Birth Name: Meja Anna Pernilla Kullersten
Place of Birth: Nynäshamn, Stockholm County, Sweden
Date of Birth: 12 February 1969
Ethnicity: Swedish
Meja is a Swedish composer, artist and singer. She is the daughter of Karin Britt-Inger Kullersten and Erik Börje Torndahl.
Meja’s paternal grandfather was Axel Konrad Karlsson (the son of Paul Karlsson and Christina Margretha Olofsdotter). Paul was the son of Karl Henrik Pålsson and Märit Andersdotter. Christina was the daughter of Olof Olofsson and Kerstin Olofsdotter.
Meja’s paternal grandmother was Valborg Margareta Torndahl (the daughter of Eric Torndahl and Alfrida Karlsson). Eric was the son of Per Gustaf Torndahl and Ida Tekla Corin. Alfrida was the daughter of Anders Gustaf Karlsson and Albertina Sahlstrand.
Sources:
Genealogy of Meja (focusing on her father’s side) – http://www.geni.com/people/private/6000000021824944177
Birth records of Meja’s patenral great-grandfather Paul Karlsson – http://search.ancestry.com/
Birth records of Meja’s paternal great-grandmother Christina Margretha Olofsdotter – http://search.ancestry.com/