Grandfather

Angelina had two grandfathers, of course. They are both now deceased.

Angelina's paternal grandfather (her father's father), whose name is not known by the general public, was probably Swedish, since her father was born in Härnösand, Sweden. He died on 2018-03-04. In a Facebook post made on that day, Angelina said of him, "Our family lost a treasure today, my grandfather passed away. He was very close to me and have always supported me in everything I did. He always made me smile, laugh and gave me great life lessons. He was a man who got respect from all over the town, always helped people in need, he was the definition of a true gentleman and generous man with a big heart. He will be remembered by homeless people he helped to be able to make a living. He was in deep pain for a couple of months now, he will no longer suffer from the pain." Shortly afterwards, she dedicated a performance of "Always on My Mind" (posted on 2018-03-10) to him, calling him "my grandpa". His picture can be seen in that video, as well as in her video for "Happier" (posted on 2019-04-11) and her "official music video" for "Million Miles" (posted on 2021-01-17). Angelina has also said that her version of "Bohemian Rhapsody" reminds her of him.

Angelina's maternal grandfather (her mother's father) has been described as a Japanese man, but might have simply been a man who lived in Japan and was not of Japanese descent. (This obviously needs to be investigated further.) He died on 2019-11-21, after a nearly year-long battle with cancer. Angelina said of her first major-label single, "Million Miles" (released 2020-11-06), "This song is dedicated to anyone who has lost a loved one. I wrote this song thinking about all the great memories I had with my grandpa and how much it hurts to lose someone." On Patreon, in a post visible only to patrons, she specifically stated that it was her grandfather who died in November 2019 that the song was inspired by. Angelina's uncle, Michael (her mother's brother), posted on Facebook that his father died on 2019-11-21, saying (in part), "My dad passed away peacefully today. […] The battle with cancer became too much of pain and suffer to hold on[…] Enjoy heaven, love you so much Reza❤️". So this would seem to indicate that his father's name was Reza, which is a Persian name^↗. It seems that his picture also appears in the official music video for "Million Miles", next to the photo of her paternal grandfather. Angelina visited Japan in 2017-03, where she performed the song "Kawa no nagare no yō ni" ["Like the Flow of the River"] in Japanese, perhaps in tribute to him, as well as other songs in English.