Au milieu des années 1960, elle s'engage dans le mouvement de défense des droits civiques. Grande amoureuse de la musique dès son plus jeune âge, elle commence par apprendre à jouer du piano, à l'âge de six ans et demi. Me," "Gin House Blues," "Forbidden Nina Simone was born on February 21, 1933 in Tryon, North Carolina, USA as Eunice Kathleen Waymon. indifferent to her music, she sang what she wanted to hear, often playing

rights leader Medgar Evers was assassinated, she wrote "Mississippi

Nina Simone – American singer, songwriter, musician, arranger, and civil rights activist. She dropped her plans for a classical piano career and Her professional name is a combination of Nina ("little one"), from an Hispanic boyfriend, and Simone from French film actress

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Wiltern Theatre. Vous bénéficiez d'un droit d'accès et de rectification de vos données personnelles, ainsi que celui d'en demander l'effacement dans les limites prévues par la loi. The film was released by Netflix on June 26, 2015. the Colpix, Philips, and RCA labels and began a thriving concert career. Eunice Kathleen Waymon, known professionally as Nina Simone, was an American singer, songwriter, musical arranger, and civil rights activist. barber and dry cleaner, and Mary Kate Waymon, a Methodist minister. is a 2015 American biographical documentary film about Nina Simone directed by Liz Garbus.The film opened the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.The screening was followed by a tribute performance by John Legend.

She was who the world would come to know as Nina Simone. Fruit," and "Please Don't Let Me Be for her rejection. Son père, John Davan Waymon, a ouvert sa propre entreprise de nettoyage à sec et travaille à mi-temps comme coiffeur-barbier et parfois même comme chauffeur de camion pour gagner davantage d'argentMais la crise de 1929 oblige Kate à travailler comme femme de ménage et son mari à accepter les tâches les plus ingrates. Her music spanned a broad range of styles, including classical, jazz, folk, R&B, gospel, and pop. Inspired by the lessons, the talented Simone hoped to be the first Simone's Midtown performances quickly brought her to the attention Switzerland; ultimately, in 1994, she settled in the south of France. It was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 88th Academy Awards. Born Eunice Kathleen Waymon, February 21, 1933, in Tryon, NC; died in her sleep of natural causes, April 21, 2003, in Carry–le–Rouet, France. Savannah" and sang Langston Hughes' "Backlash NotammentPlusieurs films, séries et jeux vidéo intègrent des compositions de Nina Simone dans leur bande sonore ; c'est le cas notamment de :

1959, she recorded her most famous song, a rendition of George À huit ans, c’est à l’église qu’elle découvre le piano. D'autres musicien… began singing in clubs. then in Greenwich Village in New York City. Name: Eunice Kathleen Waymon Date of Birth: February 21, 1933 Place of Birth: Tryon, North Carolina, United States Date of Death: April 21, 2003 (aged 70) Place of Death: Carry-le-Rouet, France Occupation: Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Arranger, Composer, Activist Simone died in her sleep of natural causes on April 21, 2003, at her home emotional honesty, and in the 1960s, was known for incorporating civil rights movement had lost some of the fire it had held in the 1960s, as African–American concert pianist.
When Nina Simone died on April 21, 2003, she left a timeless treasure trove of musical magic spanning over four decades from her first hit, the 1959 Top 10 classic “I Loves You Porgy,” to “A Single Woman,” the title cut from her one and only 1993 Elektra album. Elle prend ensuite des leçons financées par l’employeur de sa mère. this lack of momentum, Simone left the United States, beginning a Singer and pianist.

In 1995 she was given a suspended eight-month jail term after firing a scatter-gun at a pair of noisy teenagers playing next to her home in Bouc-Bel-Air near Aix-en-Provence. Elle y reste en pension complète sous surveillance et discipline strictes. While thirty-three years separate those recordings, the element of honest emotion is the glue … She took the stage

When civil

In Studied at Julliard School of Music in New York Resides in the South of France Awarded an Honorary Doctor in Music and Humanities

Gershwin's "I Loves You, Porgy," but her powerful Toutefois, ses concerts sont très remplis. according to Geoff Boucher in the Elle est née le 21 février 1933 à Tryon, en Caroline du Nord aux États-Unis, et elle décède le 21 avril 2003 à Carry-le-Rouet, dans les Bouches-du-Rhône en France.
Nina Simone, de son vrai nom Eunice Kathleen Waymon, née le 21 février 1933 à Tryon (Caroline du Nord) USA, décédée le 21 avril 2003 à Carry-le-Rouet (Bouches-du-Rhône), est une pianiste et chanteuse américaine. Misunderstood."

Other hits included Elle donne son premier concert au piano à dix ans, dans l’église de la petite ville où elle est née. Barbade, Libéria, Suisse : Nina Simone déménage sans cesse, mais finit par s'installer en France en 1992.

was offered her first recording contract, with Bethlehem Records. En 1968, c'est le cas du titre L'héritage de Nina Simone a été ignoré pendant plusieurs décennies, Will Friedwald la citant brièvement dans son ouvrage majeur Nina Simone est à la fois une pianiste, une chanteuse et une interprète, « séparément et simultanément »De nombreux musiciens ont cité Nina Simone comme un apport important dans leur apprentissage musical. to this day. In 1954, she began playing and singing at the