Nikki Sanderson
Nikki Sanderson has a tattoo on the back of her neck which says “Memoria In Aeterna” which is Latin for “In Everlasting Remembrance.”
Nikki Sanderson has a tattoo on the back of her neck which says “Memoria In Aeterna” which is Latin for “In Everlasting Remembrance.”
Parisa Tarjomani from the group Only The Young has a tattoo on her left ankle of the Roman Numeral ‘LXII which represents the number ’62. She got the tattoo in memory of her mother Sophia Tarjomani who was born in 1962 and died of lung cancer in December 2014. Tattoo artist Alfredo Guarracino did the inking at his London studio in April 2015.
Tulisa Contostavlos has a tattoo on her left forearm of a vintage style microphone and roses surrounded by music notes. The writing says “RIP Uncle B N Dubz for Life.” It is a memorial to her uncle Byron who helped her achieve success with her musical group N-Dubz.
Mila J has Japanese writing tattooed along the top of her left shoulder. It is the seven virtues of Bushido, the principles of Japanese samurai warriors. These virtues are: righteousness (義), courage (勇), benevolence (仁), respect (禮), honesty (誠), honor (名誉), and loyalty (忠義).
She got this tattoo in memory of her deceased brother Miyagi Chilombo, who died of brain cancer in 2012. He had the 7 principles of the samurai on his back and their sister Jhené Aiko has the same tattoo on her leg.
Fantasia Barrino has a memorial tattoo of a cross with angel wings on her left leg. It says “In Loving Memory” with names “Madie” and “Curt” on two banners. Madie was her paternal grandmother.
Toya Wright has tattoos on both of her ankles. Her left ankle is a heart with a crown in memory of a friend who died.
Cher Lloyd got a pair of tattoos in memory of her uncle Edward ‘Boo Boo’ Smith, who died of an accidental overdose when he was only 34 years old. Boo Boo passed away in September 201o while Cher was competing on The X Factor, and she got the tattoos in March 2011 which would have been his birthday. “I got a tattoo in memory of my uncle which is a bird flying out of a cage,” she says. On her right forearm is a bird carrying a ribbon with the word ‘Boo’, and in the same location on her left arm is a birdcage with an open door. She shared a picture of the ink of her twitter with the caption “Happy birthday uncle boo, missing you. New tattoo. Xxxx”
Only two months later, she got a huge butterfly tattoo on her forearm which surrounds the bird but does not cover it.
Demi Lovato showed off a new tattoo on the side of her left wrist in December 2013. It is a Roman Numeral “III” which represents the number 3. She got this tattoo in memory of her father Patrick Lovato who died in June 2013 after a long battle with cancer. Demi was not close with her father for the last few years of his life due in part to his struggles with alcoholism and mental illness, which she herself relates to.
She told Good Morning America: “My father and I didn’t have the most ideal relationship, but at the end of the day he’s still my dad and I grew up with him and he was a wonderful person…I’ve dealt with mental illnesses but my father also dealt with mental illness and he wasn’t able to function very well in society.”
Despite their strained relationship, Demi got the tattoo because she wanted to honor him positively. She also set up a scholarship fund in his name to help patients pay for mental illness treatment. “It’s the Roman Numeral three. It means a lot to me because my dad, it was his like number,” she told Craig Ferguson. “He passed this summer and I wanted to do something positive.”
The number three was her dad’s favorite number because he was a fan of NASCAR racer Dale Earnhardt, who drove car number 3. (more…)
Fifth Harmony singer Lauren Jauregui got her first tattoo on September 30, 2014. It’s a dragonfly on the back of her neck which was done by artist Rocky Darkroads at Golden Daggers tattoo parlor in Los Angeles, CA.
She explained on her tumblr that the tattoo is a memorial for her deceased grandmother. In a post before getting it done, she wrote:
I actually really do want tattoos..my first one’s gonna be a dragon fly for my grandma because when she passed I saw a dragon fly everywhere I went and it’s kinda like a reminder that her spirit is still with me.
Neon Hitch has a tattoo on the inside of her right forearm in memory of her friend Shane Dugas who died of cancer at the age of 30. She got the tattoo in April 2014 only days after his passing. It’s a black and white bumblebee with a human head smoking a cigarette. On the wings are his initials “SMD.”
She writes “My new tattoo for my bruva Shane who just passed.. And amy as his guardian angel. Healing process.” This is her second tattoo of Amy Winehouse’s name.