Editing Sinitta (section)

== Early life ==
She was born in [[Seattle]], Washington.<ref name="LarkinGE">{{cite book|title=[[The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=2280}}</ref> Sinitta's mother is [[Miquel Brown]], who was a popular Canadian [[disco]]-[[Soul music|soul]] singer in the 1970s and 1980s and a member of the cast of ''[[Hair (musical)|Hair]]''. Sinitta's father's name is Anthony.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sinitta.com/what-is-the-sinitta-vook|title=What is a Vook?|website=Sinitta.com|access-date=8 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://northernlifemagazine.co.uk/sinitta/|title=Exclusive interview with Sinitta |website=Northernlifemagazine.co.uk|date=11 August 2017|access-date=8 November 2019}}</ref>

She has a sister, Gretta, who was adopted by a relative. Sinitta was born and raised in [[Seattle]] and later [[Detroit]], but frequently travelled with her mother on tour including to Sydney. Her mother then directed the London production of ''Hair''; Sinitta was sent to boarding school in [[East Sussex]], and ballet school in [[Tunbridge Wells]] from the age of 9.<ref name="auto1" /> She auditioned for musical roles in London, performing in ''[[The Wiz]]'' at age 12 while still in school.<ref name="auto1" />