 Happy New Year everybody! I hope you're off to a great start. I know I am. I'm so excited about 2020. Kelly Rowland currently has over 10 million followers on Instagram and that's what you'll get when you were a member of one of the biggest girl groups of all time. She's also had a successful solo career having released four solo studio albums. Everyone knows her song when love takes over and she's parlayed her fame into an acting career having appeared in The Seat Filler. If I was a regular Joe would you be here with me? Of course I would. What kind of question is that? I'd date a regular guy as long as he's comfortable with who he is. Freddie vs Jason and more. I mean come on get real. You're not even scary. You're not even scary. Having accomplished so much it only makes sense that Kelly is living a more relaxed lifestyle since her destiny trial days but that doesn't mean she's done with show business. I'll explain more in just a minute. She has however made time to get married to her former manager Tim Weatherspoon in 2014 and soon after gave birth to her little boy Titan. Hey guys it's Kara and I've already covered Kelly's house tour in a previous video dropped on this channel. We thought we would take a deeper dive into what she's been up to with a classic biography video. If you enjoyed this video please hit subscribe and leave a comment for who to do next. How about some of the other members from Destiny's Child or how about the Spice Girls. I love making you guys new videos and connecting with you guys on instagram so hit me up in the DMs and now let's roll that intro. Clay Rowland was born Calendria Trinay Rowland on February 11th 1981 in Atlanta Georgia. She is the daughter of Doris Rowland Garrison and Christopher Lovett and she's an older brother named Orlando. When she was 6 her mother left her father who was an abusive alcoholic due to PTSD from the Vietnam War and Rowland went with her mom. At the age of 8 they relocated to Houston and in 1992 Rowland joined an existing girl group originally named Girls Time where Rowland became the 6th member of the group. Girls Time had been active for 2 years prior to her arrival on the scene. The original line up consisted of Beyoncé, Robertson, Rowland, Tamar Davis and sisters Nikki and Nina Taylor. The 6 girls competed in Star Search but lost the talent competition leading to Beyoncé's father Matthew Knowles take on the role of manager to help push the group towards success. He quickly cut Davis and the Taylor sisters adding Latoya Luckett in their place. Girls Time eventually changed her name to Destiny. They were signed to electro records but dropped several months later before they even had a chance to release an album. In 1996 Matthew secured the force and made deal with Columbia Records and Destiny's child was born. Their self-titled debut album was released in February 1998 and included the hit single No No No Part 2. Destiny's Child released their sophomore and breakthrough album, The Writings on the Wall in July 1999. It spawned four hits, Bills, Bills, Bills and Bugaboo, Say My Name and Jumpin' Jumpin'. Beyoncé announced later that year that Luckett and Robertson have left the group. They were replaced by Michelle Williams and Farah Franklin. A much publicized battle with Matthew followed Luckett and Robertson's exits from the group. They accused him of unfairly favoring Beyoncé and Rowland in keeping more than his fair share of Destiny's Child's profits. The group faced another setback when Franklin abruptly just left five months after joining. Now a trio, Destiny's Child released their third album, Survivor in May 2001. It became a huge success thanks to the single's independent woman part 1, Survivor and Bootylicious. Shortly after Survivor's release, Rowland and Beyoncé started branching out as solo artists. Kelly collaborated with Nelly on Dilemma while Beyoncé started spending time with a guy known as Jay-Z. Destiny's Child came together again in the studio in 2004 to record their fourth and final album, Destiny Fulfilled, which was released that November and included the singles, Lose My Breath, Soldier, Girl and Cater to You. After embarking on a world tour, the trio announced their split in 2005, saying in a statement that they wanted to leave on a high note, united in their friendship and filled with an overwhelming gratitude for our music, our fans and each other. Beyoncé, Rowland and Williams have only reunited on stage a few times since their breakup most recently during Queen B's 2018 Coachella performance, but they've remained best friends. Rowland has released four solo albums, including her 2002 debut Simply Deep, which came out while Destiny's Child were still active. Her hits include Like This, Motivation and the David Guetta Collaboration's Commander and When Love Takes Over. She began dating her manager Tim Weatherspoon in 2011. She announced her engagement to him during an appearance on the Queen Latifah show that same year. They were married in Costa Rica on May 9, 2014 with guests including Beyoncé and Solange. That same year, she announced via Instagram that she and Weatherspoon were expecting their first child and on November 4, 2014, Rowland gave birth to their son Titan Jewel Weatherspoon. Not one to ever slow down, Kelly branched out into acting with a guest stint on the sitcom The Hulies back in 2002, before appearing in other UPN shows such as Even Girl Friends in the Year of 2003 and 2006 respectively. In 2002, Rowland was cast for her big screen debut in the slasher film Freddy vs Jason. The following year, Rowland returned to the big screen this time for a lead role in the romantic comedy The Seat Filler starring opposite Dwayne Martin and Shamar Moore. Rowland also had a supporting role in the motion picture Think Like a Man and continues to work steadily. In more recent years, she has also become a popular TV personality judging the X Factor UK in 2011, the X Factor USA in 2013 and the Voice Australia since 2017. Kelly continues to stay active on social media for her 10 million IG followers and appears to be enjoying her best years yet while also focusing on a variety of philanthropy projects. As for where does she go from here, I think it's safe to say that she's already experienced a lifetime of success and if you want to see where she kicks up her feet be sure to check out our recent house tour video we dropped for you guys which I'll link to at the end. 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