{"id":4773620,"date":"2022-06-23T11:54:41","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T15:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/?p=4773620"},"modified":"2022-06-23T11:54:41","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T15:54:41","slug":"solange-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/solange-son-4773620\/","title":{"rendered":"Solange\u2019s Son: Everything To Know About Her 17-Year-Old, Daniel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Beyonce’s sister Solange welcomed her only child, son Daniel Julez Smith Jr., when she was a teenager. Find out all about the amazing young man here!<\/h3>\n

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Solange Knowles<\/strong> <\/a>has never let being the sister of superstar<\/a> Beyonce<\/strong> <\/a>cast a shadow over her, as she has gone on to have her own amazing singing career; she collected a Best R&B Performance Grammy for her song “Cranes in the Sky” in 2017. While making a name for herself in the industry, Solange also thrived as a single working mother, successfully raising her son Daniel Julez Smith Jr<\/strong>, who goes by the name Julez. Find out all about Solange’s only child, below!<\/p>\n

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Solange, son Julez and his father Daniel J. Smith attend Beyonce’s party in 2016. (SplashNews)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Solange had Julez when she was a teenager.<\/h2>\n

The Grammy-winner gave birth to her only child, Julez, on October 18, 2004. At the time, Solange was 18, having become pregnant with her high school sweetheart, Daniel Julez Smith<\/strong>. The new parents had married when Solange was 17, only to divorce two years later.<\/p>\n

Solange spoke out about being a single working mother to Brooklyn<\/em> <\/a>magazine in 2013, calling the experience a “balancing act.” At the time, she was recording an album during the hours Julez was going to school. \u201cI do the best I can, which involves a lot of saying no to things, actually, and a lot of really organized scheduling and a lot of help, to be honest,\u201d the singer said. She also touched upon the importance of having her family — including Beyonce and their mother Tina Knowles <\/strong>— living nearby, admitting, “It\u2019s such a beautiful feeling, but also having that village is a necessary reality so that I\u2019m able to pursue my passion both outside of motherhood and outside of my career.\u201d<\/p>\n

Solange went on to date music director Alan Ferguson<\/strong>. The two got married on November 16, 2014 and separated in 2019. She has more recently been linked to\u00a0experimental jazz artist Gio Escobar<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Julez dad is a former NFL player and works for Jay-Z.<\/h2>\n
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