Niia

Niia Bertino – Variety’s Inaugural Hitmakers Luncheon – Arrivals – Sunset Tower, 8358 Sunset Boulevard – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Photo Credit: / PRPhotos.com 

Birth Name: Niia Bertino

Place of Birth: Needham, Massachusetts, U.S.

Date of Birth: July 11, 1988

Ethnicity:
*75% Italian
*25% Irish and some German

Niia is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist.

Niia is the daughter of Armida (Salvatore) and Frederick J. Bertino. Niia’s mother was born in Italy.

Niia’s paternal grandfather was Joseph Rocco Bertino (the son of Joseph Bertino and Mary/Mamie Posillipo). Niia’s great-grandparents Joseph and Mary were born in Italy.

Niia’s paternal grandmother was Mary Patricia O’Rourke Hagemeyer (the daughter of Thomas Frederick Hagemeyer and Margaret M. O’Rourke). Thomas was born in New York, to a father from New York and a mother from Ireland. Margaret was born in Pennsylvania, to parents from Ireland.

Niia’s maternal grandparents were Luigi Salvatore and Antonia R. Malchiorre.

Sources: Information about Niia’s paternal grandfather, Joseph Rocco Bertino – http://www2.needham.k12.ma.us

Obituary of Niia’s paternal grandmother, Patricia M. “Pat” (Hagemeyer) Bertino – http://www.legacy.com

Obituary of Niia’s maternal grandmother, Antonia R. (Malchiorre) Salvatore – http://www.familysearch.org