(Tenetria) Michelle Williams was born on July 24, 1980 in Rockford, Illinois. When she was a child she never imagined being in one of the most successful female groups in the country. When she was seventeen, she had a friend who was playing the keyboard for famous R&B star Monica, so of course she told him, like anyother fan would do, to tell the star hi. Weeks later, she received a phone call from that friend telling her there were openings for a background singer, so she went on a flight to Atlanta for auditions and became her background dancer. Then, about 3 years later, she received a call tell her she would be in R&B/popular group Destiny's Child. From then on, she, with the group, won numerous awards including 2 grammys, MTV vma's, and Soul Train Lady of Soul Award and recorded her first album with the group which is titled "Survivor".


Member of the singing group Destiny's Child. Briefly attended Illinois State University in Normal, Il. Published "Soul Survivors" a biography of Destiny's Child, with Beyonce and Kelly. Michelle co-wrote "Better Place" which is a tribute to the victims of September 11. Michelle Williams has become a minority owner in the WNBA's newest basketball team, the Chicago Sky She and Destiny's Child were awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.