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Birth Name: Christina Maria Rieder
Place of Birth: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Date of Birth: March 13, 1986
Ethnicity: * father – Swiss-German, German * mother – Dutch
Rykka is a Canadian-Swiss singer and songwriter, who represented Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.
Rykka’s parents are Susan and Werner Wilhelm “Willi” Rieder.
Rykka’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced to her sixth great-grandfather, Johannes Rieder (July 19, 1745, Rothenfluh, Basel-Landschaft – April 27, 1813, Rothenfluh, Basel-Landschaft).
Rykka’s paternal grandfather was Hans Albert Rieder (the son of Wilhelm Rieder and Frieda Roth). Hans was a Swiss-German emigrant, from Frenkendorf, Basel-Landschaft. Wilhelm was the son of Johannes Rieder and Lina Suter.
Rykka’s paternal grandmother was named Margaret Bachmann. Margaret is German.
Rykka’s maternal grandfather was surnamed van den Boogaard.
Sources: https://www.eurovisionfamily.tv https://www.facebook.com
Genealogy of Rykka’s paternal great-grandfather, Wilhelm Rieder – http://99.104.202.193