Ryan Destiny Biography

Ryan Destiny Irons (born January 8, 1995) is an American singer and actress. While she had been working in the music industry since childhood, Destiny first rose to fame as a member of the girl-group Love Dollhouse in 2013. Destiny currently appears in Lee Daniels' musical drama Star which airs on Fox.

Early life and education

Destiny was born in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Deron and Dawn Irons. Her father is a member of the 90s R&B group Guesss. Destiny attended West Bloomfield High School. In January 2011, Destiny won a singing contest to attend the red carpet premiere of Justin Bieber's Never Say Never.

Career

Music

In junior high school, the 12 year old Destiny formed musical trio New Limit with Jasmine Pore and another friend. Managed by her mother Dawn, the trio auditioned for America's Got Talent in 2011 and they made it to the third round until they decided it was not for them. By 2011, Destiny had signed with an independent label and began taking voice and dance lessons. The group would later split, with Destiny and Pore forming a new group with former America's Got Talent contestant Chelsea Stone called Love Dollhouse. The trio signed to All Def, a label partnership with Russell Simmons, Steve Rifkind and Brian Robbins. The group released their debut single "Can I." After the group disbanded in 2015, Destiny signed with Capitol Records. In 2016, Destiny announced plans for a solo EP.

Acting

In 2010, Destiny appeared in an episode of the web series The Wannabes Starring Savvy. In 2011, she traveled to Los Angeles with her mother to start auditioning for projects. In 2013, she appeared in several episodes of the Detroit-based crime drama, Low Winter Sun. Destiny later appeared as the lead in the independent film A Girl Like Grace opposite Garcelle Beauvais and Raven-Symon. The Ty Hodges produced film premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival in June 2015.

Destiny revealed that she initially booked a role on Lee Daniels hit musical drama Empire but the casting fell through. In December 2015, booked one of the lead roles as Alexandra in Daniels' new series Star -- opposite Queen Latifah. The series premiered on Fox December 14, 2016.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	The Wannabes Starring Savvy	Customer	Web series, Episode 17
2013	Low Winter Sun	April Geddes	Recurring role
2015	A Girl Like Grace	Grace	Independent film
2016-present	Star	Alexandra Crane	Lead role