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Billy Joel is a proud father of three daughters, and the 75-year-old singer shared a special tribute to his youngest, Della Rose Joel, in honor of her 9th birthday. The Facebook posts featured a number of photos of Della, along with the caption: “Watching you grow and shine, holds us all in awe. We love you <3"
Based on the photos, Joel’s middle daughter seems to have a love for animals, as Joel shared two photos on horseback and one showing Della petting some goats.
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Fans of Joel enthusiastically conveyed their well wishes to the birthday girl in the comments. A Facebook user wrote “Gorgeous girl. Looks like her daddy. Great confidence and bravery to the cone [sic] out in front of thousands of people and sing. Happy birthday.” Many praised Della for her latest performance on stage with her dad in Cardiff, Wales on August 9.
Joel and his fourth wife, equestrian and former financial professional 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. He was married. to chef Katie Lee from 2004 to 2009.
Alexa Ray Joel, now 38, appears to have maintained close family ties throughout her father’s relationships, even serving as Lee’s bridesmaid during Lee and Joel’s wedding. She also shared a sweet Instagram posts announce 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 appeared on stage with him throughout his career. In 2019, the “Piano Man” singer told Rolling Stone that although he is sometimes mistaken for a grandfather instead of a father, his daughters keep him young.