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Eunice Kathleen Waymon, better known by her stage name Nina Simone (IPA: ˈniːnə sɨˈmoʊn) (February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003), was a fifteen-time Grammy Award-nominated american singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist.
Although she disliked being categorized, Simone is generally classified as a jazz musician; She personally preferred the term “black classical music”. Simone originally aspired to become a classical pianist, but her work covers an eclectic variety of musical styles besides her classical basis, such as jazz, soul, folk, rnb, gospel, and pop music. Her vocal style (with an alto vocal range) is characterized by intense passion, breathiness, and tremolo. Sometimes known as the High Priestess of Soul, she paid great attention to the musical expression of emotions. Within one album or concert she could fluctuate between exuberant happiness or tragic melancholy. These fluctuations also characterized her own personality and personal life, worsened by a bipolar disorder with which she was diagnosed in the mid-sixties, but was kept secret until 2004.
Simone recorded over 40 live and studio albums, the biggest body of her work being released between 1958 (when she made her debut with Little Girl Blue) and 1974.
Although she disliked being categorized, Simone is generally classified as a jazz musician; She personally preferred the term “black classical music”. Simone originally aspired to become a classical pianist, but her work covers an eclectic variety of musical styles besides her classical basis, such as jazz, soul, folk, rnb, gospel, and pop music. Her vocal style (with an alto vocal range) is characterized by intense passion, breathiness, and tremolo. Sometimes known as the High Priestess of Soul, she paid great attention to the musical expression of emotions. Within one album or concert she could fluctuate between exuberant happiness or tragic melancholy. These fluctuations also characterized her own personality and personal life, worsened by a bipolar disorder with which she was diagnosed in the mid-sixties, but was kept secret until 2004.
Simone recorded over 40 live and studio albums, the biggest body of her work being released between 1958 (when she made her debut with Little Girl Blue) and 1974.
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I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free
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To Love Somebody
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I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl
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blueberrywoo wrote:
I absolutely adore her!
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Kym-B wrote:
Legendary xxx
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Poupella wrote:
love her, especially "sinnerman"
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AnaSofiaPereira wrote:
she put a spell on me
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mrsean20 wrote:
love her
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wellhart wrote:
amazing !!!!!!!!!!! love simone
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Dana_UK wrote:
I like it....
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oyeeey wrote:
the greatest woman!!!!!!!
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Cirkler wrote:
enigma
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super_suz wrote:
hey check out the feeling good cover by my brightest diamond :)
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ToiletsAndSinks wrote:
What a legend.
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rainy-dog wrote:
she doesn't tell you off in every song... sinnerman and go to hell make me feel contrite tho hahah
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ojexan wrote:
*****incredible individuality***** *****great, velvet voice*****
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jay516 wrote:
I put a spell on you because your mine
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Enzo-- wrote:
few days ago i discovered her and now i can't stop listening to her. Really amazing voice.
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Katisdope wrote:
little darlinggg, i love her.<3
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NateAbel wrote:
I just love the fact that almost every single one of her songs sounds like she's telling you off. [2} I've never seconded someone, you should feel special! Haha, just joking. Although it's true, I have never seconded someone.
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retroindiano wrote:
Thanks; Nina Simone !!!
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gloathcrusade wrote:
Nina Simone is such a constant for me. No matter what I listen to I always crawl back to her.
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heroinecocaine wrote:
i'm inloveeee with her voice
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