Nina Simone

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Nina Simone was an influential American singer, pianist, and civil rights activist renowned for her powerful blend of jazz, blues, classical, and soul music.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf American musician
blues musician
civil rights activist
human
jazz musician
pianist
singer
songwriter
soul musician
activeYearsEnd 2000s
activeYearsStart 1950s
alsoKnownAs High Priestess of Soul
awardReceived Grammy Hall of Fame Award
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction
birthName Eunice Kathleen Waymon
causeOfDeath breast cancer
child Lisa Simone Kelly
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1933-02-21
dateOfDeath 2003-04-21
educatedAt Juilliard School
ethnicGroup African American
gender female
genre blues
classical music
gospel
jazz
rhythm and blues
soul
honor Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018
Posthumous honorary degree from the Curtis Institute of Music
influenced Alicia Keys
Aretha Franklin
Jeff Buckley
John Legend
Lauryn Hill
Mary J. Blige
influencedBy Bach
classical music
instrument piano
vocals
language English
movement American civil rights movement
notableAlbum High Priestess of Soul
Little Girl Blue
Nina Simone Sings the Blues
Nina Simone in Concert
Pastel Blues
Silk & Soul
Wild Is the Wind
notableWork Baltimore
Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair
Feeling Good
Four Women
I Loves You, Porgy
I Put a Spell on You
Mississippi Goddam
My Baby Just Cares for Me
Ne Me Quitte Pas
Sinnerman
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
occupation arranger
civil rights activist
composer
pianist
singer
placeOfBirth Tryon, North Carolina, United States
placeOfDeath Carry-le-Rouet, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
religion Christianity
residence France
Liberia
New York City
Switzerland
spouse Andrew Stroud
Donald Ross
stageName Nina Simone


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