British singer-songwriter Olivia Dean won Best New Artist at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards held at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, on February 1.During her acceptance speech, Dean, 26, spoke about her maternal grandmother, who emigrated from her native Guyana to the UK at the age of 18.“I’m up here as a granddaughter of an immigrant, I’m a product of bravery, and I think those people deserve to be celebrated,” Olivia noted.The Man I Need hitmaker is the daughter of Jamaican-Guyanese mother Christine Dean and an English father whose name remains unknown. Christine is a former attorney and the former deputy leader of the Women’s Equality Party (WEP) in the UK. Olivia’s dad is “very smart, works with computers,” according to her September 2025 interview with The Sydney Morning Herald.Olivia Dean, who turned heads with her chart-topping second studio album The Art of Loving in September 2025, beat Alex Warren, Katseye, Addison Rae, The Marias, sombr, Lola Young, and Leon Thomas to win the Best New Artist award.All about Olivia Dean’s family amid her debut Grammy winOlivia Lauryn Dean was born in Haringey, East London, England, in March 1999. She grew up with a younger brother in Highams Park, Walthamstow, London. Her middle name is a homage to prominent American rap artist Lauryn Hill.In a July 2024 interview with The Standard, Olivia shared that her single Carmen was about her grandmother, who moved to the UK “quite young.”“So, this song is for my granny, to the Windrush Generation, for any immigrant, anyone who’s brave enough to move,” Dean stated.Speaking with the same publication in March 2023, Olivia paid tribute to her mom, crediting her for her own “strong feminist” personality and values. She said:“If she sets her mind to something, she will do it. I’m very lucky that I have that in me and can be so driven if I want to be. If I set myself a goal, I can’t sleep at night until I’ve done it, so I’m grateful she gave that to me. She doesn’t take any sh*t.”However, when asked whether she would ever consider joining politics like her mother, Olivia Dean said, “I’m gonna leave that to her,” adding she thinks she isn’t clever enough and kind of “aloof and a bit of a space cadet” to join the public service.The Nice to Each Other singer also mentioned in a September 2020 conversation with The Rodeo Magazine that she didn’t come from a “super musical family,” but her parents were fans of Carole King, Erykah Badu, Angie Stone, Al Green, and Jill Scott, and introduced her to diverse music.While her mother got her “singing lessons,” her father showed her an array of music, including reggae. He also introduced her to soccer, and together they attended West Ham United games.“My dad would always be playing records; he has a really eclectic music taste. One of my earliest memories is dancing with him in the kitchen and him playing me the stuff he listened to. I found a love of music through his love of music, I think,” Dean shared.Speaking with BBC Sounds in September 2025, Olivia noted:“Mom loves Lauryn Hill. I feel like I channel it a bit, the power of Lauryn Hill.”In a subsequent sit-down with W Magazine in October 2025, Olivia Dean said she’s a “romantic,” considering her parents have been together for over three decades.The BRIT School alum’s mother, Christine Dean, is a “former dual-qualified lawyer with over 25 years of practical legal experience,” according to her LinkedIn bio. She has also worked in child social care/ protection, domestic violence, women’s equality/ rights, and more.Christine joined WEP in 2020 as the first Black female deputy leader to raise awareness about inequality in the UK and for women to have the same rights and opportunities as men, so that “everyone can prosper.”Since October 2017, Olivia Dean’s mom has also served as a human resources manager for the UK Civil Service Department. She was also an HR/ legal consultant for Parkes and Dean Consultancy Firm.As a public access family attorney/ mediator, Christine Dean worked at the 1 Pump Court Chambers in Temple, London, for nearly eight years. She has her law degree from the University of London and obtained her solicitor's license from the College of Law, Lanchester Gate.In November 2023, Olivia Dean told Time Out that her parents never discouraged her from pursuing music as a career.“I never had that ‘that’s not gonna make you any money’ thing.”She even added how her parents frequently attended her concerts, especially her mom, who “loves” what she does.“She really keeps up to date. Every time I do a show, even if she’s not there, she’ll text me, ‘Love the outfit. You worked the dress well tonight.’ Crowd work, she’ll comment on that. She’s across it. If she can be there, she’ll be there,” Olivia Dean told BBC Sounds last September.68th GRAMMY Awards - Show - Source: GettyOlivia Dean also sat down with Rock en Seine in August 2022 and said her mother is her “great inspiration” and the “strongest person in the world.”“She always gave me this idea, this mantra that I could do anything. She kept telling me that if I wanted to achieve something, I had to persevere. I am very grateful to her for that, and I know I am lucky. She has always supported me. All this has had an influence on the way I work,” the singer explained.She continued that working with women and ensuring that everyone in her team is “well-represented” is something she learnt from her mom. Olivia Dean shared that while her music is for everyone, she strongly hopes that it helps “women feel empowered,” in the way Christine Dean does in her line of work.Besides the fan-favorite and critically acclaimed sophomore album, The Art of Loving, which comprised the singles Lady Lady and A Couple Minutes, Olivia Dean has also released two live albums and five EPs during her career. Her debut album was Messy, which came out in 2023.