Singer/songwriter Patricia "Bonnie" Pointer was born on July 11, 1950in Oakland, California. She's the second youngest member of the hugelypopular and successful soul/R&B group The Pointer Sisters. Bonnie begansinging in the choir of her father Reverend Elton Pointer's church. In1969 Bonnie formed a duo with her younger sister June called Pointers,A Pair. The group became a trio after Anita Pointer joined in 1969 andeventually evolved into a quartet when Ruth Pointer joined in 1972.Bonnie recorded five albums with The Pointer Sisters and co-wrote suchsongs as "How Long" and the 1974 Grammy Award-winning breakthrough hit"Fairytale." She left the group to pursue a solo career in 1977. In1976 Bonnie sang vocals on Bill Wyman's 1976 album "Stone Alone."Moreover, Bonnie co-wrote the song "Bring Your Sweet Stuff Home to Me"for Stevie Wonder's album "Having a Party." In 1978 Bonnie marriedMotown Records producer Jeffrey Bowen and released her self-titleddebut solo album; the disco song "Heaven Must Have Sent You" peaked at#11 on the Billboard pop charts (this song was featured on thesoundtrack to the 1998 film "54"). In 1979 Bonnie released her secondalbum. Her third album "If The Price is Right" came out in 1984. Bonniesings the songs "Heaven" and "The Beast in Me" on the soundtrack to themovie "Heavenly Bodies." She has twice reunited with The PointerSisters: she attended the ceremony for the unveiling of the star forgroup on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1994 and joined her siblings onstage for a concert performance of "Jump (For My Love)" in Las Vegas,Nevada on New Years Eve in 1996. Bonnie still continues to perform allover the country and has appeared at several Gay Pride celebrationsthroughout the United States. In early 2008 Bonnie Pointer embarked ona concert tour of Europe.