My Take
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.
Overview
Solange Piaget Knowles ( soh-LAHNZH; born June 24, 1986), also known mononymously as Solange, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She expressed an interest in music from an early age and had temporary stints as a backup dancer for Destiny's Child, which featured her older sister Beyoncé among its members, before signing with their father Mathew Knowles's label, Music World Entertainment.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Solange Knowles
- Name (Japanese)
- ソランジュ
- Reading
- そらんじゅ
- Born
- June 24, 1986 (age 39)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Tiger
- Origin
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 172 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter / actor / model / composer / dancer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.solangemusic.com
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/saintrecords/
- Xhttps://x.com/solangeknowles
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BD%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A5
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.