The group that became Destiny’s Child was initially called Girl’s Tyme.
Girl’s Tyme formed in Houston in 1990 and included young performers who competed in local talent contests. Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland were among the early members. The group appeared on the television program Star Search in 1993, although it did not win its competition.
After lineup changes and a move toward a record deal, the group signed with Columbia Records. The name was changed to Destiny’s Child, a phrase drawn from a passage in the biblical Book of Isaiah. The group’s later lineup of Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams became its best-known configuration.
The apostrophe and spelling are commonly rendered as Girl’s Tyme in biographies and group histories. It should not be confused with Destiny’s Child’s later albums or with the group’s short-lived pre-Columbia lineups.