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Here's What 21 Famous Bands And Groups Looked Like When They First Started Out Vs. The End

Sonny and Cher were completely different people after being a music duo for 13 years.

Note: We define the end of the band/group/duo's run as the last album or tour the founding members participated in. We don't count singular reunion performances at festivals, on talk shows, etc.

1. What the Beatles looked like in the beginning of their career in 1962:

The Beatles pose for an early group portrait, backstage, (L-R): Ringo Starr, George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, 1962

What the Beatles looked like at the end of their run in 1969/1970:

Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr recording their last album "Let It Be," together

2. What Destiny's Child looked like in the beginning of their career in 1998:

LeToya Luckett, LaTavia Robertson, Kelly Rowland, and Beyoncé Knowles holding an award while wearing bright colored outfits in 1998

What Destiny's Child looked like at the end of their run in 2006:

Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams, and Beyoncé at the Grammy Awards in 2006

3. What One Direction looked like in the beginning of their career in 2010:

Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Niall Horan, and Zayn Malik appear on NBC News "Today" show in 2010

What One Direction looked like at the end of their run in 2016:

Liam Payne, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, and Harry Styles of One Direction attend Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2016

4. What Fifth Harmony looked like in the beginning of their career in 2012:

Lauren Juaregui, Normani Kordei, Ally Booke, Dinah Jane Hansen, and Camila Cabello at the season finale of "X Factor" in 2012

What Fifth Harmony looked like at the end of their run in 2017:

Dinah Jane, Ally Brooke, Normani Kordei, and Lauren Jauregui at 2017 MTV Video Music Awards

5. What Diana Ross & the Supremes looked like in the beginning of their career in 1962:

Mary Wilson, Florence Ballard, and Diana Ross pose for a portrait circa 1962

What Diana Ross & the Supremes looked like at the end of their run in 1970:

Diana Ross & the Supremes posing for a portrait with glamorous fur shawls in 1970

6. What Sonny and Cher looked like in the beginning of their career in 1964:

Sonny Bono and Cher pose for a portrait session in October 1964

What Sonny and Cher looked like at the end of their run in 1977:

Cher poses with ex-husband Sonny Bono for a photo session on July 22, 1977, in Los Angeles, California

7. What the Spice Girls looked like in the beginning of their career in 1996:

Melanie Brown, Melanie Chisholm, Victoria Beckham, Geri Halliwell, and Emma Bunton, aka Scary, Sporty, Posh, Ginger, and Baby Spice in 1996

What the Spice Girls looked like at the end of their run in 2019:

Mel B, Emma Bunton, Geri Halliwell, and Melanie C of the Spice Girls perform on the first night of the band's tour at Croke Park on May 24, 2019, in Dublin, Ireland

8. What NSYNC looked like in the beginning of their career in 1997:

NSYNC showcase in London in 1997; members happily posing together on stairs

What NSYNC looked like at the end of their run in 2001:

Chris Kirkpatrick, Justin Timberlake, Joey Fatone, JC Chasez, and Lance Bass in 2001

9. What TLC looked like in the beginning of their career in 1992:

Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas, Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, and Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes taking a portrait with condoms taped to their outfits, UK, 1992

What TLC looked like at the end of their run in 2017:

Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins and Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas from TLC visit SiriusXM Studios

10. What Nirvana looked like in the beginning of their career in 1989:

Kurt Cobain, Chad Channing, and Krist Novoselic sitting on concrete near a garage

What Nirvana looked like at the end of their run in 1993/1994:

Dave Grohl, Kurt Cobain, and Krist Novoselic posing together at the 1993 MTV Awards

11. What the Jackson 5 looked like in the beginning of their career in 1969:

Michael Jackson, Tito Jackson, Jackie Jackson, Jermaine Jackson, and Marlon Jackson pose for a portrait together in 1969

What the Jackson 5 looked like at the end of their run in the mid-1980s:

Tito, Marlon, Michael, and Randy Jackson performing onstage

12. What the Runaways looked like in the beginning of their career in 1975:

Original lineup of the rock band "The Runaways" pose for a portrait in Los Angeles in September 1975 (Michael Steele, Sandy West, Joan Jett)

What the Runaways looked like at the end of their run in 1978:

Laurie McAllister, Joan Jett, Sandy West, and Lita Ford at the Roxy in Los Angeles, 1978

13. What Outkast looked like in the beginning of their career in 1994:

Big Boi and André 3000 from Outkast pose for photos backstage at the American Family Insurance Amphitheater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in June 1994

What Outkast looked like at the end of their run in 2006:

Big Boi and André 3000 at Outkast's "Idlewild" album launch party on a boat, 2006

14. What Oasis looked like in the beginning of their career in 1994:

Tony McCarroll, Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs, Noel Gallagher, Liam Gallagher, Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan posing for a group shot in the early '90s

What Oasis looked like at the end of their run in 2008/2009:

Gem Archer, Noel Gallagher, Liam Gallagher, and Chris Sharrock at Oasis press conference in October 2008

15. What S Club 7 looked like in the beginning of their career in 1998:

Bradley McIntosh, Hannah Spearritt, Jon Lee, Rachel Stevens, Tina Barrett, Paul Cattermole, and Jo O'Meara posing in a convertible at a UK TV special in 1998

What S Club 7 looked like at the end of their run in 2003:

Bradley McIntosh, Hannah Spearritt, Jon Lee, Rachel Stevens, Tina Barrett, Paul Cattermole, and Jo O'Meara backstage at the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II in 2003

16. What DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince (aka Will Smith) looked like in the beginning of their career in 1986:

Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff posing together at the Swiss Cottage Holiday Inn in 1986

What DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince looked like at the end of their run in 1994:

 DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince (aka Will Smith) posing for a portrait in 1993 in New York City

17. What the Fugees looked like in the beginning of their career in 1994:

Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill, and Pras Michel posing together for a portrait in the early 1990s in New York City

What the Fugees looked like at the end of their run in the mid-2000s:

Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill, and Pras Michel backstage at the BET Awards in 2005

18. What Sonic Youth looked like in the beginning of their career in 1983:

Sonic Youth posing for a portrait together in 1983/84, in the beginning of the band's career

What Sonic Youth looked like at the end of their run in the early 2010s:

Steve Shelley, Lee Ranaldo, Thurston Moore, And Kim Gordon pose on a red carpet together in London

19. What the Bee Gees looked like in the beginning of their career in 1965:

Colin Petersen, Vince Melouney, Maurice Gibb, Barry Gibb, and Robin Gibb posing for a portrait together on a bearskin rug in 1965

What the Bee Gees looked like at the end of their run in the early 2000s:

Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, and Maurice Gibb posing at a press conference in 2001 in Miami

20. What Labelle (known then as Patti Labelle and the Blue Belles) looked like in the beginning of their career in the early 1960s:

Patti Labelle and the Blue Belles posing for a portrait together in the early 1960s

What Labelle looked like at the end of their run in 2008:

Patti LaBelle, Sarah Dash, and Nona Hendryx performing at the Apollo Theater in 2008

21. And what ABBA looked like in the beginning of their career in the early 1970s:

Björn Ulvaeus, Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, and Benny Andersson posing for a portrait together in a field in the early 1970s

What ABBA looked like at the end of their run in 1982:

Björn Ulvaeus, Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, and Benny Andersson posing together in the early 1980s