Who is Chyna Tahjere Griffin?
Chyna was born in Newark, New Jersey USA, on 1 April 1993 – her zodiac sign is Aries, and she holds American nationality. She’s a singer, but who’s probably known best for being the daughter of the famous American singer-songwriter and actress Faith Renee Jordan (nee Evans).
Early life, father and education
Chyna was raised in Newark alongside her half-brothers CJ Wallace, Joshua Russaw and Ryder Evan Russaw, by their mother, and her father Kiyamma Griffin, who’s an American music producer.
Chyna became interested in music at a very early age, mostly because she was motivated by her mother, and she was enrolled at a local school for the performing arts when she was only six years old.
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It was soon discovered that Chyna was quite a talented singer, and upon matriculating in 2011, she began attending New York University’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music. Chyna graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in recorded music in 2015, and then focused on her career.
Career as a singer
Chyna actually launched her career in 2012, with the release of her single “Grown Lady”, but has since released only a couple of songs which have managed to attract some attention, including “Homie Lover Friend”, “You Already Know” and “Never Let You Go”.
In 2019, she was featured in the episode “Faith Evans” of the documentary series “Uncensored”.
Love life and relationships
Chyna prefers to keep the details of her love life to herself, and hasn’t spoken of any men or women whom she has perhaps been with, however, there are still various rumors circulating the internet, concerning her current relationship status and her sexual orientation.
Some of Chyna’s fans believe that she’s today in a relationship with the famous American rapper Bobby Brown, who is 24 years her senior; the two have apparently been seen spending time together on a number of occasions, however, both have denied these rumors; it’s widely known that Bobby’s today married to his manager Alicia Etheredge.
There are also those who believe that Chyna is perhaps a lesbian, and that this is why she hasn’t mentioned any men whom she has dated, but this remains unconfirmed.
As of December 2021, she seems to be single, hasn’t married and doesn’t have children.
Hobbies and other interests
Chyna is active on Instagram, and is today followed by close to 30,000 people, while she’s uploaded only 12 pictures onto the network, all taken during her everyday life, and most have her breasts in focus.
Chyna’s main hobby is travelling, and she’s been all around the US for both work and pleasure, while she’s apparently also been to a couple of European countries, including England, France and Germany.
She’s a lover of animals, and her favorites are cats and leopards.
Chyna enjoys watching comedy movies in her spare time – her favorite actors and actresses are Jim Carrey, the late Robin Williams and Julia Roberts, while a couple of her favorite films include “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective – When Nature Calls”, “Good Morning, Vietnam” and “The Runaway Bride”.
She’s a fashionista, and goes shopping for clothes at least once every week.
Age, height and net worth
Chyna’s age is 28. She has long black hair which she dyes various colors including blonde and red, her eyes are brown, and her height is 5ft 6ins (1.7m); Chyna weighs around 200lbs (90kgs).
As of December 2021, her net worth has been estimated at over $100,000, while her mother Faith’s net worth is reputedly more than $3 million.
Who is her mother Faith Evans?
Faith Renee Evans was born in Lakeland, Florida USA on 10 June 1973 – her zodiac sign is Gemini, and she holds American nationality. She gained recognition after she married the late American rapper The Notorious B. I. G. in 1994, and after he had helped Faith with her career in the music industry, she also became popular for her music.
Faith was raised in Lakeland as an only child, solely by her African-American mother Helene Evans who was a professional singer; Faith’s father Richard Swain was also a musician, but left the family before Faith was born. When Faith was around six months old, her mother left her to be raised by her cousins Orvelt Kennedy and Johnnie Mae, who fostered over 100 children by that time.
She was five years old when her mother succeeded in the music industry and wanted to take Faith to live with her, however, because Faith liked her cousins and wanted to stay with them, Helene instead moved next door.
She was only two years old when she began singing at church, and during the time she spent attending University High School, she was a member of several jazz bands. She was encouraged by her mother to sing at festivals, as well as to enter various contests, but because Faith was mostly interested in working on her education, upon matriculating in 1991, she enrolled at Fordham University. She launched her career as a singer in the same year, but because she gave birth to Chyna in 1993, Faith chose to drop out of college and focus on raising her.
She was noticed by the musician Sean ‘Puff Daddy’ Combs only a couple of months after Chyna was born, and after having signed a contract with Bad Boy Records, Faith released her self-titled debut album on 29 August 1995; it has since sold more than 1.5 million copies, and has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Faith was already married to The Notorious B. I. G. at that time, but the marriage ended when he was murdered on 9 March 1997.
She married her second husband – Todd Russaw, an American record executive – in 1998, and gave birth to their son Joshua on 10 June of the same year; their second son Ryder Evan Russaw followed on 22 March 2007.
In October 1998, Faith released her second album “Keep the Faith”, and then the albums “Faithfully” in 2001, “The First Lady” on 5 April 2005, and “Something About Faith” on 5 October 2010. She divorced Todd in 2011.
In 2012, she was cast to star in the reality show “R&B Divas: Atlanta”, and on 24 November 2014, Faith released her new album “Incomparable”. In 2018, she married the American DJ and record producer Steven Aaron ‘Stevie J.’ Jordan, but in May 2020, she was arrested on domestic violence charges; Stevie later dropped the charges.
Faith is also an actress, and has appeared in a couple of popular movies and TV series, such as the 2000 action movie “Turn It Up”, the 2003 musical comedy film “The Fighting Temptations” and the 2004 comedy series “Half & Half”.
She’s an author too, having published her autobiography “Keep the Faith: A Memoir” on 29 August 2008.
