Solange Knowles

**Solange Piaget Knowles** (; born June 24, 1986), known mononymously as **Solange**, is an American singer, songwriter, actress and model.

She began her musical career at age 14. She has been acting since 2003. She is also now an entrepreneur promoting _Baby Jamz_.

Knowles is the younger sister of Beyoncé. She appeared in her sister's music video for _B'Day_ and in _Bring it On: All or Nothing_. She has always been compared to her more famous sister by the media. In the lyrics to "God Given Name", she says her thoughts about this: "I'm not her and never will be".

Knowles started her own record label, Saint Records in 2013.

## Personal life

Her father is Matthew Knowles and her mother is Tina Knowles.

She is known as the younger sister of pop singer Beyoncé.

She started her musical career at age 14.

At age 17, she married football player Daniel Smith. Their son, Daniel Julez Smith Jr. was born at October 18, 2004. She then later divorcing Smith three years later. She now lives with her son and family in Louisiana. Her hometown is Houston, Texas.

She has been diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

### Albums

|rowspan="2"|Year|rowspan="2" width="250px"|Album details|colspan="3"|Peak chart positions|align="center" rowspan="2"|Sales and certifications||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2003|***Solo Star*** * Released: January 21, 2003 * Label: Music World/Columbia <small>(#86354)</small> * Formats: CD, digital download|align="center"|49|align="center"|23|align="center"|—|* U.S. sales: 112,000|
|2008|***Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams*** * Released: August 26, 2008 * Label: Music World/Geffen <small>(#1781756)</small> * Formats: CD, digital download|align="center"|9|align="center"|3|align="center"|180|* U.S. Sales: 140,000|
|colspan="6" align="center"|<small>"—" means the release did not chart, or was not released in that territory</small>||||||||

### Singles

|rowspan="2"|Year|rowspan="2" width="250px"|Song|colspan="6"|Peak chart positions|width="250" rowspan="2"|Album||||||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="2"|2002 / 2003|"Feelin' You (Part II)" <small>(featuring N.O.R.E.)</small>|align="center"|73|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|rowspan="2"|_Solo Star_|
|"Crush"|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|||||
|rowspan="2"|2008|"I Decided" <sup><span id="ref_A"></span>**[A]**</sup>|align="center"|44|align="center"|1|align="center"|27|align="center"|49|align="center"|28|align="center"|79|rowspan="3"|_Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams_|
|"Sandcastle Disco"|align="center"|—|align="center"|1|align="center"|149|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|||||
|2009|"T.O.N.Y."|align="center"|62|align="center"|1|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—|align="center"|—||||
|colspan="9" align="center"|<small>"—" means the release did not chart, or was not released in that territory</small>||||||||||||||||

<div class=references-small>
- Notes
- A <span id=endnote_A></span>**^** "I Decided" was also released as "I Decided, Pt I" in various countries. The main single release in the United Kingdom of "I Decided" was a Freemasons remix titled "I Decided, Pt II".
</div>

### Music videos

|Year|width="250px"|Music video|width="210"|Director||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align="center" rowspan="1"|2002|rowspan="1"|"Feelin' You (Part II)"|rowspan="1"|Sanaa Hamri|
|align="center" rowspan="2"|2008|rowspan="1"|"I Decided"|rowspan="1"|Melina Matsoukas|
|rowspan="1"|"Sandcastle Disco"|rowspan="1"|Solange Knowles|||
|align="center" rowspan="1"|2009|rowspan="1"|"T.O.N.Y."|rowspan="1"|Solange Knowles and Va$htie|

### Other appearances

|Year|width="300"|Song|width="350"|Album|Album artist|Ref|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align="center" rowspan="2"|2001|"Little Drummer Boy" <small>(Destiny's Child featuring Solange)</small>|rowspan="2"|_8 Days of Christmas_|rowspan="2"|Destiny's Child|align="center"||
|"Proud Family" <small>(Solange featuring Destiny's Child)</small>|align="center"||||||||
|align="center" rowspan="2"|2002|"Simply Deep" <small>(Kelly Rowland featuring Solange)</small>|_Simply Deep_|Kelly Rowland|align="center"||||
|"Hey Goldmember" <small>(Beyoncé featuring Devin and Solange)</small>|_Austin Powers in Goldmember (OST)_|rowspan="4"|Various artists|align="center"|||||
|2003|"Don't Fight the Feeling" <small>(featuring Papa Reu)</small>|_The Fighting Temptations (OST)_|align="center"||||||
|2004|"Freedom"|_Johnson Family Vacation (OST)_|align="center"||||||
|2006|"Solo Star"|_Bring It On: All or Nothing (OST)_|align="center"||||||
|align="center" rowspan="13"|2007|"Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"|rowspan="13"|_Baby Jamz Presents: Nursery Rhymes, Volume 1_|rowspan="13"|Solange Knowles|align="center" rowspan="13"||
|"Wheels on the Bus"|||||||||
|"Hush Little Baby"|||||||||
|"Brahm's Lullaby"|||||||||
|"There Was an Old Lady Who Lived in a Shoe"|||||||||
|"Buckle My Shoe"|||||||||
|"Bingo"|||||||||
|"Mary Had a Little Lamb"|||||||||
|"Old MacDonald Had a Farm"|||||||||
|"Skip to My Lou"|||||||||
|"This Old Man"|||||||||
|"Three Little Kittens"|||||||||
|"Mary Mary Quite Contrary"|||||||||
|align="center" rowspan="2"|2008|"Champagnechroninightcap" <small>(Lil' Wayne featuring Solange)</small>|Lil' Wayne|align="center"|||||
|"F**k the Industry"|_I Can't Get Clearance..._|align="center"||align="center"|||||

## Other websites

- Former website: https://web.archive.org/web/20150223054248/http://solange-k.net/wordpress

- Current website:

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Solange Knowles
- **image**: Solange (220707).jpg
- **caption**: Knowles in 2017
- **background**: solo_singer
- **birth name**: Solange Piaget Knowles
- **birth place**: Houston, Texas, United States
- **genre**: Contemporary R&B, R&B
- **years active**: 2000–present
- **label**: Columbia Records, Columbia
- **associated acts**: Kelly Rowland, Beyoncé, Master P
- **url**: http://solangemusic.com