Place of Birth: Tallinn, Estonia
Date of Birth: 3 January 1979
Ethnicity: Estonian, some Finnish, German, Russian and Swedish
Koit Toome is an Estonian singer and musical actor. He will represent Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, along with Laura Põldvere. He previously represented in 1998, finishing 12th.
He is the son of Tiia (Vares) and Ain Toome. He is married to Kaia Triisa.
Koit’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to his fourth great-grandfather, Johann Tomassov.
Koit’s paternal grandfather was Herbert Johannes Tomassov (later Toome, the son of Johan Aleksander Tomassov and Vilhelmine Marie Sieber). Johan was the son of Konstantin Tomassov, who was of Russian descent, and of Maria Adele Klaman, who was of Finnish, German and Swedish descent. Vilhelmine was the daughter of Juhan Sieber and Leenu Tomband.
Koit’s paternal grandmother was Adele (later Aade) Helene Heinmann (later Hein, the daughter of Anton Heinrich Heinmann, later Hein, and of Ida Emilie Sarjas). Anton was the son of Karel Heinmann and Maria Heino. Ida was the daughter of Hans Sarjas and Kretha Kask.
Koit’s maternal grandmother was Laine Vares (the daughter of Eduard Vares and Julie). Eduard was the son of Jaan Vares.
Source: Genealogy of Koit Toome – http://www.geni.com