Estere, Lourdes Leon and Madonna.Photo:Kevin Mazur/WireImage
Kevin Mazur/WireImage
These kids know that being the offspring of a famous musician rocks!
Whether they’ve just made an appearance onstage with mom or dad or decided to pursue the family business, they have have stepped into the spotlight and shown that musical talent truly does run in the family.
01of 10Mercy, Estere, Stella & David - MadonnaMadonna and Mercy James.Kevin Mazur/WireImageWhen Madonnakicked off The Celebration Tour at London’s O2 Arenaon Oct. 14, 2023, she hadfive very special guests.Mercy (pictured here) played piano for mom during “Bad Girl,” and elsewhere in the show Estere deejayed as well as danced to “Vogue.” David Banda later came out and accompanied his mom on guitar.During “Vogue,” Lourdes, Madonna’s eldest daughter,came on stage to sit alongside her momas they rated the dancers, and during “Don’t Tell Me,” Stella also made an appearance.
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Mercy, Estere, Stella & David - Madonna
Madonna and Mercy James.Kevin Mazur/WireImage
When Madonnakicked off The Celebration Tour at London’s O2 Arenaon Oct. 14, 2023, she hadfive very special guests.Mercy (pictured here) played piano for mom during “Bad Girl,” and elsewhere in the show Estere deejayed as well as danced to “Vogue.” David Banda later came out and accompanied his mom on guitar.
During “Vogue,” Lourdes, Madonna’s eldest daughter,came on stage to sit alongside her momas they rated the dancers, and during “Don’t Tell Me,” Stella also made an appearance.
02of 10River Rose Blackstock - Kelly ClarksonKelly Clarkson and her kids.Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Caesars Entertainment; Kelly Clarkson/InstagramDuring her Las Vegas residency,Kelly Clarkson welcomed some sweet guests to the stageto help her perform a few of her hit songs. After her son,Remington “Remy” Alexander, accompanied mom’s performance of “Whole Lotta Woman” with some adorable dance moves, daughterRiver Rosestepped up to the plate for a performance of “Heartbeat Song.“The 9-year-old sang the 2015 track with Clarkson after the proud mom shared that she had “killed it in soundcheck!”Before she left the stage, themom of twotold her daughter: “You look gorgeous. You did amazing. I love you. I’ll see you in a little bit.”
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River Rose Blackstock - Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Clarkson and her kids.Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Caesars Entertainment; Kelly Clarkson/Instagram
Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Caesars Entertainment; Kelly Clarkson/Instagram
During her Las Vegas residency,Kelly Clarkson welcomed some sweet guests to the stageto help her perform a few of her hit songs. After her son,Remington “Remy” Alexander, accompanied mom’s performance of “Whole Lotta Woman” with some adorable dance moves, daughterRiver Rosestepped up to the plate for a performance of “Heartbeat Song.”
The 9-year-old sang the 2015 track with Clarkson after the proud mom shared that she had “killed it in soundcheck!”
Before she left the stage, themom of twotold her daughter: “You look gorgeous. You did amazing. I love you. I’ll see you in a little bit.”
03of 10Kingston Rossdale - Gwen Stefani & Gavin RossdaleWith not one, but two performers as parents (and another one for his “bonus dad”), it’s no surprise that Kingston Rossdale is stage-ready. In August 2023,Gwen StefaniandGavin Rossdale’s eldest sonshowed off his skills during a surprise performanceat stepdadBlake Shelton’s bar and live music venue, Ole Red in Tishomingo, Oklahoma.In a video shared to TikTok, the teen was seen taking the stage and confidently chatting with the audience before showcasing his voice.
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Kingston Rossdale - Gwen Stefani & Gavin Rossdale
With not one, but two performers as parents (and another one for his “bonus dad”), it’s no surprise that Kingston Rossdale is stage-ready. In August 2023,Gwen StefaniandGavin Rossdale’s eldest sonshowed off his skills during a surprise performanceat stepdadBlake Shelton’s bar and live music venue, Ole Red in Tishomingo, Oklahoma.
In a video shared to TikTok, the teen was seen taking the stage and confidently chatting with the audience before showcasing his voice.
04of 10Blue Ivy - Beyoncé & Jay-ZBlue Ive Carter and Beyoncé.Kevin Mazur/WireImage for ParkwoodAs the eldest child of Beyoncé and Jay-Z,Blue Ivy Carter was destined to be a great performer. In fact, Blue became aGrammy winner at just 9 years oldwhen she and her mom took home the award for best music video for Beyoncé’s “Brown Skin Girl” video.In 2023, Bey’s firstborn joined her famous mom on stage in Dubai for aduet of the song.Most recently, Blue has appeared as one of her mom’s backup dancers atseveral tour stopsof theRenaissance World Tour.
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Blue Ivy - Beyoncé & Jay-Z
Blue Ive Carter and Beyoncé.Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Parkwood
Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Parkwood
As the eldest child of Beyoncé and Jay-Z,Blue Ivy Carter was destined to be a great performer. In fact, Blue became aGrammy winner at just 9 years oldwhen she and her mom took home the award for best music video for Beyoncé’s “Brown Skin Girl” video.
In 2023, Bey’s firstborn joined her famous mom on stage in Dubai for aduet of the song.
Most recently, Blue has appeared as one of her mom’s backup dancers atseveral tour stopsof theRenaissance World Tour.
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Violet Grohl - Dave Grohl
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Dave Grohl’s eldest daughter, Violet, has performed alongside her rock star dad on numerous occasions. During the Foo Fighters' set at the Glastonbury Festival in 2023, the teen joined the band on stage for a rendition of the song “Show Me How.”
“My favorite singer in the world,” Grohl said as his daughter joined him on stage. “This is a song I wrote for my mother, Violet’s grandmother. This is ‘Show Me How.' "
“That’s my girl!” he yelled as the as the song came to an end.
Dave toldJimmy Kimmelthat it was the first time the two had"recorded together, just the two of us.“He added, “I’m so proud of it because I love her very much and she’s an amazing singer, but it kind of follows this lineage and family history from this guy in Switzerland to now my daughter, Violet. It’s this Bonebrake family tree that means a lot to me.” (Dave had previously discovered that he was distantly related to X drummer DJ Bonebrake.)
Violet teamed up with her dad in 2021as part of “The Hanukkah Sessions"for a performance of Amy Winehouse’s 2003 track “Take the Box” and in 2018, the two covered Adele’s “When We Were Young” at a benefit concert.
06of 10Willow Sage Hart - PinkPink and Willow Hart.Kevin Mazur/GettyBefore even hitting double digits,Pink’s daughter,Willow, joined her mom on stage at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards. And she didn’t just grab a mic: The then-9-year-old hung from the ceiling alongside Pink for acorde lisseperformance to their duet “Cover Me in Sunshine.“Two years later, Willowjoined her mom for a performance of their duetduring the first night of Pink’s Summer Carnival 2023 Tour.Proud dadCarey Hartshared a tribute to the moment on Instagram writing, “So proud of Willz to get up on stage w/ mama @pink !!!!! Must be a surreal moment for mama to have w/ her lil girl on stage 😢.”
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Willow Sage Hart - Pink
Pink and Willow Hart.Kevin Mazur/Getty
Before even hitting double digits,Pink’s daughter,Willow, joined her mom on stage at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards. And she didn’t just grab a mic: The then-9-year-old hung from the ceiling alongside Pink for acorde lisseperformance to their duet “Cover Me in Sunshine.”
Two years later, Willowjoined her mom for a performance of their duetduring the first night of Pink’s Summer Carnival 2023 Tour.
Proud dadCarey Hartshared a tribute to the moment on Instagram writing, “So proud of Willz to get up on stage w/ mama @pink !!!!! Must be a surreal moment for mama to have w/ her lil girl on stage 😢.”
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Emme Maribel Muñiz - Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony
Emme and Jennifer Lopez.Kevin Mazur/WireImage
In 2023, Lopez shared some throwback footage of the performance to her Instagram Story along with the message"My lil' coconut gave me all the energy I needed to go out there … "
The proud mom had previously shared that Emme has the “performance gene.”
08of 10Alexa Ray Joel - Billy JoelBilly Joel and his daughter, Alexa Ray Joel.Myrna M. Suarez/GettyAs the daughter of the “Piano Man” himself (mom is model Christie Brinkley),Alexa Ray Joelstarted composing her own music from a very young age.“I grew up listening to my dad write songs at the piano for hours,“she toldChorus and Versein 2006, adding, “I definitely believe that music is something that is in my blood, something that I was born to do.“She released her first EP in 2006 and in 2021, when she released the pop ballad “Seven Years,” she told PEOPLE that her dadshared his support for the song as soon as it was released.“He’s pretty low-key, but he was like, ‘Honey, this is great!’ So enthusiastic,” she said.When talking about her songwriting process, Alexa Ray says she learned a thing or two from her dad.“I write music in the same way [my dad] does: melody first, and lyrics second,“she toldChorus and Verse.Over the years, Alexa Ray has appeared in several of her dad’s music videos including “The River of Dreams” and “A Matter of Trust” and has joined him onstage onnumerous occasions.
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Alexa Ray Joel - Billy Joel
Billy Joel and his daughter, Alexa Ray Joel.Myrna M. Suarez/Getty
As the daughter of the “Piano Man” himself (mom is model Christie Brinkley),Alexa Ray Joelstarted composing her own music from a very young age.
“I grew up listening to my dad write songs at the piano for hours,“she toldChorus and Versein 2006, adding, “I definitely believe that music is something that is in my blood, something that I was born to do.”
She released her first EP in 2006 and in 2021, when she released the pop ballad “Seven Years,” she told PEOPLE that her dadshared his support for the song as soon as it was released.
“He’s pretty low-key, but he was like, ‘Honey, this is great!’ So enthusiastic,” she said.
When talking about her songwriting process, Alexa Ray says she learned a thing or two from her dad.
“I write music in the same way [my dad] does: melody first, and lyrics second,“she toldChorus and Verse.Over the years, Alexa Ray has appeared in several of her dad’s music videos including “The River of Dreams” and “A Matter of Trust” and has joined him onstage onnumerous occasions.
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Gracie, Audrey and Maggie McGraw - Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
Tim McGraw, Faith Hill and their three daughters in 2015.Kevin Mazur/Getty
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill’s eldest daughter, Gracie, has followed in her parents’ footsteps as a performer. While she also acts, Gracie has shared videos of her impressive singing voice online with clips of her performing on stage (andwith her dad in the car!). In 2015, she even joined dad on stage Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena.
Their middle daughter, Maggie, has also performed as part of the band Sister Supply, which was formed during her time at Stanford University, perAccess Hollywood.
10of 10Apple & Moses Martin - Chris Martin & Gwyneth Paltrowgwyneth Paltrow/instagram; gettyBothApple and Moses Martin(the children of Gwyneth Paltrow and Coldplay frontmanChris Martin) have taken the stage with their famous father. In 2016 they joined dad to perform at a Boys & Girls Club fundraiser in Malibu. Apple performedAriana Grande’s “Just a Little Bit of Your Heart” while Moses opted for Twenty One Pilots' “House of Gold.“Both kids were also featured on Coldplay’sMusic of Spheresalbum, with Moses snagging aperformer credit for his vocal contributionto the chorus of the song “Humankind” and Apple a co-songwriting credit for the song “Let Somebody Go.”
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Apple & Moses Martin - Chris Martin & Gwyneth Paltrow
gwyneth Paltrow/instagram; getty
BothApple and Moses Martin(the children of Gwyneth Paltrow and Coldplay frontmanChris Martin) have taken the stage with their famous father. In 2016 they joined dad to perform at a Boys & Girls Club fundraiser in Malibu. Apple performedAriana Grande’s “Just a Little Bit of Your Heart” while Moses opted for Twenty One Pilots' “House of Gold.”
Both kids were also featured on Coldplay’sMusic of Spheresalbum, with Moses snagging aperformer credit for his vocal contributionto the chorus of the song “Humankind” and Apple a co-songwriting credit for the song “Let Somebody Go.”
source: people.com
