Kelly Rowland: Dreams Do Come True

By Author: James Griffith
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When we were children, we all had our own unique, sometimes ridiculous version of what we want to become when we grow up. Whether it was becoming a scientist or astronaut or super model or even a ballerina, all of us have spent hours upon hours day dreaming about them. But time moves on and those dreams get lost somewhere in the murkiness of the reality.
But not for Kelly Rowland though. Hers is a story that makes you wonder “What on earth did this girl say in her prayers when she was little that pleased God so much that her every wish came true!”

Otherwise who would have thought that an eight year old girl, who had just moved to a new city, would not only become part of a rapping and dance group but would also make friends with the likes of Beyoncé Knowles. This R&B girl group went on to become Destiny’s Child- one of the best-selling female musical groups in history. Rowland, who was barely in her twenties at the time, had been imagining such stardom for a long time. The group’s self-titled debut album went platinum before the year's end. Two more albums followed – ‘The Writing's on the Wall’ ...
... (1999) and ‘Survivor’ (2001) -- earning the group countless fans across the globe as well as millions of records sold.

While still with Destiny’s Child, she teamed up with rapper Nelly for the track ‘Dilemma’, which rose to be one of the most successful singles of the year and won her a Grammy for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, thus establishing her as a solo artist as well. The Kelly Rowland music video for this song even won a nomination in the MTV Video Music Awards-Best R&B Video category. Soon after, she released her debut solo album ‘Simply deep’, featuring a mixture of alternative R&B and rock music. The album was extremely successful, selling more than 3 million copies worldwide and availing recognition for Kelly as an extremely talented solo artist. But her journey with Destiny’s Child was far from over. In 2004, Rowland rejoined Beyoncé Knowles and Michelle Williams for Destiny's Child's fourth studio album ‘Destiny Fulfilled’, and embarked on the band’s ‘Destiny Fulfilled ... And Lovin' It’ world tour. Soon after the group’s disbandment, Destiny's Child was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in March 2006 and was recognized as the world's best-selling female group of all time by Time Magazine.

Her sophomore album ‘Ms. Kelly’ was released in 2007 featuring hit singles like ‘Ghetto’ in collaboration with Snoop Dogg, ‘Work’ and ‘Like this’. Another hit Kelly Rowland video ‘No Future in the Past’ was released in 2008 featuring French singer Nâdiya. Next released was the house collaboration ‘When Love Takes Over’, the lead single of French DJ David Guetta's 2009 studio album ‘One Love’. The song saw major international success, peaking at number-one in several countries around the globe and becoming one of the most successful Kelly Rowland songs.

Her third album “Here I am” is still rocking the charts with hits like ‘Commando’, ‘Lay it on me’ and ‘Down for whatever’ and a fourth album is already on the cards. As this success saga continues, all we can think of is that blessed day when hearing Whitney Houston for the very first time had made a four year old Kelly Rowland picture herself as a superstar singer and God decided to grant her innocent wish in style!

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About the Author:

James Griffith is a freelance writer from London specialising in writing hiphop r&b music and uk grime music articles. Over the years he has developed an extensive knowledge of urban music and urban music artists and is considered one of the leading authorities on this subject. With a passion for Hip hop and R&B music since childhood, James Griffith brings great knowledge and a great understanding of this exciting music genre and his articles are both informative and entertaining too.