Tenitra Michelle Williams, commonly known as Michelle Williams, is an American singer, songwriter, model, record producer and actress. Williams rose to fame in the 2000s as a member of R&B girl group Destiny's Child, one of the best-selling female groups of all time. During their hiatus, she released her debut solo album Heart to Yours which topped the US gospel album chart and became the best-selling gospel release of 2002. Also a critical success, the album won Williams a MOBO Award for "Best Gospel Act" and she was ranked as the fifth Top Gospel Artist of 2002 by Billboard. Following this she released Do You Know which gained her a nomination for "Best Gospel Act" at the 2004 MOBO Awards. After Destiny's Child's disbanded in 2005, Williams released her first pop album, Unexpected, which spawned the internationally-charting single "We Break the Dawn" and the US Dance number-one "The Greatest". 

July 23rd, 1980 in Rockford (Age 44)