'Survivor' turns 20: Five Fascinating Facts about Destiny's Child's 2001 album

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Saturday, May 1 marks the 20th anniversary of the release of Survivor, the third album by Destiny’s Child. Here are Five Fascinating Facts about this smash 2001 project:

5. The title of Survivor was inspired by a joke a radio station made about Destiny’s Child being like the reality show Survivor. Due to the group’s many lineup changes, the station joked that its members were being “voted off the island.”

Here’s how it went down: In early 2000, original members LeToya Luckett and LaTavia Roberson split from Destiny’s Child and were replaced by Farrah Franklin and Michelle Williams. But just five