Andrea Jin

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Andrea Jin
Born
Andrea Jin

(1996-01-05) 5 January 1996 (age 28)
Shanghai, China
Nationality Canadian
Occupation
  • Comedian
Years active2021–present
Website andreajin.com

Andrea Jin (born 5 January 1996) is a Canadian comedian. [1] [2] [3] [4] She is most noted for her 2021 comedy album Grandma's Girl , for which she won the Juno Award for Comedy Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2022. [5] [6]

Jin was born in China, and lived there until around age 10 when she moved to the Vancouver area. She attended Western University, but left before receiving a degree. [4]


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References

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