Albert Hammond, Jr.
Hammond, Jr. in 2013, photo by Debby Wong/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Albert Louis Hammond, Jr.
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: April 9, 1980
Ethnicity:
*father – English, Irish
*mother – Peruvian-Argentinian [Spanish, possibly other]
Albert Hammond, Jr. is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and music producer. He is the guitar and keyboard player for rock band The Strokes. The other members of the band are Julian Casablancas, Nikolai Fraiture, Fabrizio Moretti, and Nick Valensi.
His father, Albert Hammond, is an English singer, songwriter, and producer, who was raised in Gibraltar. His mother, Claudia Fernandez, is an Argentinian model and beauty pageant winner. A picture of Albert with his parents can be seen here. Albert is married to Polish restaurateur Justyna Sroka, with whom he has a daughter.
Albert’s paternal grandmother was named Aida McCarthy.
Albert’s maternal grandfather was from Peru.
Albert’s maternal grandmother was named Nelly.
Sources: http://www.economiaynegocios.cl
https://amp.smh.com.au
His paternal grandmother is named Aida and his maternal grandmother is named Nelly : https://amp.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/albert-hammond-jnr-the-thing-i-d-change-about-my-past-relationships-20180719-p4zsdy.html
Surprisingly I thought the mother would be more mixed, but she looks fully European. She might have a small percentage of Indigenous blood though, which isn’t out of the realm of possibility. The father actually has a more non-European look, even though he is 100% European.
link: https://m.famousfix.com/topic/albert-hammond-and-claudia-fernandez-de-hammond/activity
link: https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-inductee-albert-hammond-and-wife-claudia-fernandez-39th-annual-songwriters-36204397.html
He mentioned his maternal grandfather was from Peru here, and on a video but I can’t find it.
http://www.economiaynegocios.cl/noticias/noticias.asp?id=184395
His paternal grandparents’ surnames were “Hammond” and “McCarthy”, so his father likely has Irish ancestry as well.
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV7S-48DV
Gilbraltarian, nice.