All About Janet Jackson's Son, Eissa Al Mana

Mar. 15, 2025

Photo:Gregg DeGuire/Getty ; Janet Jackson Twitter

Gregg DeGuire/Getty ; Janet Jackson Twitter

Janet Jacksonhas one main priority these days: her son Eissa, 8.

The “Miss You So Much” singerwelcomed himon Jan. 3, 2017, at age 50, with her then-husband Wissam Al Mana. Three months after Eissa was born, Jackson and Al Manasplit after five years of marriage.

Jacksonquickly adapted to motherhood, tellingThe Sunday Timesin June 2019, “I’m in a great space. I have a beautiful son.”

“My friends call me Superwoman,” she added. “God knows I’m not. But I think what they are seeing is the energy and that extra drive I’m getting from the inspiration of Eissa.”

Since his birth, Jackson has kept Eissa largely out of the public eye, seldom sharing photos of him on social media. She has, however, shared a few sweet anecdotes about her son over the years.

In September 2024, Jackson toldThe Guardianthat becoming a mother is “most important thing I’ve done, the biggest thing I’ve done,” adding, ”Obviously, you have to work, but you don’t come first any more. Your life completely changes. And I wouldn’t trade it for anything.”

Keep reading for everything there is to know about Janet Jackson’s son, Eissa Al Mana.

He was born on Jan. 3, 2017

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Jackson and Al Manawelcomed Eissaon Jan. 3, 2017.

“Janet Jackson and husband Wissam Al Mana are thrilled to welcome their new son Eissa Al Mana into the world. Janet had a stress-free healthy delivery and is resting comfortable,” a rep for Jackson shared with PEOPLE at the time.

Members of the Jackson familycelebrated the news, including the new mom’s siblings, La Toya and Jermaine Jackson, who shared congratulatory messages on social media. Her father,Joe Jackson, also celebrated the birth of his grandchild, both on social media and his website.

He made his social media debut at 14 weeks

Jackson shared thefirst photo of her sonwhen he was 14 weeks old, just a few days after she and Al Mana split. The photo featured the infant yawning as Jackson pressed a kiss against his forehead.

He lives in London

While Jackson spent her childhood in Indiana before moving to Los Angeles, her son is growing up across the pond. The singer isco-parenting Eissawith her ex-husband in London.

He loves music

Eissa is already following in the footsteps of his musical family. During a February 2020 appearance onThe Tonight Show, Jackson told hostJimmy Fallonthat her toddler was already starting to showan interest in music.

During the interview, she also revealed thatQuestlove, the frontman of The Roots, gave her son a drum kit that he “loves.”

When Fallon joked that he’d give Eissa a harmonica, Jackson responded, “He has that already. He’s incredibly musical.”

He plays the cello

In the same interview with Fallon, Jackson said that her son first chose to play the violin when he was 2, but he soon changed his mind and swapped it for a different string instrument.

Jackson said that her assistant, Terry, used her creativity to craft a makeshift cello for Eissa.

“My assistant Terry — we were rushing for his class and she took a straw and taped it to the bottom of the violin. He loved it," she explained. “He was posing. He took it to school.”

However, Eissa told Jackson’s second assistant, Shanti, that his mother would buy him a real version of the instrument. She added, “So he has a cello … He takes cello lessons. He loves his cello lessons.”

He loves Bruno Mars

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He imitates his late uncle Michael Jackson

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Even as a toddler, Eissa was already starting toshow interest in the family business, including imitating his late uncleMichael Jackson, who died inJune 2009at age 50.

In November 2019, Jackson appeared on the Australian showCarrie & Tommyand called her son “incredibly musical.” She said that he was a fan of watching her band perform and likes the “drums, violin, guitar, piano.”

“He does a few things. He does the head [movement]. He loves ‘Smooth Criminal’ and the ‘Oooo,’ ” she explained.

However, if her son ultimately does not pursue music and entertainment as a career, she’s okay with it.

“It’s really about what he wants to do with his life,” she added.

He is friends with Ciara’s son

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The “1, 2 Step” singer later shared a selfie of her and Jackson from the outing, as well as a video of her and Future on a roller coaster ride.

He lovesPaw Patrol

Eissa is a big fan of the Nickelodeon animated seriesPaw Patrol.On Instagram in December 2019, Jackson showcased the stuffed animals that the series sent over to not only her son but to his classmates as well. The group of children posed in a group, proudly displaying theirPaw Patroltoys, with many holding the toys high in the air.

He doesn’t have a nanny

Jackson is a hands-on mother. In several interviews during the first years of Eissa’s life, she spoke aboutbeing a working mother, telling theDaily Telegraph’s Stellarmagazinein August 2019: “It is hard being a working mother. I don’t have a nanny, I do it all myself.”

“My mother [Katherine Jackson] did it. Her mother did it. Why can’t I? We’ll see. I’m sure I will need someone in the future, some help here and there, but I don’t have anyone [right now] and I love it,” she explained.

Jackson said the experience can be “very tiring,” adding, “You never get enough sleep, never get enough sleep. And he always wakes me up, ‘Mama? Mama, Mama, get up. Mama get up, please. Mama, get up.’ ”

“I’ve always been a patient person, but there’s more patience that you have to have [in motherhood] and I never knew I was as patient as I really am,” she continued. “He’s first and foremost in my life. I get up, I go to sleep — everything is about him. He comes first in my life.”

source: people.com