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Birth Name: April Harper Grey
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, U.S.
Date of Birth: April 21, 2000
Ethnicity: * father – Ashkenazi Jewish * mother – Filipino [Pangasinan]
underscores is an American singer, songwriter, and producer. She has released the albums “Fishmonger,” “Wallsocket,” and “U.” Her music is in the hyperpop, pop-punk, and dubstep genres. She has been a member of electronic collective Six Impala and bedroom pop band Papaya & Friends. She is also known as Lunk, Milkfish, Olivia Maldonado, and olivia offseason.
Her father is musician and audio engineer Ryan Downe. underscores is a trans woman.
underscores’ paternal grandfather was Merrill Karpf (the son of Stuart Jerome Karpf and Mary Rosenfeld). Stuart was born in The Bronx, New York City, New York, and was a film editor. He was of German Jewish descent, the son of Jacob Jerome Karpf, whose parents were from Baden and Bavaria, respectively; and of Ada Gampel. underscores’ great-grandmother Mary was born in Manhattan, New York City, the daughter of Abraham Rosenfeld and Dina Hausman, who were Jewish emigrants, from Rzeszów, Poland and Bardejov, Slovakia, respectively.
underscores’ paternal grandmother was Susan Geffen (the daughter of Harold David Geffen and Elaine Lenore Goldberg). Susan was from a Jewish family. Harold was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Louis Geffen and Sophia Paul Singer, who were from Ukmergė, Lithuania and Russia, respectively. underscores’ great-grandmother Elaine was in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, the daughter of Edward Goldberg, whose father was from Russia, and whose mother was from Germany; and of Elizabeth Wishnewsky/Weston, whose family was from Eastern Europe.
underscores’ maternal grandfather was Demetrio Untalan Guarin (the son of Jose Guarin and Adriana Untalan). Demetrio was born in Dagupan, Pangasinan, Philippines, and was in the U.S. Navy.
underscores’ maternal grandmother was Eileen/Elpedia deVera (the daughter of Eugenio deVera and Priscilla Layno). Eileen was born in Calasio, Pangasinan, Philippines.
Sources: Obituary of underscores’ maternal grandfather, Demetrio Untalan Guarin – https://www.legacy.com
Obituary of underscores’ maternal grandmother, Eileen/Elpedia (deVera) Guarin – https://www.dignitymemorial.com