Tori Kelly

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Kelly in 2013, photo by PrPhotos

Birth Name: Victoria Loren Kelly

Place of Birth: Wildomar, Riverside, California, United States

Date of Birth: December 14, 1992

Ethnicity:
*Puerto Rican, African-Jamaican (father)
*Irish, German (mother)

Tori Kelly is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer.

Tori is the daughter of Laura Denise and Allwyn Earl Delano Kelly II. She is married to basketball player André Murillo.

She stated on her Twitter account that she is “Jamaican, Puerto Rican, Irish, & German.” In and interview on Z90 with Tre, she stated “My dad is Jamaican/Puerto Rican and my mum is Irish and German.” She has also said that she loves to learn about different cultures, and has been to Puerto Rico and Ireland, but still has not been to Jamaica and Germany.

Tori’s paternal grandparents are named Allwyn E. Kelly and Elsie Diaz.

Tori’s maternal grandparents are named James C. Richards and Priscilla Holman.

Sources: https://twitter.com
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http://torikellymusic.com

Divorce record of Tori’s paternal grandparents, Allwyn E. Kelly and Elsie Diaz – https://www.familysearch.org

Divorce record of Tori’s maternal grandparents, James C. Richards and Priscilla Holman – https://www.familysearch.org

41 Responses

  1. savanna says:

    Her parents are Allwyn Kelly and Laura Carlson.

    http://torikelly.wikia.com/wiki/Allwyn_Kelly

  2. cwm85 says:

    I just posted a picture of her dad. He looks mostly European with native and maybe little African admiture but its not easy to tell. He looks a lot like a lot of Puerto ricans.

    • torikellyfactkeeper says:

      Her dad is not Irish her dad is only Jamaican and Puerto Rican her mom is only Irish and German

    • torikellyfactkeeper says:

      Actually her mom is only Irish

    • midori29 says:

      @cmw85 Most Puerto Ricans have dna tested in the 20% to 50% black subsaharan West African range then her Dad is black Jamaican too. Thats a significant amount of African . Also you cannot go by skin tone. Skin tone has proven to be the least determinant of African admixture. There are dark skin blacks more mixed than light skin blacks ie. Chris Rock dark skinned Comediene tested more white admixed than supermodel light skin green eyed Tyra Banks. Puerto Rican is not a race. Truthfully this girl could be as high as 30 to 40 % subsaharan black African IMHO. Or like you said she could also be 20 %to 25% subsaharan black African.

  3. cwm85 says:

    She’s pretty much white. Her dad looks more spanish and native descent with low African admixture. He maybe 20 percent at most but looking at him. His complexion is a little darker than mine. His is a very light brown or tan complexion with curly hair but not kinky or wooly. Curly straight hair.

  4. abbracci says:

    She don’t look really black because Taino Puerto Rican genes are pretty strong and her mother is pure white. Mixed women are so beautiful. There is mixed Jamaicans in Jamaica.

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