Alex Aiono

Aiono in 2015, photo by Prphotos

Birth Name: Martin Alexander Aiono

Place of Birth: Utah, U.S.

Date of Birth: February 16, 1996

Ethnicity:
*father – Samoan, Māori Ngāti Porou
*mother – English, German, Irish, Danish, smaller amounts of Welsh, Swiss-German, and Scottish

Alex Aiono is an American singer, record producer, YouTuber, and actor. He recorded “flipped” versions of “Solamente Tú” and the mash-up “One Dance,” and the songs “Work the Middle,” “Question,” and “Does It Feel Like Falling.” He has starred in the films Finding ‘Ohana and Beautiful Wedding, and on the shows Royal Crush, Doogie Kameāloha, M.D., and Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin.

His father, Martin Aiono, is a New Zealand emigrant, from Tolaga Bay, and is of half Māori, of Ngāti Porou, and half Samoan, descent. Alex’s mother, Heather, is American, from Los Angeles, California, and is of English, German, one eighth Irish, 3/32 Danish, and smaller amounts of Welsh, Swiss-German, and Scottish, descent. Alex was raised in Phoenix, Arizona, and grew up LDS (Mormon).

Alex’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to his tenth great-grandfather, Soisoinailua’ai Leaupepe.

Alex’s paternal grandfather was Ominae Luluali’i Aiono (the son of Luluali’i Aiono and Misimua Ulugaono). Ominae was Samoan, from Fasito’o Uta, Upolu. Alex’s great-grandfather Luluali’i was the son of Muliaina Tua’ifaiva Aiono and La’Amauga Laumea. Misimua was the daughter of Ta’avili Ulugaono and Ana Lutu Molio’o.

Alex’s paternal grandmother was Eileen Te Ataakura Te Maari (the daughter of Arapata Tokoarangi Te Maari and Mereana Korau). Eileen was Māori, from Whanganui. Arapata was the son of Tokoarangi Te Maari and Meremionga Hiroti. Mereana was the daughter of Mae Korau and Hinewahirangi Paea.

Alex’s paternal grandfather is Jerald Keith “Jerry” Lee (the son of Raymond Amos Lee and Lenore Pauline Baumgardner). Jerald was born in Wyoming. Raymond was the son of James Porter Lee and Pearl Ruby Sperry. Lenore was the daughter of Earl Sebastian Samuel Baumgardner and Elfreida Grimm, whose parents were German.

Alex’s maternal grandmother is Barbara Clarene Taylor (the daughter of Seymour Stillman Taylor and Margaret Belle Quinn). Barbara was from a Church of Jesus Christ family. Seymour was the son of George Francis Taylor and Barbara Matilda Stillman. Margaret was the daughter of John Alfred Quinn and Clarene Turner.

Alex’s matrilineal ancestry can be traced back to his ninth great-grandmother, Barbara, of Rønne, Bornholm, Denmark.

Sources: Interview about Alex’s father’s ancestry – http://www.thefader.com

Genealogy of Alex’s paternal grandfather, Ominae Luluali’i Aiono – https://familysearch.org

Genealogy of Alex’s paternal grandmother, Eileen Te Ataakura Te Maari – https://familysearch.org

Genealogy of Alex’s mother – Bishop David Evans and His Family by J. Grant Stevenson (https://archive.org)

Alex’s maternal grandfather, Jerald Keith Lee, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org