▁her ▁in ▁the ▁music ▁business . ▁L uck ett ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁of ▁two ▁children . ▁L uck ett ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁chance ▁to ▁sing ▁her ▁first ▁solo ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁five . ▁" The ▁lady ▁just ▁gave ▁me ▁the ▁mic ▁one ▁Sunday ▁and ▁I ▁sang ," ▁she ▁re called . ▁Short ly ▁there after , ▁she ▁joined ▁the ▁children ' s ▁cho ir ▁and ▁began ▁performing ▁in ▁plays ▁at ▁her ▁elementary ▁school . ▁One ▁day , ▁she ▁walked ▁to ▁her ▁des k ▁in ▁class ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁girl ▁sitting ▁in ▁her ▁seat . ▁L uck ett ▁asked ▁her ▁teacher ▁to ▁remove ▁the ▁girl ▁( who ▁turned ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁Bey on cé ▁Know les ) ▁from ▁her ▁assigned ▁seat . ▁They ▁later ▁became ▁friends ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁join ▁Bey on cé ' s ▁singing ▁group ▁Girls ▁T yme , ▁which ▁later ▁became ▁Dest iny ' s ▁Child . ▁▁ 1 9 9 3 – 2 0 0 0 : ▁Dest iny ' s ▁Child ▁and ▁departure ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Le To ya ▁L uck ett ▁joined ▁Know les , ▁La T avia ▁Rob erson , ▁and ▁Kelly ▁Row land ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁Houston - based ▁R & B ▁group , ▁Dest iny ' s ▁Child . ▁The ▁roles ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁consisted ▁with ▁Know les ▁as ▁lead ▁vocal ist , ▁Row land ▁as ▁second - le ad ▁vocal ist ▁plus ▁alongside ▁Rob erson ▁and ▁L uck ett ▁as ▁background ▁vocal ists ▁with ▁Rob erson