The Knowles family encouraged their daughter to form a music group with her friends LaTavia Roberson, Kelly Rowland, and LeToya Luckett.
Luckett and Roberson began to push for replacing Mathew Knowles with outside management, claiming he favored his daughter and was keeping too large a share of the profits.
Destiny's Child named their third album Survivor as a nod to joke about them "voting" members "off the island" after the departure of Luckett, Roberson, and Franklin from the group.
Robertson may be listed as Roberson or Robeson; McLeod may be MacLeod, McLoud or McCloud.
Her parents helped her pursue a role in girl group Girls' Tyme, along with her friends Kelly Rowland and LaTavia Roberson.