Michael Laffan is an Irish musician who came to media attention due to his marriage with the famous American musician Rhiannon Giddens. However, the musician couple is now separated and shares a daughter as well as a son.
Michael Laffan’s Age, Wiki-bio, Nationality, Family & Education
Michael Laffan is an Irish national, however, the details about his personal background, family, parents, education, as well as childhood are concealed from the media. Besides, his famous American celebrity wife Rhiannon Giddens is of mixed descent as her father (David Giddens) is of European Descent and her mother (Deborah Jamieson) is a Native American.
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Giddens’ parents met while they were attending college in Greensboro, North Carolina. She shared her childhood with her sister, Lalenja Harrington in Greensboro. Currently, Harrington serves as a director for Beyond Academics at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in Greensboro, North Carolina.
As regards Giddens’s academic credits, she attended the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics and graduated from the Oberlin Conservatory at Oberlin College in 2000, where she majored in opera.
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Michael Laffan’s Ex-Wife Rhiannon Giddens, Children, and Personal Life
The Irish musician Michael Laffan married a well-known American musician Rhiannon Giddens in an intimate ceremony in 2007 with the attendance of close friends and family members. The musician couple was blessed with a daughter who was born in 2009 as well as a son who was born in 2013. Later on, the couple mutually ended their relationship and got officially divorced in 2018 after more than a decade of marriage.
As regards his former wife, Rhiannon Giddens was born on February 21, 1977, in multiracial family background. The talented singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist is currently 47 years old. In the November of 2005, Rhiannon Giddens with her friends formed a folk music band named Carolina Chocolate Drops and played fiddle and banjo. In addition to this, Michael’s ex-spouse confirmed her relationship with her musical performance partner Francesco Turrisi in 2019. Laffan’s ex-wife eventually released an album featuring her now-partner Turrisi in May 2019.
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Michael Laffan’s Net Worth
Michael earns a significant amount of money from his career as a professional musician. However, the estimated net worth of the Irish musician is $2 million.
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Career
Laffan is a musician by profession. Despite this, he rose to prominence as a result of his marriage with Rhiannon Giddens. Michael’s ex-wife Giddens often collaborates with her sister on several musical projects.
In terms of her accomplishments, Giddens has been awarded several accolades in her career for her indelible contribution to the field of music. Besides, Giddens has an Honorary Doctor of Letters awarded by the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Furthermore, She has worked with Grammy Award-winning musicians as well as other well-known artists. Apart from this, Rhiannon is an actress, known for her performances in The Great Debaters (2007), Nashville (2012), and Parenthood (2010).
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