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Niia – Variety’s Inaugural Hitmakers Luncheon – Arrivals – Sunset Tower, 8358 Sunset Boulevard – Los Angeles, CA, USA, 2017 – Photo Credit: / PRPhotos.com
Birth Name: Niia Bertino
Place of Birth: Needham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Date of Birth: July 11, 1988
Ethnicity: Italian (three quarters), Irish, some German
Niia is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist.
Her mother was born in Italy.
Niia’s paternal grandfather was Joseph Rocco Bertino (the son of Joseph Bertino and Mary/Mamie Posillipo). Niia’s great-grandparents Joseph and Mary were born in Italy.
Niia’s paternal grandmother was Mary Patricia O’Rourke Hagemeyer (the daughter of Thomas Frederick Hagemeyer and Margaret M. O’Rourke). Thomas was born in New York, to a father from New York and a mother from Ireland. Margaret was born in Pennsylvania, to parents from Ireland.
Niia’s maternal grandfather was named Luigi Salvatore.
Niia’s maternal grandmother was named Antonia R. Malchiorre.
Sources: Information about Niia’s paternal grandfather, Joseph Rocco Bertino – http://www2.needham.k12.ma.us
Obituary of Niia’s paternal grandmother, Mary Patricia “Pat” O’Rourke (Hagemeyer) Bertino – http://www.legacy.com
Obituary of Niia’s maternal grandmother, Antonia R. (Malchiorre) Salvatore – http://www.familysearch.org