Tessanne Chin
Chin in 2013, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Tessanne Amanda Chin
Place of Birth: Kingston, Jamaica
Date of Birth: 20 September, 1985
Ethnicity:
*father – Chinese, Cherokee Native American
*mother – Jewish, African-Jamaican, likely other
Tessanne Chin is a Jamaican-born recording artist. She won season 5 of the show The Voice.
She is the daughter of Christine and Richard Chin. Her parents were in a band, The Carnations. Her sister is singer, songwriter, and dancer Tami Chynn (Tammar Annika Chin). Her father has Chinese and Cherokee Native American ancestry. Her mother is of Jewish, African-Jamaican, and likely other, descent.
She is a cousin of brothers Jay Hall, vocalist and guitarist with UK rockers Grassroutes and The Royal Players, and Leon Hall, a vocalist with ska-fusion act Electrik Custard. Her sister Tami is married to reggae and dancehall deejay Wayne Marshall.
Sources: Daly, Carson (host) (September 24, 2013). “Blind Auditions Premiere, Pt 2.” The Voice. Season 5. NBC
https://jamaica-gleaner.com
Tessane chin’s parents Are BOTH JAMAICAN Her father chinese jamaican & Her mother is (mixed black & white Jamaican HER FATHER IS NOT chereokee HER FATHER IS JAMAICAN ! NOT AMERICAN !! ALL HER ROOTS ARE FROM JAMAICA SHE HAS NO FAMILY ELSE WHERE !! EXCEPT JAMAICA ! GET YOUR FACTS RIGHT !
correction : The previous poster is correct it is African Jamaican . Ms. Chln also has Jewish ancestry on her mother’s side. (Her mother’s maiden name was Levy) .
Are you sure she has Jewish ancestry? There are people named “Levy” who are not of Jewish heritage.
Could be true, I guess.
http://www.clintonlindsay.com/2013/12/09/tessanne-chin-is-making-her-uk-based-mother-very-proud/
she is not mixed with “African American!!!” its African Jamaican! who is the dunce that write these things?????