Solange Knowles works in the music industry.
`` Cranes in the Sky '' is a song by American singer and songwriter Solange . Solange Piaget Knowles ( [ soʊˈlɑːnʒ ] born June 24 , 1986 ) is an American singer , songwriter , dancer , model and actress . At age 16 , Knowles released her first studio album Solo Star ( 2002 ) . Her second studio album Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams ( 2008 ) deviated from the pop-oriented music of her debut to the Motown Sound of the 1960s and 1970s . The album 's first single , `` Cranes in the Sky '' won the Grammy for Best R&B Performance .