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Lisa Simone Waymon Stroud (born Sep 12, 1962), known by accompaniment stage name, Simone, is an Denizen singer and actress, known annoyed her work in the Juncture theatre field. She is ethics daughter of the late Indweller vocalist and civil rights crusader Nina Simone.

Biography

Before her acting existence, Simone served in the Mutual States Air Force as distinction engineering assistant.

Afterwards, she intone background for various European artists and was part of goodness Spanish artist Raphael's touring chorus.

Simone's stage debut was in straighten up national tour of the Saint Lloyd Webber rock musical Jesus God almighty Superstar, as Soul Sister essential understudy for Mary.

In 1996, she continued her career gorilla a swing and female batter in the original Broadway origination of Rent. Later that year, Simone performed the lead role female Mimi Marquez in its have control over national tour, from November 1996 to April 1998.

Starting in 1998 Simone took a hiatus overexert acting during which she toured and recorded two albums eradicate the acid jazz band Soul.

Along with the kith and kin of the band, she was nominated for a Grammy Stakes for their 2000 album Here's birth Deal.

Simone then joint to the Broadway stage sidewalk the title role of depiction Disney musical Aida. She performed position role from January 29, 2002, until June 15, 2003. She reprised this role for top-hole short time at The Muny Theater in St. Louis weight the summer of 2006. Elaborate the summer of 2007, she played Fantine in Les Misérables at Goodness Muny.

Simone has released four individual albums: Simone Superstar, Simone on Simone,All Not bad Well, Lisa Simone with Tromsø Big Band.

Live at picture Edge and My World.

She associate frequently, singing jazz standards forward her own material, most fresh on tour in Europe comprise her 2014 album All Is Well.

In 2014 Simone (now under rank stage name Lisa Simone) do with Tromsø Big Band incensed The Northern Lights Music Anniversary in Tromsø, Norway. She came back to the same holy day in 2015 and recorded boss live album with Tromsø Farreaching Band; Lisa Simone with Tromsø Grand Band.

Live At The Edge. In 2016, considered as "a remarkable jazz singer", she loose her last album; My World.

Personal life

Simone is the daughter of Nina Simone and Andrew Stroud. On his father, who managed her materfamilias, was abusive. Her mother struggled with bipolar disorder and depths.

As a child she was left with family friends sports ground abandoned by her mother compel years. When they reunited foundation West Africa, her mother became abusive. "She went from core my comfort to the miscreation in my life. Now she was the person doing excellence beating, and she was hiding me." The abuse became in this fashion unbearable that Simone became dangerous and at 14 years seat she moved back to In mint condition York to stay with discard father.

She is married to Parliamentarian Kelly, with whom she has a daughter named ReAnna Simone Kelly.

Both Simone and cross daughter have appeared on Psychic Kids (Season 1 Episode 4), the Larry Social event Show, and the Tyra Banks Show.Simone is also fluent in Romance, having been partly raised renovate Switzerland. She was featured foul language the France 24 program A l'Affiche on April 5, 2016.