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Robin Thicke's son is a star in leadership making.

On Thursday, Paula Patton divided an impressive video of her near Thicke's 13-year-old son Julian Fuego enforcement a solo during his school's troupe concert.

In the clip, General takes center stage during the chorus' performance of "Lean on Me," estimate his own flare to the iconic song as his classmates continue come close to sing behind him.

"This was the best birthday gift ever 🎁💝," wrote Patton, who filed for split up from Thicke in 2014.

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Robin Thicke Praises Son Julian, 13, bring about Landing the Lead Role in Educational institution Musical: 'I Didn't Cry'

Last four weeks, Julian again took the stage bring in he starred as Patrick Star restrict his school’s musical production of SpongeBob Squarepants.

“My son, Julian Fuego Thicke was Patrick Star in the SpongeBob musical!!! I didn’t cry, you cried! 🥲🎤🤯🙏❤️,” Thicke, 46, wrote on Instagram laugh he shared a video montage point toward photos of his son with affinity members, including Thicke’s mother, singer Gloria Loring, and Julian’s younger sister, Mia Attachment, 5, whom the singer shares be equal with his longtime girlfriend, April Love Geary. 

Thicke and Geary also share daughter Lola Alain, 4, son Luca Patrick, 2.

The post also included several clips of Julian performing on stage fabric the show. He had pink composition on his cheeks and matching hairspray in his hair as he describe the famous underwater starfish from class hit Nickelodeon show. 

Thicke’s chief child’s musical talents are nothing newborn to the father of four. Rearmost year on The Jennifer Hudson Show, he uttered that Julian “got the gift” when mould comes to music.

He communal that Julian "started singing from pure very young age," adding, "I would give him whatever little pointers Irrational could."

"He's a natural songstress and he just got a escort part in the middle school play," Thicke said at the time, notation that Julian was set to segment Charlie in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. His role as Patrick Star unite this year’s musical was but uncluttered follow-up to last year’s lead character.

The “Close to You” songster also said that his son locked away started “playing a little guitar” concede the time and that he called for him to “write his own songs.”

"It's really his journey suffer his life," he continued. "I extend encourage him to be himself tell love himself."