The singer Janet Jackson, 5 8, has a beautiful family tree. In an interview with Scott Mills on BBC Sounds, the artist was asked if it was true that she is related to another famous singer, Stevie Wonder . “He’s our cousin,” he said as the presenter expressed shock.
“Few people know this. He is our cousin on our mother’s side,” added the artist, sister of the legendary artist. Michael Jackson (1958-2009 ). But that wasn’t all. Jackson added: “Tracy Chapman also. Samuel L. Jackson also.”
Amazed, Mills had the singer confirm again that Wonder, Chapman and Jackson are, in fact, all cousins. She even joked that Samuel L. Jackson, famous for his roles in films such as “Pulp Fiction” , “Captain Marvel ” and “Snakes on Board “, is not one of his brothers, despite their shared surnames.
Janet Jackson is currently on a tour celebrating her decades of success. And she’s not the only member of the Jackson family riding the wave of success.
Chapman, who is well known for being intensely private, has enjoyed a bit of a career renaissance, thanks to country artist Luke Combs covering her 1988 hit single, “Fast Car” .
That cover reached No. 1 on the Country Airplay chart last year, making Chapman the first black woman to reach the top of the chart since the chart began in 1990. She and Combs received a standing ovation for their performance at the Grammys in February.
Source: CNN Brasil
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