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- Lionel Richie is an iconic musician and choose on ‘American Idol.’
- He has three kids: Nicole, Miles, and Sofia.
- His youngest daughter Sofia Richie is engaged to marry Elliot Grainge.
Lionel Richie has the sort of music profession solely few can dream about. The 72-year-old legendary singer/songwriter rose to fame within the 70s as a founding member of the band Commodores earlier than venturing off on a solo profession. His first three albums offered over 30 million copies and spawned such mega hits as “You Are,” “”All Night Long (All Night)” and “Say You, Say Me.” While recording his personal music, he additionally wrote/produced such chart-toppings singles as Kenny Rogers’ “Lady,” “Endless Love” that includes Diana Ross and “We Are the World” with Michael Jackson. His abilities introduced him 4 Grammys, an Academy Award nomination and the Songwriters Hall of Fame’s highest honor, the Johnny Mercer Award. Fans can now see him as a choose on American Idol, as he prepares to return for his sixth season in February.
The “Dancing on the Ceiling” hitmaker is simply as profitable in his private life, as he’s the proud papa of three wonderful kids. Find out all about Nicole Richie, Miles Richie and Sofia Richie, beneath!
Nicole Richie
It’s exhausting to imagine Nicole was barely identified to her adoring followers earlier than she starred with BFF-at-the-time Paris Hilton in 2003’s actuality present The Simple Life. Born Nicole Camille Escovedo on September 21, 1981 to Peter Michael Escovedo and Karen Moss, Nicole was taken in by Lionel and his then spouse Brenda Harvey when Nicole was 3. “My dad and mom had been associates with Lionel,” Nicole advised People in 2003. “They trusted that they might be extra in a position to present for me.” Lionel and Brenda then legally adopted Nicole and adjusted her final identify to Richie on the age of 9. They would go on to divorce in 1993, after almost 18 years of marriage.
After changing into a family identify with The Simple Life, there was no stopping Nicole as she ventured out to overcome Hollywood as a tv persona, actress, writer, and clothier. She landed judging stints on the fact runway exhibits Fashion Star and Making the Cut earlier than nabbing a job on the cult-favorite sitcom Great News.
Nicole can also be residing her finest life at house as a spouse and mom. She started courting Good Charlotte singer Joel Madden in 2006 and the pair would go on to marry in 2010. Before they walked down the aisle collectively, Nicole and Joel welcomed daughter Harlow in 2008 and son Sparrow in 2009.
Miles Richie
Lionel would marry his second spouse Diane Alexander in 1995 they usually welcomed son Miles on May 27, 1994. Although he didn’t comply with in his father’s footsteps with a musical profession, Miles selected to attempt his hand at modeling and signed with the distinguished company Wilhelmina. “I’d wish to be often called a mannequin or an actor, not simply the ‘son of,’ or the ‘brother of,’” he advised Garage in 2018. “I’d wish to develop my very own id in these eventualities.”
In 2019, Miles made his runway debut at Philipp Plein’s present for New York Fashion Week. The identical 12 months, he was arrested after allegedly making a bomb risk and punching a safety guard at Heathrow airport in London. After being detained by police, in accordance with stories, he was issued a warning and launched.
Sofia Richie
Lionel and Diane’s youngest little one, daughter Sofia, was born on August 24, 1998. When she was solely 6 years outdated, her dad and mom determined to separate. Taking after her huge brother, Sofia has turn into a significant expertise within the modeling world having labored with main manufacturers from Tommy Hilfiger to Adidas. She has a stable social media presence with almost 8 million followers on Instagram. The ingenue additionally made headlines together with her on-again/off-again relationship with Scott Disick from 2017 to 2020.
After Scott, Sofia started courting music government Elliot Grange in 2021, and he proposed to her after a couple of 12 months in April 2022. While the pair haven’t tied the knot simply but, the mannequin did have her bachelorette celebration in Paris in October, the place she and her friends (and older sister) rocked matching black outfits. Lionel is clearly comfortable for his daughter, and he revealed how comfortable he was when Elliot requested for his blessing to marry his daughter in an April interview with Access. “I believed he was going to move out, however he survived it. I used to be going to rib him a little bit bit, however I didn’t wish to play. He was going to faint. It was fantastic. He’s deeply in love,” he stated.
