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Hynes in 2014, photo by vonora /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: David Joseph Michael Hynes
Place of Birth: Waltham Forest, London, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 23 December, 1985
Ethnicity: * father – Sierra Leonean Creole * mother – African-Guyanese
Dev Hynes, or Devonté Hynes, is a British singer, songwriter, record producer, composer, and director. He is based in New York. He was a member of rock band Test Icicles. He has also been known as Blood Orange and Lightspeed Champion.
His father, Louis, is from Freetown, Sierra Leone. His mother, Wendela, is from Georgetown, Guyana.
Dev’s maternal grandfather appears in the music video of his song Chamakay (2013).
Sources: https://www.okayafrica.com https://www.theguardian.com