LOS ANGELES, CA – FEB 13: Nikka Costa at the EMI GRAMMY After-Party at Milk Studios on February 13, 2011 in Los Angeles, California Joe Seer/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Domenica Costa
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan
Date of Birth: June 4, 1972
Ethnicity:
*father – Sicilian Italian
*mother – English, possibly other
Nikka Costa is a Japanese-born American singer, actress, and composer.
Her father, conductor and record producer Don Costa, was of Sicilian Italian descent. Her mother has English, and possibly other, descent. She was raised in California and in Europe. She is married to Australian musician, producer, and songwriter Justin Stanley, with whom she has two children.
Nikka’s paternal grandfather was Gaetano “Guy” Costa (the son of Giovanni Costa and Roa Gerbasi). Gaetano was born in Messina, Sicily, Italy.
Nikka’s paternal grandmother was Nunziata “Nancy” Bisazza (the daughter of Antonino Bisazza and Grazia Crescenti). Nunziata was also born in Messina, Italy.
Nikka’s maternal grandmother was named Bessie Mae.
Sources: Marriage record of Nikka’s paternal grandparents, Gaetano “Guy” Costa and Nunziata “Nancy” Bisazza – http://familysearch.org
Obituary of Nikka’s maternal grandmother, Bessie Mae Winston Pelham – http://legacy.com
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