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Monáe in 2011, photo by s_bukley /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Janelle Monáe Robinson
Place of Birth: Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.
Date of Birth: December 1, 1985
Ethnicity: African-American
Janelle Monáe is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, actress, record producer, and model. Janelle specializes in psychedelic soul and R&B music, and was part of musical collective Dungeon Family. Outkast ( André 3000 , Big Boi ), Future , CeeLo Green , Killer Mike , TLC ( Lisa Lopes , Rozonda Thomas /Chilli, and Tionne Watkins ), and Rico Wade were also members of Dungeon Family.
Monáe is Janelle’s middle name. Janelle’s parents are Janet, a janitor and hotel maid, and Michael Robinson Summers, a truck driver. Janelle’s parents are both African-American.
Janelle’s paternal grandfather was Lonnie Leroy Norman (the son of Judge Regans Norman II and Elsenia Loretta Neeley). Lonnie was born in Kansas. Judge was the son of Judge Regans Norman and Emma Williams. Loretta was the daughter of Leroy Neeley and Jessie Hancock.
Janelle’s paternal grandmother was Sharon Robinson (the daughter of Macon Comanche Robinson and Ruby Beatrice Everette). Sharon was born in Kansas. Macon was the son of Mathew T. Robinson and Ina Mady Clay. Ruby was the daughter of James Reuben Everette and Jessie Beatrice Jones.