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Birth Name: Emilie Nicolas Kongshavn
Place of Birth: Bærum, Viken, Norway
Date of Birth: 26 November, 1987
Ethnicity: * father – French [Breton] * mother – Norwegian, as well as 1/16th English, some German
Emilie Nicolas is a Norwegian electropop singer and songwriter.
She was born in Bærum, to a Norwegian mother, Kari Elisabeth Kongshavn, and a French father, Jean Francois Nicolas, from Brittany, who is a sculptor. Her cousin, Thomas Kongshavn, is a music producer. She has one child with Norwegian actor Herbert Nordrum.
Emilie’s maternal grandfather was Sverre Kongshavn (the son of Trygve Kongshavn and Anna Sivertsdatter Holme). Sverre was born in Haugesund, Rogaland, Norway, and was a businessperson and conservative politician. Trygve was the son of Ole Mikal Halvorsen Kongshavn and Thea Ingeline Larsdatter Fostenæs. Anna was the daughter of Sivert Pedersen Holme and Eli Serine Torsdatter Stakkestad.
Emilie’s maternal grandmother was Inger Marie Bennett Meidell (the daughter of Jakob Gerhard Tybring Meidell and Lillian Bennett). Inger’s parents were born in Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. Jakob was from Selbu. Lillian was born in Trondheim, the daughter of Alfred Bennett, who was of half English descent; and of Dorothea Hoffmann.
Sources: https://cheekmagazine.fr
Genealogy of Emilie’s mother (focusing on her own mother’s side) – http://zinow.no
Genealogy of Emilie’s maternal grandfather, Sverre Kongshavn – https://www.geni.com