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| Birth Name(s) : Farrah Destiny Franklin |
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Single
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Singer, actress, dancer, model |
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Full Farrah Franklin Biography
Farrah Destiny Franklin (born on May 3, 1981 in Fresno, California to an Italian father and an African American mother) is an American singer, actress, songwriter, model and former member of Destiny's Child.
Franklin was born in Fresno, raised in Fresno and Los Angeles. Growing up, she performed in various church choirs and in off Broadway musicals. In addition to performing, Franklin regularly mentored under privileged girls at Penny Lane, one of the world’s largest group homes in Los Angeles, in her spare time—something that she reportedly continues to do this day.
In July, after a five month stint 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 on with the group, leaving them with no other choice but to terminate her. Franklin's rebuttal was that while in the group, she and Williams had been routinely mistreated by its management, but that the decision to leave was not hers.
After departing from Destiny’s Child, Farrah forged ahead with a solo career—focusing her music 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 sign to the Fabolous Street Label . After being dropped, Farrah then started working heavily on acting. She starred in The Brewster Project. She later won a Best Supporting Actress award from the Independent Film Awards for her work in the film. Recently, Farrah has 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' . Farrah has also been working on her modeling career and sometimes models for Russel 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 among others .
Farrah is also continuing her career as a recording artist, and is reportedly working on an album and shopping for a Label .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 Child's and the issues which she had to faced; She has also been featured in music videos by Destiny Child's (with the original Destiny's Child lineup) ,Mr. Cheeks, and R.L. Huggar. In Mid-2007 Farrah made headlines as Lil Wayne new girlfriend ,And was reporting to be feudng with Rapper Trina "", And is now Feuding with Model and Pornstar Superhead ,Later this year she is expected to be featured on Erin Bria Wright Debut single Candy Girl ",.
With Destiny's Child
- "Independent Women Part I"
- "Dance With Me"
- "Jumpin Jumpin (Azza's Remix)"
- "Jumpin Jumpin (WNBA Version)"
- "Upside Down (Live Cover Of Diana Ross)" |
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