Aino Jawo
Birth Name: Aino Neneh Jawo
Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden
Date of Birth: 7 July, 1986
Ethnicity:
*Gambian (father)
*Finnish (mother)
Aino Jawo is a Swedish singer. She is one half of synth-pop duo Icona Pop, alongside Caroline Hjelt. Icona Pop also has electro house and indie pop influences.
Aino’s father, Momodou Bannoh Jawo, is Gambian, and her mother, Jaana Helena Siikanen, is Finnish. They met in Stockholm. Aino went to a Finnish school and can speak Finnish.
Source: http://hymn.se
African/Scandinavian mixes tend to look part Asian
Her father is named Momodou Bannoh Jawo. Her mother is named Jaana Helena Siikanen.