Caroline Hjelt

Icona Pop Hosts at Rehab Las Vegas Original Dayclub on June 21, 2014

Hjlet in 2014, photo by Prphotos

Birth Name: Caroline Elisabeth Hjelt

Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden

Date of Birth: 8 November, 1987

Ethnicity: Swedish, Finnish, as well as German [including Baltic German], distant Belgian [Flemish], Russian, and Scottish

Caroline Hjelt is a Swedish singer. She is one half of synth-pop duo Icona Pop, alongside Aino Jawo. Icona Pop also has electro house and indie pop influences.

Her mother, Lena Elisabeth Melander, is ethnic Swedish. Her father, Paul Mikael Hjelt, is the son of Finnish emigrants, the former from Helsinki. He also has German [including Baltic German], Swedish, and distant Belgian [Flemish], Russian, and Scottish, ancestry.

Caroline’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to her eighth great-grandfather, Börjel Hjelt.

Caroline’s paternal grandfather was Paavo Artur Samuel Hjelt (the son of Arthur Ludvig Hjelt and Aino Maria Neovius). Paavo was born in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland. Caroline’s great-grandfather Arthur was the son of Arkkiatri Otto Edvard August Hjelt and Aurora Yolanda Thuneberg. Aino was the daughter of Lars Theodor Neovius and Anna Lovisa Christina von Törne.

Caroline’s paternal grandmother was named Anne-Marie Lasche.

Source: Genealogy of Caroline’s paternal grandfather, Paavo Artur Samuel Hjelt – https://www.geni.com

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  1. Manila says:

    Her father, Paul Mikael Hjelt, is the son of Finnish emigrants, the former from Helsinki. Her mother, Lena Elisabeth Melander, is ethnic Swedish. (without parentheses because she did not change her last name)

    Caroline’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to her eighth great-grandfather, Börjel Hjelt.

    Caroline’s paternal grandfather was Paavo Artur Samuel Hjelt (the son of Arthur Ludvig Hjelt and Aino Maria Neovius). Arthur was the son of Arkkiatri Otto Edvard August Hjelt and Aurora Yolanda Thuneberg. Aino was the daughter of Lars Theodor Neovius and Anna Lovisa Christina von Törne.

    Caroline’s paternal grandmother was named Anne-Marie Lasche.

    Genealogy of Caroline’s paternal grandfather, Paavo Artur Samuel Hjelt – https://www.geni.com/people/Paavo-Hjelt/6000000031391466982

    Remark: Her father is also of part German (including Baltic German), Swedish, as well as distant Belgian (Flemish), Russian, and Scottish descent.

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