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FKA Twigs

Birth name
Tahliah Debrett Barnett-Smith
Birthplace
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, U.K.
Date of birth
16 January, 1988
Date of death
Ethnicity
African-Jamaican, English, Spanish, possibly Egyptian
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FKA Twigs in 2014, photo by Prphotos.com

Birth Name: Tahliah Debrett Barnett-Smith

Place of Birth: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, U.K.

Date of Birth: 16 January, 1988

Ethnicity: African-Jamaican, English, Spanish, possibly Egyptian

FKA Twigs, also stylized as FKA twigs, is a British singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actress. “FKA” stands for “formerly known as.”

Her paternal grandparents are Jamaican. Her mother has English and Spanish ancestry. She has stated that she also has Egyptian ancestry.

She is a cousin, to some degree, of R&B singer and songwriter Jorja Smith .

Sources: http://pitchfork.com https://hungermag.com