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Billy Joel is the proud father of three daughters and the 75-year-old singer has shared a special tribute to his youngest daughter, Della Rose Joel, in honor of her 9th birthday. The Facebook post featured a series of pictures of Della and the caption: “Watching you grow and shine leaves us all in awe. We love you
According to the photos, Joel’s middle daughter seems to have a love for animals, as Joel shared two photos on a horse and one of Della petting some goats.
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Fans of Joel enthusiastically sent their congratulations to the birthday girl in the comments. One Facebook user wrote: “Beautiful girl. Looks just like her dad. Great confidence and a lot of courage to perform and sing in front of thousands of people. Happy birthday.” Many praised Della for her recent performance with her father on August 9 in Cardiff, Wales.
Joel and his fourth wife, equestrian and former finance expert Alexis Roderick, have two daughters – Della and Remy Anne, 7. Joel and Roderick married in 2015 and have been together since 2009.
Joel was married to his manager Elizabeth Weber Small from 1973 to 1982. His second marriage to actress and model Christie Brinkley produced his eldest daughter Alexa Ray Joel in 1985. Joel and Brinkley divorced on August 26, 1994. From 2004 to 2009 he was married to chef Katie Lee.
Alexa Ray Joel, now 38, appears to have maintained close family ties throughout her father’s relationships and even served as Lee’s maid of honor at Lee and Joel’s wedding. She also shared a sweet Instagram post announcing the birth of her first sibling, baby Della. According to PeopleShe was also in the delivery room when Remy was born.
All three of Joel’s daughters have performed with him on stage throughout his career. In 2019, the singer of “Piano Man” Rolling Stone that although he is sometimes considered a grandfather rather than a father, he is kept young by his daughters.
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