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Azalea in 2014, photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: Amethyst Amelia Kelly
Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Birth: 7 June, 1990
Ethnicity: Irish, English, other
Iggy Azalea is an Australian rapper, singer, songwriter, model, and music video director. Her songs include “Pussy,” “Two Times,” “Work,” “Fancy,” “Black Widow,” and, in a featured role, “Problem.” She has created her own label, Bad Dreams, through a distribution deal with Empire. Her official YouTube channel has garnered 3.4 billion views. She is the first non-American female rapper to top the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and the second act to reach number 1 and number 2 simultaneously on the Hot 100 with their chart debut appearances.
Iggy is the daughter of Tanya and Brendan Kelly, who is a painter and comic artist. Her surname is generally Irish. She moved to the U.S. at sixteen to pursue her music career. Iggy has a son with her former partner, American rapper, singer, and songwriter Playboi Carti .
Iggy has stated , “My family came to Australia on the First Fleet. My family’s been in that country for a long time, over 100 years. If your family’s lived in Australia for a long time, everyone has a little bit of (Aboriginal blood). I know my family does because we have an eye condition that only Aboriginal people have.”
Referring to a DNA test and possibly speaking facetiously, Iggy has stated :
They also told me my ancestry is a mix of Scandinavian, Asian and awesomeadian
They also told me my ancestry is a mix of Scandinavian, Asian and awesomeadian
Azalea in 2012, photo by kathclick /Bigstock.com