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Chin in 2013, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Tessanne Amanda Chin
Place of Birth: Kingston, Jamaica
Date of Birth: 20 September, 1985
Ethnicity: * father – Chinese, Cherokee Native American * mother – Jewish, African-Jamaican, likely other
Tessanne Chin is a Jamaican-born recording artist. She won season 5 of the show The Voice .
She is the daughter of Christine and Richard Chin. Her parents were in a band, The Carnations. Her sister is singer, songwriter, and dancer Tami Chynn (Tammar Annika Chin). Her father has Chinese and Cherokee Native American ancestry. Her mother is of Jewish, African-Jamaican, and likely other, descent.
She is a cousin of brothers Jay Hall, vocalist and guitarist with UK rockers Grassroutes and The Royal Players, and Leon Hall, a vocalist with ska-fusion act Electrik Custard. Her sister Tami is married to reggae and dancehall deejay Wayne Marshall.
Sources: Daly, Carson (host) (September 24, 2013). “Blind Auditions Premiere, Pt 2.” The Voice . Season 5. NBC https://jamaica-gleaner.com