FKA Twigs
Ella Bryant
Published Apr 07, 2026
FKA Twigs in 2014, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Tahliah Debrett Barnett-Smith
Place of Birth: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 16 January, 1988
Ethnicity: African-Jamaican, English, Spanish, possibly Egyptian
FKA Twigs, also stylized as FKA twigs, is a British singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actress. “FKA” stands for “formerly known as.”
Her paternal grandparents are Jamaican. Her mother has English and Spanish ancestry. She has stated that she also has Egyptian ancestry.
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