Birth Name : Solange Ijiat Knowles
Date of Birth : 24 June 1986, Houston, Texas, USA
Height : 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Occupations : singer-songwriter, actress, model, dancer
Solange was born and raised in Houston, Texas. A student of dance and theatre from an early age, Solange credits her dancing instructor in helping to groom her towards becoming an all around entertainer. Inspired by Janet Jackson ("I even had a knock-off Janet Jackson outfit!," she laughs), Solange made her public singing debut when she was 5, belting out Shanice's "I Love Your Smile" at a local amusement park.
When Solange turned 13, she told her parents that she wanted to actively pursue singing, but her family advised her to wait, sensing that the young teen wouldn't want to sacrifice her school and social life for the rigors of performing. As fate would have it, that same year one of Destiny Child's dancers became pregnant four days before the group was about to embark on a major tour. Unable to audition and rehearse a replacement dancer in such a short amount of time, Beyoncé suggested that Solange should fill in.
In June 2003, Mathew Knowles excitedly announced that he was considering adding Solange to Destiny's Child when the group reunited in 2004, thus turning them into a quartet for the first time since short-lived member Farrah Franklin left in 2000. Mathew Knowles said he was testing the reactions, and, judging by what he had heard, "it seems like a good idea". Later in August, however, Beyoncé said it was only a rumor and Destiny's Child would remain a trio. Rowland added, "She's a Solo Star," name-dropping Knowles' debut album. Solange parallels her sister vocally, but she is a dynamic performer in her own right.
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