Complex sentence: Nagano was born and raised in Gothenburg, Sweden to a Japanese father and Swedish-American mother; she grew up listening to American folk because of her mother, but always had an affinity for R&B.
Split into simpler sentences: Nagano was born and raised in Gothenburg, Sweden to a Japanese father and a Swedish-American mother. She grew up listening to American folk because of her mother, but always had an affinity for R&B.