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Place of Birth: Southampton, Hampshire, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 4 October, 1984
Ethnicity: English, Welsh, one quarter Yugoslavian/Italian, distant Bengali Indian, remote French Huguenot
Roxanne Emery, also known as RØRY, is a British singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and music producer. Roxanne’s music has been used in TV shows such as Keeping Up with the Kardashians , Hollyoaks , and Cougar Town .
Roxanne’s mother, Linda, died of cancer when Roxanne was 22 years old. Roxanne’s brother is DJ and music producer Gareth Emery. Roxanne grew up in Southampton, England, and is married to Rich Pink.
Roxanne’s maternal grandfather was Constantine Natalis J. P. Fettel (the son of Pierre Fettel and Evelina Rossi). Constantine was born in Turkey, and had Yugoslav ancestry. Evelina likely was the daughter of Angelo Rossi and Kristina, who were Italians living in Slovenia.
Roxanne’s maternal grandmother was Ena/Eva E. Argyle (the daughter of Leonard Argyle and Evelyn Mary Olivier). Evelyn was born in Mumbai, India, the daughter of Col. Henry Dacres Olivier, who was born in Potterne, Wiltshire, England; and of Florence Gwendoline Paris Hunter, whose family lived in Bengal for generations. Through Roxanne’s Olivier line, Roxanne is a first cousin, three times removed, of actor and director Laurence Olivier . Roxanne’s great-uncle was civil servant Sydney Olivier, 1st Baron Olivier. Roxanne’s ancestor Chunder was Indian.
Sources: Genealogy of Roxanne’s maternal great-grandmother, Evelyn Mary Olivier – http://genealogy.links.org
Genealogies of Roxanne’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Col. Henry Dacres Olivier – https://www.wikitree.com https://www.geni.com