Halsey

Halsey at the MTV Movie And TV Awards held at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, USA on June 16, 2018. Photo by Starfrenzy/bigstock.com

Birth Name: Ashley Nicolette Frangipane

Place of Birth: Edison, New Jersey, U.S.

Date of Birth: September 29, 1994

Ethnicity:
*father – African-American, small amount of Irish
*mother – one half Italian, one quarter Hungarian, German, Irish

Halsey is an American singer, songwriter, and activist. She is also known by her given name Ashley Frangipane.

Halsey is the daughter of Nicole and Chris Frangipane. She has a son with her partner, screenwriter Alev Aydin.

She is biracial. She has said:

my dad is black and a little Irish and my mom is Italian and Hungarian!

Her mother’s ancestry includes one half Italian, one quarter Hungarian, and German and Irish. A picture of Halsey with her maternal grandmother can be seen here. A picture of Halsey’s parents can be seen here.

She has also said that a DNA test showed her genetic ancestry to include “Italian, Turkish, Nigerian, Senegalese, and British/Irish. lots of big surprises there.”

Halsey’s maternal grandfather is Richard Jacobs (the son of Steve Jacobs/Jacob and Lorraine Alice Christoff/Cristoff). Steve was the son of Hungarian parents, Frank Joseph Jakab/Jacob, from Gersekarát, Vas, and Maria/Mary Takacs, from Olaszfa, Vas. Lorraine was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the daughter of Emil Gustave Christoff/Christoffel/Cristoff and Lucinda Hickey. Emil was the son of German parents, Fredrich/Frederick C. Christoffel and Emilia/Amelia O. Thieme.

Halsey’s maternal grandmother is Annette Canace (the daughter of Vito Canace and Josephine Fortunata Minervino). Annette is of Italian descent, with roots in Calabria and Campania. Vito was born in New Jersey, the son of Dominick/Domenico Canace, who was born in Avellino, Campania, and of Maria Canace. Josephine was the daughter of Charles Minervino and Antoinette Barras.

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Halsey in 2015, photo by Prphotos

Sources: Death record of Halsey’s maternal great-grandmother, Lorraine Alice (Christoff/Cristoff) Jacobs – https://www.familysearch.org

Halsey’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Emil Gustave Christoff/Christoffel/Cristoff, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

102 Responses

  1. bablah says:

    https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/vito-canace-obituary?pid=2216931

    Halsey’s maternal grandmother is Richard Jacobs.

    Halsey’s maternal grandmother is named Annette Canace (daughter of Vito Canace and Josephine Minervino). Vito was the son of Dominick Canace and Maria Canace. Josephine was the daughter of Charles Minervino and Antoinette.

    Halsey’s paternal grandmother is Theresa Thorley. Theresa is white.

    I can’t figure out who her paternal grandfather is.

  2. andrew says:

    replace that tweet with this one:

    https://twitter.com/halsey/status/457944268821512194

    remove/change the family pics too

  3. Mafia888 says:

    She looks white

    • midori29 says:

      Yes one thing I am glad is that she does not hide her BLACK roots and her black dad in the closet like some other white looking stars, ex. Vin Diesel. Many half black white mixed people DO turn out looking medditaranean Greek, Portguese, Italian looking whites. Her black dad is very good looking too.

      • Multiethnicchick says:

        Her dad is mixed, and the celebrities you listed are mostly white. If Beyonce and Rihanna are expected to hide their white side, why are mostly white celebrities supposed to claim their black side?

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