About the DC Lineup changes:

In The Beginning...........

Young and talented: LeToya, Kelly, Latavia and Beyoncé

The Original Members/quartet

Le Toya, La Tavia, Beyoncé and Kelly....

Such sweet and innocent girls.... On camera, everything was peachy clean as a newly waxed car and friendship was as fresh and beatiful as a newly born flower. (I know, bad metaphore) But behind the scenes and away from the fans' eyes, no one knew that life for Destiny's Child was really, a living hell.

February 2000: Switch-a-roo (Changing the lineup)

Following excerpt is from AN ARTICLE AT MTV.COM:

Bad news for all the Destiny's Child fans; Le Toya & La tavia left D.C.
The reason is still not totally clear.... But 2 new members entered the group:
Farrah Franklin (18) who danced in the "Bills, bills, bills"-clip
and Michelle Williams (19) who was one of the back-vocals
of Monica. (Brandy & Monica)

Michelle, Beyoncé, Farrah and Kelly
looking so so so so good and so so so so happy...

Personal File:

full Name: Michelle Williams

Home Town: Rockford, Illinois
however, she moved from Rockford to Houston
Date/ Birth: December 1 1980
role in Group: Alto Singer
How Come?: "I was 1 of the back-vocals of Monica"

For more information on michelle, check the member pages!

AND.......

full Name: Farrah Franklin

Home Town: Los Angeles, California
Date/ Birth: May 3, 1981
Astrological Sign: Taurus
FYI: Farrah was dancing in the 'Bills' videoclip...

One would think thats the happy ending to Destiny's Child's book but, no no no no no, the pages keep turning......

July 2000: Bye Bye Bye-A non DC Song (Farrah and D.C. parts ways)

The following excerpt is from an article at mtv.com:

Farrah speaking about being sick:

"I'm still dead," Franklin told MTV while on her way to the airport.
"I have not been asleep in 26 hours. I went to the hospital yesterday for dehydration and
a stomach flu, so I'm trying to get through this day. But I still can't wait to perform.
That's the best thing out of everything. That's where I get my energy from, is performing."

Farrah Franklin left Destiny's Child, Beyoncé explains:

"We have to say that Farrah was not kicked out of Destiny's Child,"
Beyoncé told the "TRL" audience. "She actually did not show up for
three major promotional events, one of which was 'MTV All Access.'
She walked out on [that], and the KUBE Summer Jam was another one in Seattle.
You'll all see that on the ['All Access'] show. "We also had a five-day promotional tour in
Australia, which was our first visit there and very important, and she didn't come.
So we all agreed that Farrah and Destiny's Child should part ways,
and we wish her the best in the future. But it wasn't a management decision,
it was a group decision. We all feel that no personal problems that can be resolved
are worth disappointing your fans."

The end: Destiny's Child as Trio (atleast so far)

Destiny's Childs first single with 3 members;
Kelly, Beyoncé and Michelle as Independent Women.
Lead singer Beyoncé Knowles says:
"For the first time, we have 3 strong lead singers."
A new album entitled "Survivor", which came out in May, will feature
all three of the group's members on lead vocals.
This showcased more of Kelly Rowland &
Michelle Williams ...!