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Jawo in 2015, photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: Aino Neneh Jawo
Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden
Date of Birth: 7 July, 1986
Ethnicity: * father – Gambian * mother – Finnish
Aino Jawo is a Swedish singer. She is one half of synth-pop duo Icona Pop, alongside Caroline Hjelt . Icona Pop also has electro house and indie pop influences.
Aino’s father, Momodou Bannoh Jawo, is Gambian. Her mother, Jaana Helena Siikanen, is Finnish. They met in Stockholm. Aino went to a Finnish school and can speak Finnish.
Source: http://hymn.se