Ayọ was born near Cologne, Germany as the fourth child of a Nigerian father and a German-Sinti mother.
She lived for a short time in Nigeria as a baby.
She has one sister and two brothers.
When she was about six years old her mother became addicted to heroin and spent some time in jail.
After her parents divorced, she and two of her siblings spent periods of time in care and with foster families.
She spent four years in a children's home in Schwalmtal-Waldniel where she learned to play violin and piano and became in 1992 a member of its music band "La Taste".
When she was fourteen she was considered old enough by the authorities to live again with her father.
Ayọ was born near Cologne, Germany as the fourth child of a Nigerian father and a German-Sinti mother. She lived for a short time in Nigeria as a baby. She has one sister and two brothers. When she was about six years old her mother became addicted to heroin and spent some time in jail. After her parents divorced, she and two of her siblings spent periods of time in care and with foster families. She spent four years in a children's home in Schwalmtal-Waldniel where she learned to play violin and piano and became in 1992 a member of its music band "La Taste". When she was fourteen she was considered old enough by the authorities to live again with her father.
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