Farrah Franklin

Farrah Franklin
Birth name	Farrah Destiny Franklin
Born	May 3, 1981 (1981-05-03) Des Moines, Iowa (United States)
Genres	R&B
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, music producer, dancer, actress
Years active	1999–present
Labels	Columbia, Fo-reel Entertainment
Associated acts	Destiny's Child

Farrah Destiny Franklin (born May 3, 1981) is an American singer and actress. She is an ex-member of Destiny's Child who replaced LaTavia Roberson; she left the group after a year.

Recording & movie career

Farrah is triracial; her Mother is African American and Native American descent and her father is Italian American.^{[citation needed]} Farrah was born in Des Moines, Iowa and she has an older sister named Kerry.

1999-2000: Destiny's Child

In 1999, Franklin was hired to be an extra in the music video for Destiny's Child's "Bills, Bills, Bills". It was there that she became acquainted with group members Kelly Rowland and Beyoncé Knowles. At the time she was in a fledgling singing group called Jane Doe, which was in the process of disbanding. In December, Matthew Knowles invited Franklin and Michelle Williams to join Destiny's Child—replacing previous group members LaTavia Roberson and LeToya Luckett without notice. The two were introduced in February 2000, via the music video for "Say My Name". Franklin toured and performed with the group, and also appeared in the music video for "Jumpin' Jumpin'". Franklin contributed backing vocals to the remixes of "Jumpin' Jumpin'," "Independent Women Part I" (which were claimed to be removed before the album release), "Dot", and "Dance with Me". Farrah recorded some songs with Destiny's Child on the re-issue of their second album The Writing's on the Wall, while touring with Christina Aguilera.

In July, after a year with Destiny's Child, Franklin was dismissed from the group, learning of her firing from an MTV News report. Shortly thereafter, group member Beyoncé Knowles stated in an interview that Farrah had missed three major dates and expressed a disinterest in continuing with the group, leaving them with no other choice but to remove her.

2001-present: Solo projects

After leaving Destiny's Child, Franklin began a solo career. She signed to Fo-reel Entertainment in 2002, where she recorded a song entitled "Get At Me" with Method Man, but later was dropped. She was then signed to the Fabolous Street Label. She also began an acting career, and starred in The Brewster Project, for which she won a Best Supporting Actress award from the Independent Film Awards. She finished shooting an independent thriller film called Eyes of Darkness, which also features rapper Jayo Felony. Before joining Destiny's Child, Franklin also made an appearance in the 1999 feature film, Trippin'. Franklin has modeled for Russell Simmons' fashion line, Def Jam University and has been featured on the covers of Teen People, Ebony, Cosmo Girl, Vibe, and Today's Black Woman.^{[citation needed]}

Franklin is reportedly working on an album and shopping for a label.^{[citation needed]} In early 2007, Farrah appeared with other former members of Destiny Child in The E! special The Boulevard Of Broken Dreams a documentary of life in Destiny's Child and the issues which she had to endure in the 5 months she was present in the group. She has also been featured in music videos by Destiny's Child (with the original Destiny's Child lineup) and musicians Mr. Cheeks, and R.L. Huggar.^{[citation needed]}

Farrah is now focusing on her acting and musical careers, shooting a movie which is still untitled. She said in an interview she finished 13 songs and is still choosing a single. She owns a company called "One Love Company." Franklin is hoping to release her debut album sometime in 2012. She is on twitter.

Discography

Singles

Title	Details
"Lolli Pop"	Released: January 23, 2008 Format: Digital Download

Filmography

T.V.

• All of Us
• Millionaire Matchmaker
• Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

Film

• Single Black Female (2009)

External links

• Farrah Franklin at the Internet Movie Database