Michelle Williams (singer)

Tenitra Michelle Williams (born July 23, 1979) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She was a background singer for Monica, before rising to fame as part of the successful Grammy Award-winning R&B girl group Destiny's Child, the world's best-selling female group of all time, selling over 100 million records worldwide. 

Williams played the character Shug Avery in the play The Color Purple. She was a contestant in the 2010 series of British reality television show Strictly Come Dancing.

In 2013, she made a return to inspirational music with the lead single, If We Had Your Eyes from her upcoming fourth studio album titled Journey to Freedom.

Category:1980 births
Category:Living people
Category:African-American musicians
Category:American R&B singers
Category:Musicians from Illinois
Category:Strictly Come Dancing participants
Category:Destiny's Child members
Category:Singers from Rockford, Illinois
Category:American gospel musicians
Category:Singer-songwriters from Illinois