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LeToya Nicole Luckett-Coles (born March 11, 1981) is an American R&B singer and actress. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as a founding member of the R&B girl group Destiny's Child, one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. As a member of Destiny's Child, she achieved four US Top 10 hit singles, "No, No, No", "Bills, Bills, Bills", "Jumpin', Jumpin'", and "Say My Name", sold over 25 million records, and won two . In the 2000s, she began her solo career after leaving the group and signing a record deal with Capitol Records.
Her solo debut album, LeToya (2006), debuted at number-one on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, and was certified platinum by the RIAA, that same year. The lead single, "Torn", reached the Top 40 in the U.S., and set records on BET's top ten countdown show 106 & Park. Luckett was awarded Top Songwriter at the 2006 ASCAP Rhythm and Soul Awards. Luckett's second solo album, Lady Love (2009), debuted at number-one on the U.S. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album included the Tank co-penned single "Regret" featuring rapper Ludacris. She returned to music in 2017, releasing her third studio album, Back 2 Life (2017), which marked her first independent release. The album was preceded by two singles: "Back 2 Life" and "Used To".
As an actress, Luckett made an appearance in the feature film Killers (2010), and starred in the lead role of Angie in Preacher's Kid (2010). She later portrayed Stacey in the film From the Rough (2011), while subsequently appearing on the second season of the HBO drama series Treme (2011–2012). Luckett has also starred in television series, such as the VH1 comedy-drama Single Ladies (2014–2015), the OWN drama Greenleaf (2017–2020), the Starz crime drama (2022), and the BET+ drama series Divorced Sistas (2025-Present).
In 1999, the group released their second album, The Writing's on the Wall. The album became one of the biggest selling albums released by a female group, and was certified eight times platinum in the USA. As opposed to the first album, Luckett had more contribution to the second album in terms of co-writing. The album spawned four hit singles: "Bills, Bills, Bills", "Bug a Boo", "Say My Name", and "Jumpin' Jumpin'". The two singles "Bills, Bills, Bills" and "Say My Name" were also nominated for Grammy awards, which "Say My Name" won in two different categories. The album had also been released in a "Houston Special Edition" which included a bonus track, where Luckett sung lead along with the other members, titled "Can't Help Myself".
In late 1999, in the midst of the group's success and rise, Luckett and Roberson asserted that they wanted their own manager because of the increasing lack of communication with manager Mathew Knowles. The pair said they never wanted to fire Knowles, but wanted to secure outside management to represent them. Soon after, Luckett and Roberson found themselves ostracized by the Knowles family and the group's management. When the music video for "Say My Name" debuted in February 2000, they were replaced by two new members, Michelle Williams and Farrah Franklin. Luckett and Roberson filed a lawsuit against Mathew, Beyoncé, and Kelly, charging them with breach of partnership and fiduciary duties, and sought unspecified damages. Luckett and Roberson withdrew the case against Beyoncé and Kelly, but continued to sue Mathew. The case was eventually settled, with Luckett and Roberson receiving royalties for their contributions as founding members of the group. Shortly following the release of Destiny's Child's Survivor, Luckett and Roberson filed another lawsuit against the group in March 2002. They claimed that the album's lead single, "Survivor", violated their previous settlement due to its lyrics. The case was again settled out of court.
After the Anjel project fell through, Luckett joined with Noontime, an Atlanta-based management/production company. Along with Noontime, she recorded a five-song demo and eventually signed with Capitol Records in 2003. Soon after, she began working on her debut solo album. The first promotional song, "You Got What I Need", was released in 2004, followed next year by "All Eyes on Me". She was featured on "My Promise" with her label mate Houston on his debut album It's Already Written, "What Love Can Do" on the Coach Carter soundtrack, and on "This Is My Life" with former boyfriend and rapper Slim Thug on his album Already Platinum. LeToya's self-titled debut album was released in July 2006 and debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. LeToya was certified gold after one month and by December 2006, the album had been certified platinum. Luckett and Beyoncé Knowles are the only members of Destiny's Child to have an album debut at number one on the Billboard 200 and achieve platinum status in the U.S.
The album is a hip-hop inspired R&B production. Producers included Jermaine Dupri, Scott Storch, Teddy Bishop, B. Cox, and musical guests Slim Thug, Mike Jones, Paul Wall, and Bun B. "All Eyes on Me" was originally chosen as Luckett's debut single, but "Torn" was ultimately selected instead. The ballad (produced by Teddy Bishop) was released in March 2006 and became an R&B hit. The song climbed the Billboard charts, peaking at number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
Although Torn was still receiving airplay, her second single, "She Don't" was released to radio, and the video premiered on BET's Access Granted in July 2006, featuring Slim Thug. The single received moderate success, reaching number 17 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop chart. In November 2006, "Obvious" was selected as the third single. According to Billboard, the song had a 94% chance of becoming a hit, but due to the merger of Capitol Records and Virgin Records, all promotional money was frozen, therefore the single was never officially released. Luckett was also named "One of the Best New Artists of 2006" by AOL Music, number two on Rap-Up magazines' "Top 5 Breakthrough Artists of 2006," and received multiple nominations from the NAACP, the Soul Train Music Awards, and the Teen Choice Awards. BET promoted Luckett on 106 & Park, The Center, The Black Carpet, and with a three-part reality series special called The H-Town Chick which aired from May to July 2006. The series chronicled Luckett's experiences during her summer promotional tour and insight about her life since Destiny's Child. BET also hosted a contest that gave fans the opportunity to decide the final outcome of the "Torn" video. Cingular hosted a lip-sync contest that awarded those who best performed "Torn" in an online submitted video. In addition to a nationwide radio tour, club performances, a brief European and Asian appearances, Luckett participated in the 2006 "Pantene Total You" Tour, the "Cingular Live in Concert" series, and was invited by Mary J. Blige to join her summer tour, The Breakthrough Experience Tour, as her opening act.
In July 2006, while opening for a Mary J. Blige concert, Luckett announced that her upcoming album would be titled Lady Love; she then introduced and performed two new songs "Lady Love" and "Don't Let Me Get Away". On December 10, 2007, a buzz track, Swagger, that features rappers such as Slim Thug, Killa Kyleon and Bun B leaked onto the Internet. In 2008, Luckett was featured on Webbie's single "I Miss You" which was a moderate success.
The video was released on March 10, 2009, and peaked at number three on the 106 & Park video countdown. "She Ain't Got..." the album's second single, was produced by Cory Bold and written by LeToya, Andre Merritt, Chris Brown and Bold. Chosen by fans, it became the first LeToya single to carry a Parental Advisory label, though a "clean" version was also released. It became the most added song on rhythmic radio, peaking at number thirty-nine on the Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 chart, while peaking at number seventy-five on the Billboard Pop 100 Airplay chart and number twenty on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play. However, the single was most successful in Japan where it peaked at number forty-nine on the Japan Hot 100. A music video, directed by Bryan Barber, was shot on June 3, 2009 and premiered on Yahoo Music on June 30, 2009, featuring guest star Major League Baseball players Orlando Hudson and Matt Kemp of the Los Angeles Dodgers, as well as Baseball Hall of Fame member Dave Winfield. "Regret", featuring rapper Ludacris, was produced by Tank and Jerry "Texx" Franklin and written by Tank, LeToya, Franklin, K. Stephens, J. Valentine, R. Newt and C. Bridges. Released as the third single – based only on music download and airplay – "Regret" peaked at number eight on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and debuted at number one-hundred on the Billboard Hot 100, making it LeToya's first single since her debut; "Torn", to enter the US Hot 100, peaking at number seventy-eight. It also peaked at number forty-two on the Billboard Radio Songs chart and was listed at number six on AOL Music's "Top R&B Songs of 2009" list. The music video for "Regret" was premiered on BET's 106 & Park on November 11, 2009, before later being ranked at number twenty-three on their : Top 100 Videos of 2009 countdown. "Good To Me", produced by Tank and Jerry "Texx" Franklin and written by Tank, Franklin, K. Stephens, R. Newt and J. Valentine, was released as the album's fourth and final single on February 1, 2010. Though the song failed to chart, a music video directed by makeup artist AJ Crimson and co-starring model-actor Keston Karter was released on February 11, 2010.
On February 11, 2014, she released the promotional single "Don't Make Me Wait". A remix featuring rapper T.I. was released on March 10, 2015. On January 5, 2015, Luckett released a track "I'm Ready" on her YouTube channel. On January 16, 2015, Luckett, inspired to end illegal gun violence in America, released "Together" in partnership with the Caliber Foundation.
On December 7, 2016, she released the single "Back 2 Life", with an accompanying music video released on January 10, 2017. On April 10, 2017, Luckett posted on her Twitter page that her third studio album would be released on May 12, 2017, with the album title changing from Until Then to Back 2 Life. On April 17, 2017, "Used To", a second single from the album, was released.
Luckett appeared in the movie Killers, released on June 4, 2010, along with Ashton Kutcher, Katherine Heigl, Tom Selleck and Usher. She then finished shooting the 2011 movie From the Rough, alongside Taraji P. Henson and Tom Felton. For the second season, Luckett was cast in the HBO drama series Treme. In 2013, Luckett landed a recurring role on the VH1 television series Single Ladies. In 2015, she was cast in the first season of the HBO series Ballers, before landing a recurring role in the second season of Rosewood the next year. In 2017, Luckett began playing a recurring role on the OWN TV series Greenleaf.
In June 2021, Luckett was cast as Leah Franklin Dupont on the short-lived Fox series Our Kind of People; the role was later recast prior to the show airing. In 2022 and 2023, she starred in television movies for OWN, Lifetime and BET, respectively: The Great Holiday Bake War, Line Sisters and A Miracle Before Christmas. In 2022, she was also cast as Kenya Pierce (Jukebox's mother and Marvin's ex who left the family to make it as a professional singer in Los Angeles) in the second season of .
In 2024, she starred in the BET thriller One Night Stay. On May 5, 2025, it was announced that Luckett would star as Rasheda in the BET+ ordered Divorced Sistas (a spin-off series from Sistas), which follows five close friends as they navigate life, love and the challenges that come with divorce, marriage and dating.
In August 2017, Luckett announced her engagement to entrepreneur Tommicus Walker. They were married in a lavish ceremony at Villa Antonia in Austin, Texas on December 10, 2017. They have two children, a daughter and a son, together. On January 11, 2021, the couple announced their divorce. Luckett confirmed that she and Walker were no longer married in July 2021.
In 2022, Luckett began dating entrepreneur Taleo Coles, whom she married on July 27, 2024, in Houston, Texas.
She visits schools to motivate and encourage children to study and to further their education after graduation. She also speaks on the subject of violence and domestic abuse.
with Destiny's Child
| 1999 | Beverly Hood | Girl #3 | |
| 2010 | Preacher's Kid | Angie King | |
| Five Killers | Amanda | ||
| 2012 | Note to Self | Paula Whittaker | |
| 2014 | From the Rough | Stacey | |
| Where's the Love? | Rose | TV movie | |
| Heavenly Match | Reverend LaRonda "Ronnie" Mason | TV movie | |
| Dr. Nia Phillips | TV movie | ||
| Seasons of Love | Kyla Morris | TV movie | |
| 2015 | Love Is a Four-Letter Word | Tandi | TV movie |
| Lucky Girl | Selena Jackson | ||
| 2016 | Addicted to You | Indigo Brown | TV movie |
| 2018 | Down For Whatever | Tracy | TV movie |
| Rosalind | Phoebe | Short | |
| 2019 | All the Way with You | Andrea | |
| 2020 | Until We Meet Again | Tiffany | |
| 2021 | - | TV movie | |
| 2022 | Line Sisters | Valerie | TV movie |
| The Great Holiday Bake War | Brianna | TV movie | |
| A Miracle Before Christmas | Mercedes Wright | TV movie | |
| 2023 | Herself | Cameo | |
| 2024 | One Night Stay | Milan | TV Movie |
| 2026 | The Millwood Murders: Buried Truth | Shenae Griffiths | TV Movie |
| TBA | Dionne | Dionne Warwick |
| 1998 | Smart Guy | Herself | Episode: "A Date With Destiny" |
| 1999 | Pacific Blue | Herself | Episode: "Ghost Town" |
| 2004 | Liquid Assets | Herself | Episode: "Beyonce's Millions" |
| 2006 | Soul Train | Herself | Episode: "Donell Jones/Le Toya Luckett" |
| 2007 | Blvd. of Broken Dreams | Herself | Episode: "Destiny's Child/Jonathan Brandis" |
| 2011-12 | Treme | Alison Myers | Recurring Cast: Seasons 2–3 |
| 2012-13 | For Richer or Poorer | Kya Wilson | Main Cast |
| 2013 | Second Generation Wayans | Rochelle | Recurring Cast |
| Regular Show | Jennifer | Episode: "The Thanksgiving Special" | |
| 2014-15 | Single Ladies | Felicia Price | Main Cast: Seasons 3-4 |
| 2015 | Ballers | Tina | Recurring Cast: Season 1 |
| Truth Be Told | Charlene | Episode: "The Wedding" | |
| 2016 | Here We Go Again | Maddy Walker | Main Cast |
| Real Husbands of Hollywood | Herself | Episode: "Fifty Shades of Brown" | |
| 2016-17 | Rosewood | Tawnya | Recurring Cast: Season 2 |
| 2017 | Hip Hop Squares | Herself/Contestant | Episode: "Jazmyn Simon vs LeToya Luckett" |
| Face Value | Herself | Episode: "Loni Love Vs. LeToya Luckett" | |
| 2017-19 | Black Music Honors | Herself/Co-Host | Main Co-Host |
| 2017-20 | Greenleaf | Rochelle Cross | Recurring Cast: Seasons 2 & 5, Main Cast: Season 3 |
| 2018 | Sharitha Golden | Episode: "Wherever It Leads" | |
| 2018-21 | Herself | Main Cast: Seasons 1-3 | |
| 2019 | Black Love | Herself | Recurring Cast: Season 3 |
| 2021 | Celebrity Stash | Herself | Episode: "LeToya Luckett Takes Us on A Trip Down Memory Lane" |
| 2022 | Kenya Pierce | Recurring Cast: Season 2 | |
| 2022-23 | Black Music Honors | Herself/Co-Host | Main Co-Host |
| 2025 | Divorced Sistas | Rasheda | Main Cast (Also An Exec. Producer) |
| 2000 | Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals | "Bills, Bills, Bills" | |
| Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal | |||
| 2001 | "Say My Name" | ||
| Best R&B Song | |||
| Record of the Year | |||
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