LaTavia Roberson

Infobox Musical artist
Name = LaTavia Roberson
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = LaTavia Marie

Born = birth date and age|1981|11|1
Houston, Texas, United States
Died =
Origin =
Genre = R&B, pop, dance-pop
Occupation = Singer-songwriter
Years_active = 1990–present
Label =
Associated_acts = LeToya

LaTavia Marie Roberson (born November 1, 1981 in Houston, Texas) is an American singer-songwriter, as well as an original member of the R&B female group Destiny's Child and was later replaced by Farrah Franklin. Since parting ways with the group, she has ventured into the realm of acting and is currently recording solo material for a possible solo career. She currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia.

Destiny's Child

At the age of nine, LaTavia and former best friend Beyoncé Knowles formed a group with other local girls, which eventually became Destiny's Child. After singing at local events, they got their break when they entered Star Search. The group, then named "Girl's Tyme", were heartbroken after losing the competition. The group then developed in to a quartet, the members being Beyoncé Knowles, LeToya Luckett, Kelly Rowland, and LaTavia. They also underwent several name changes—Girl's Tyme, the Dolls, Something Fresh, and Cliché—before sticking with Destiny's Child. Graduating from the Houston club scene, the group began opening for such acts as Dru Hill, SWV, and Immature. They were shortly signed to Elektra Records in which LaTavia and Beyoncé made a video for the song "One Time". They were later dropped but Columbia Records signed Destiny's Child again in 1997.

Yet,In 1998, Destiny's Child released their self-titled debut album "Destiny's Child", which includes the singles "No, No, No" featuring Wyclef Jean and "With Me". They were also featured on the "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" soundtrack with the song "Get on the Bus" featuring Timbaland, which was released as a single in Europe. Destiny's Child toured as an opening act on TLC's "Fanmail" Tour and Christina Aguilera's debut tour.

In 1999, Destiny's Child released their second album, "The Writing's on the Wall". It became one of the biggest selling albums released by a female group and was certified eight-times platinum in the U.S. The album includes four hit singles, "Bills, Bills, Bills", "Bug a Boo", "Say My Name", and "Jumpin' Jumpin'".

During 2000, in the midst of the success of "The Writing's on the Wall", Roberson and member LeToya Luckett tried to make a break with manager Mathew Knowles (Beyoncé Knowles' father) as they believed that he favored Knowles and was retaining too much of the group's profits. The pair said at the time they were only looking to secure outside management, but they soon found themselves on the outs with Knowles. [ [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1504044/20050613/story.jhtml http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1504044/20050613/story.jhtml] "MTV.com" ] When the "Say My Name" video debuted in February 2000, they were shocked to find themselves replaced by two new members, Michelle Williams and Farrah Franklin.

Roberson and Luckett filed a lawsuit in March 2000 against Mathew Knowles and the group. This began a media battle in which the two sides exchanged barbs in magazine and newspaper interviews. Near the end of 2000, they agreed to a settlement that required them to drop the part of their lawsuit that targeted their former group members (though they retained the suit against Mathew Knowles) and required both sides to stop disparaging each other in public.

When it seemed as if the drama had subsided, shortly following the release of Destiny's Child remix album "This Is the Remix" in March 2002, Roberson and Lucket filed another suit against Destiny's Child. They claimed that the first single, "Survivor", from Destiny's Child's 2001 album "Survivor" violated their previous settlement due to its lyrics which they believed to reference the ugly split.

Anjel

After several months of media speculation, LeToya and LaTavia began auditioning young women for a new female R&B quartet. Naty Quinones and Tiffany Beaudoin made the cut. The group, Anjel, recorded a 22 song demo in Atlanta with the help of Jagged Edge. Unfortunately the production company which handled the group fell through and all the girls from Anjel went their separate ways. However most of the recorded tracks leaked onto the Internet. The label was 581 Entertainment, ran by Jagged Edge, under So So Def while it was still under Columbia.

olo career

In July 2007 it was confirmed by LaTavia herself said that she has been secretly recording her debut album on and off since March. So far she has collaborated with producers such as Scott Storch and hopes to work with Houston rappers Mike Jones and Slim Thug in the future, but was quick to point out this is in no way an attempt to recreate the success of former bandmate LeToya Luckett.

Currently, she is in the studio working on her self-titled debut that should appear sometime this year, with help from Swizz Beatz, Polow da Don, and André 3000 of OutKast.

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(2008) LaTavia is in a stage play called, "Those Jeans". It's described as "a truly well written love story, about a fashion designer and a high fashion photographer, looking for love in all the wrong people".It Ran From April 18th, 2008 to July 12th, 2008

Destiny's Child discography

*1998: "Destiny's Child"
*1999: "The Writing's on the Wall"

External links

* [http://myspace.com/thereallatavia LaTavia's Myspace]
*imdb name|id=0730590|name=LaTavia Roberson
* [http://blackvoices.aol.com/black_entertainment/bvbuzzcanvas/_a/july-17-2006/20060715235009990001 Inside the Buzz]
*http://www.tavmarie.com (Official Site)
* [http://www.s2smagazine.com/content/content.asp?issueid=200006&listid=03/ Sister 2 sister interview]