The Evolution of Letoya Luckett
The evolution of LeToya Luckett.
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Houston Girl - LeToya Luckett was born in 1981 in Houston, Texas. She would meet Beyoncé in elementary school and become one of the founding members of Destiny's Child. After leaving Destiny's Child, she would go on to work in music, film, TV and theater.(Photo: Letoya Luckett/Facebook)
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Destiny's Child - Destiny's Child was founded in 1993 and put out their self-titled debut album in 1998. The album featured the hit single "No, No, No, Pt. 2" produced by Wyclef Jean.(Photo: Columbia Records)
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The Writing's on the Wall - In 1999, Destiny's Child released their second album, The Writing's on the Wall. The album would feature the hit singles "Say My Name" and "Bills, Bills, Bills," becoming one of the most successful girl group albums of all time. (Photo: Columbia Records)
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Independent Woman - In late 1999, LeToya Luckett would leave Destiny's Child over a management dispute and become an independant woman. (Photo: A Turner Archives/PictureGroup)
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Anjel - LeToya Luckett and fellow former Destiny's Child member LaTavia Robertson would form the group Anjel. Their album was never released due to label issues. (Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)
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LeToya Luckett And Slim Thug - In 2005, Letoya Luckett was featurewd on her then- boyfriend, and fellow Houstonian, Slim Thug's song "This Is My Life."(Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage)
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Letoya - In 2006, Letoya Luckett released her debut album, Letoya, which included hit single "Torn" and featured rappers Bun B, Paul Wall and former boyfriend Slim Thug.(Photo: Capitol Records)
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106 & Park - BET has always been very supportive of LeToya. She has made appearances on 106 & Park, The Black Carpet and The Center. BET also ran a contest for LeToya that allowed fans to pick the ending of her video for "Torn."(Photo: FERNANDO LEON/Picturegroup)
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H-Town Chick - In 2006, LeToya Luckett was given her own reality show on BET called LeToya: The H-Town Chick, after her hometown of Houston.(Photo: BET)
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Lady Love - Lady Love, LeToya Luckett's second album, was released in 2009. The album featured songs written by Ne-Yo and Chris Brown and featured Ludacris and Estelle.(Photo: Capitol Records)
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Rumors - Not only has LeToya Luckett been featured on TV and movies, but she also starred in JD Lawrence's stage play Rumors along with Family Matters star Darius McCrary.(Photo: Derick Hingle/PictureGroup)
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Cover Girl - LeToya Luckett became the face of Luster hair care products, appearing on billboards, boxes and commercials in 2010. (Photo: Noel Vasquez/Getty Images)
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The Preacher's Kid - In 2010, LeToya Luckett made her film debut in the movie The Preacher's Kid, a Christian-based drama that also featured Clifton Powell and Essence Atkins. (Photo: Epidemic Pictures)
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The Killers - LeToya Luckett also had a role in the 2010 comedy The Killers, starring Ashton Kutcher, who played an assassin. Luckett played the role of Amanda, one of the friends of Katherine Heigl's character. Fellow singer Usher also had a role. (Photo: Lionsgate)
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Treme - LeToya Luckett was cast to play the role of Alison on David Simon's critically accliamed post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans drama Treme.(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images For BET)
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A Positive Force - LeToya Luckett does a lot of work in philanthropy, including joining MC Lyte and Teyana Taylor at the Women in Entertainment Empowerment Network "Don't Judge Me...Empowr Me" tour and participating in the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network.(Photo: Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)