''Destiny'' was stated to have been chosen from the [[Book of Isaiah]], by [[Tina Knowles]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-01-20|title=It's a Family Affair|url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/its-a-family-affair/|access-date=2021-02-27|website=Texas Monthly|language=en|archive-date=March 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325120146/http://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/its-a-family-affair/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Mathew Knowles helped in negotiating a record deal with [[Columbia Records]] at the behest of Columbia scout [[Teresa LaBarbera Whites]], which signed the group that same year.<ref name="Kaufman" /><ref name="People" /> Prior to signing with Columbia, the group had recorded several tracks in [[Oakland, California]] produced by [[D'wayne Wiggins]] of [[Tony! Toni! Toné!]]. Upon the label's recognition that Destiny's Child had a "unique quality", the track "Killing Time" was included in the soundtrack to the 1997 film ''[[Men in Black (1997 film)|Men in Black]]''.<ref name="Kaufman" /><ref name="Stacy-Deanne">{{Cite book|last=Stacy-Deanne|author2=Kenyatta, Kelly|author3=Lowery, Natasha|title=Alicia Keys, Ashanti, Beyoncé, Destiny's Child, Jennifer Lopez & Mya: Divas of the New Millennium|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1ZGMcUEvkyEC&pg=PA60|publisher=Amber Books Publishing|year=2005|isbn=0-9749779-6-9|access-date=February 1, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108005326/http://books.google.com/books?id=1ZGMcUEvkyEC&pg=PA60|archive-date=January 8, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>