Solange Knowles has a career.
Solange Piaget Knowles ( [ soʊˈlɑːnʒ ] born June 24 , 1986 ) is an American singer , songwriter , dancer , model and actress . Between 2005 and 2007 , Knowles had several minor acting roles , including the direct-to-video Bring It On : All or Nothing ( 2006 ) and continued writing music for her older sister Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and for ex-Destiny 's Child group members Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams . 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 . Her third studio album , A Seat at the Table ( 2016 ) became her first number-one album in the United States .