Solange Knowles

Solange Knowles is one of those artists who spent years being introduced as "Beyoncé's little sister" before finally making the world sit up and listen on her own terms — and honestly, the patience it took to get there makes her story even more compelling. She grew up in Houston, did the backup dancer thing for Destiny's Child as a teenager, put out some early pop records, and then quietly rebuilt herself into something totally different. Her 2016 album A Seat at the Table wasn't just good — it was a meditation on Black womanhood and Southern identity that felt urgent and necessary, and it earned her serious critical respect she'd been denied for years. She's a visual artist, a composer, a performer who thinks in concepts and feelings rather than radio hits, and that refusal to chase easy approval is something I genuinely admire. She carved out her own lane and made it beautiful.

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Name (English)

Solange Knowles

Name (Japanese)

ソランジュ

Reading

そらんじゅ

Born

June 24, 1986 (age 40)

Origin

Houston, Texas, United States

Height

172 cm

Occupation

singer-songwriter / actor / model / composer / dancer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Tiger

• Official sitehttps://www.solangemusic.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/saintrecords/
• Xhttps://x.com/solangeknowles
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solange%20Knowles
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BD%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A5
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q231228

Tags

• Texas
• singer-songwriter
• actor
• model

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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