Jhené Aiko

Jhené Aiko
Aiko performing in 2016
Background information
Birth name	Jhené Aiko Efuru Chilombo
Born	(1988-03-16) March 16, 1988 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education	West Los Angeles College
Genres	R&B
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter
Years active	2002–present
Labels	ARTium Def Jam TUG Epic
Member of	Cocaine 80s Twenty88
Partner	Big Sean (2016–present)
Children	2
Website	jheneaiko.com

Jhené Aiko Efuru Chilombo (/dʒəˈneɪ ˈaɪkoʊ/; born March 16, 1988) is an American singer. Aiko was born in Los Angeles, California. She is of Spanish, Dominican, Japanese, Native American, African-American, German-Jewish descent, and Australian.

She has appeared in several music videos for R&B group B2K. In 2013, Aiko appeared on rapper Big Sean's single "Beware" with Lil Wayne, another rapper.

Aiko released her first album on a major label, Souled Out, on September 9, 2014. On September 22, 2017, she released her second album, Trip. On March 6, 2020, she released her third album, Chilombo. The third album earned three Grammy Award nominations for Aiko, including Album of the Year.