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Halsey at the MTV Movie And TV Awards held at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, USA on June 16, 2018. Photo by Starfrenzy/bigstock.com
Birth Name: Ashley Nicolette Frangipane
Place of Birth: Edison, New Jersey, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 29, 1994
Ethnicity: * father – African-American, small amount of Irish * mother – one half Italian, one quarter Hungarian, German, Irish
Halsey is an American singer, songwriter, activist, and actress. She is also known by her given name Ashley Frangipane.
Halsey is the daughter of Nicole, an EMT, and Chris Frangipane, who manages a car dealership. She is biracial. Her mother’s ancestry includes one half Italian, one quarter Hungarian, and German and Irish. A picture of Halsey with her maternal grandmother can be seen here . A picture of Halsey’s parents can be seen here . Halsey has a son with her former partner, Turkish-American screenwriter Alev Aydin.
Halsey has stated :
my dad is black and a little Irish and my mom is Italian and Hungarian!
my dad is black and a little Irish and my mom is Italian and Hungarian!
She has also said that a DNA test showed her genetic ancestry to include “Italian, Turkish, Nigerian, Senegalese, and British/Irish. lots of big surprises there.”
Halsey’s maternal grandfather was Richard Jacobs (the son of Steve/Steven Jacobs/Jacob and Lorraine Alice Christoff/Cristoff). Steve was born in Roda, Wise, Virginia, the son of Hungarian parents, Frank Joseph Jakab/Jacob, from Gersekarát, Vas; and Maria/Mary Takács, from Olaszfa, Vas. Halsey’s great-grandmother Lorraine was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the daughter of Emil Gustave Christoff/Christoffel/Cristoff and Lucinda Hickey. Emil was the son of German parents, Fredrich/Frederick C. Christoffel and Emilia/Amelia O. Thieme.
Halsey’s maternal grandmother was Annette Canace (the daughter of Vito Canace and Josephine Fortunata Minervino). Annette is of Italian descent, with roots in Calabria and Campania. Vito was born in New Jersey, the son of Dominick/Domenico Canace, who was born in Avellino, Campania, and of Maria Canace. Halsey’s great-grandmother Josephine was the daughter of Charles Minervino and Antoinette Barras.
Halsey in 2015, photo by Prphotos
Sources: Death record of Halsey’s maternal great-grandmother, Lorraine Alice (Christoff/Cristoff) Jacobs – https://www.familysearch.org
Halsey’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Emil Gustave Christoff/Christoffel/Cristoff, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org