Solange Knowles
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| Solange Knowles | |
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| Birth name | Solange Piaget Knowles |
| Also known as | Solange, Solange Smith, Solo, Sol-Angel |
| Born | June 24, 1986 Houston, Texas, USA |
| Genre(s) | R&B/Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, actress, model |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Label(s) | Columbia, Music World, Geffen |
| Associated acts | Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams |
| Website | solangemusic.com |
Solange Piaget Knowles Smith[1] (born June 24, 1986) professionally known as Solange is an American actress, R&B and pop singer, songwriter, producer, model, and dancer. She is the younger sister of R&B singer Beyoncé.
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[edit] Early life
Solange Knowles was born in Houston, Texas, to Mathew and Tina Knowles. Her father is African-American and her mother is an African American of Louisiana Creole descent. She is also sister to singer Beyonce Knowles, who was a member of former R&B group Destiny's Child. She is the cousin of Angela Beyincé (song co-writer) and her maternal grandparents are Lumis Beyincé and Agnéz Deréon, (a seamstress).
[edit] Music career
[edit] 2002-2006: Solo Star
Knowles' music career is managed by her father, Matthew Knowles. In 2000, Knowles appeared in "True Love" with Lil Romeo. In 2002, Knowles released her debut single, "Feelin' You", from her debut album, Solo Star, which was released on 21 January, 2003. Solo Star debuted at #49 on the Billboard 200 and #23 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Solo Star was re-released on 14 November 2006.
Knowles was also featured on the Destiny's Child holiday album 8 Days of Christmas (released on 29 October 2001) along with her cousin Tré Gordon, on the tracks "The Little Drummer Boy" and "Proud Family" (included on the special edition and later on the The Proud Family soundtrack album). She is also featured on the Disney Party Mix of "Jumpin' Jumpin'", and has duetted with Kelly Rowland on the title track of her album, Simply Deep.
In 2007 she appeared in Beyoncé's video for "Get Me Bodied", which featured Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams from Destiny's Child . Solange also appeared in Destiny's Child's "Soldier" music video when she was pregnant with her son Daniel.
Solange Knowles has written and co-written songs for Destiny's Child, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams, Trin-I-Tee 5:7, and Beyoncé.[2] Her most recent lyrical hits include Beyoncé's "Get Me Bodied," "Upgrade U," and "Flaws and All" from the multi-platinum selling album, B'Day and "We Break the Dawn" from Michelle Williams upcoming album Unexpected.[2] Additionally, she wrote "Home For The Holidays" for Wal-Mart's national holiday commercial campaign.[2]
[edit] 2007-Present:2nd album Sol-Angel And The Hadley St. Dreams
In Late 2007, Solange confirmed on her MySpace page that she was in the process of recording her second album. No details of producers, release dates or even a first single were originally announced. It was later announced that the first single to be taken from this album will be I Decided, which was produced by The Neptunes.
In the first quarter of 2008, it was confirmed by Solange, again, via her MySpace page, that the title of the album would be Sol-Angel & The Hadley St. Dreams, and would be released August 26, 2008. News reports also confirmed that Solange had signed a new record deal with Geffen Records, and Music World Entertainment. [3]
Four of Solange's new songs: "ChampagneChronicNightcap", "White Picket Dreams", "God Given Name", and more recently "Sandcastle Disco" have been leaked to the internet and she also co wrote on Teairra Mari's second album.[4] It is unknown if these songs will be included on the album.
The video for I Decided was shot in February 2008 & premiered on Jun 4, 2008 on BET's "Access Granted".
[edit] Soundtracks
She appears alongside Murphy Lee on the soundtrack to Scooby-Doo with the song, "Thinking About You," which was recycled and put on Solo Star. "Dance With You", featuring B2K, also appeared on the Like Mike soundtrack. She also appears on the Proud Family soundtrack The Proud Family, featuring Destiny's Child. A remix to "Crush" titled "Don't Fight Feeling," featuring Papa Reu, appears on The Fighting Temptations soundtrack. "Freedom" appears on Johnson Family Vacation. On Bring It On: All or Nothing, she sang "Bring it On Home."
[edit] Modeling career
She models for her mother's clothing line, House of Deréon, named after her grandmother, Agnéz Deréon. Knowles also helped to launch a sister line to House of Deréon, named Deréon, for younger customers. She and Beyoncé model for Deréon, and feature in most of its marketing campaigns. Solange and Beyoncé were featured in a "Got Milk?" campaign ad, while still wearing House of Deréon.
[edit] Entrepreneur
Knowles has been promoting Baby Jamz, a hip-hop/rhythm inspired toy line for preschoolers. She is executive producer of the CD, updated hip-hop inspired nursery rhymes, and the music featured in all of the toys. Knowles' son, Julez, is the face of Baby Jamz.[2]
She is currently working with a Private Equity firm to help finance special projects in distribution, promotions and marketing music with Music World Entertainment and Interscope. The Private Equity firm is focusing on buying and selling music licensing rights to the movie industry and consumer products like Coca-Cola, Alcohol beverages and Proctor & Gamble Company products. The music for commercials will be the first deal of its kind for a female R&B singer.
[edit] Personal life
Knowles married football player Daniel Smith in February 2004 and on October 18, 2004, Knowles gave birth to Daniel Julez Smith Jr.
In October 2007, Solange confirmed in an interview with Essence magazine that she and husband Daniel Smith had divorced.[5] She has been featured on Queen Latifah, Rosie O'Donnell and MTV's Mandy Moore Show and has graced the pages of Teen People, Seventeen, YM, Honey, and J-14.
[edit] Acting career
Knowles appeared in Johnson Family Vacation. She also appeared on the TV show One on One, as well as in The Brothers Garcia and Taina in special guest roles. She then starred in Bring It On: All or Nothing alongside Heroes star Hayden Panettiere, which was released on August 8, 2006.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
| 2006 | Bring It On: All or Nothing | Camille |
| 2004 | Johnson Family Vacation | Nikki Johnson |
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
[edit] Tour
[edit] References
Solange Knowles Joins Raheem DeVaughn and Chrisette Michele On 'Love' Tour [edit] External links
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