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Eunice Kathleen Waymon, better known by her stage name Nina Simone (IPA: ninɐ sʌmɞnɑ) (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.

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Top Tracks

1	My Baby Just Cares For Me full track	2,916
2	Feeling Good full track	2,769
3	I Put a Spell on You full track	2,419
4	Sinnerman full track	1,903
5	Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood full track	1,639
6	Love Me or Leave Me full track	1,402
7	Here Comes the Sun	1,351
8	To Love Somebody full track	985
9	I Loves You Porgy full track	946
10	Mood Indigo full track	829
11	I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl full track	828
12	Work Song full track	823
13	Ne Me Quitte Pas full track	784
14	Wild Is the Wind full track	778
15	I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free full track	737

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MaharAbuHamad wrote:
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ADORE HER.

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spscorcher wrote:
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beautiful

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fearfulwindow wrote:
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delicious

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trueiopian wrote:
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Words can't describe how I feel when I listen to you sing. I'm in heaven

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hertaintedlips wrote:
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I Put a Spell On You... oh yessss

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MBMC616 wrote:
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Divine

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Kwamzy wrote:
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Thiis is a true soul singer, with power behind her voice. She is brilliant!

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terrierpaws wrote:
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in a class all by herself

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SirAlecHendrix wrote:
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brand new group with nina simone : jazz lounge

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skatsuma wrote:
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one of the most talented woman ever in music.

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controlfreaq wrote:
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this is soul

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unyquedreamz wrote:
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Now this is real soul singing!

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d245470k wrote:
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I love you, Nina.

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Nadia_bb wrote:
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Крутая.

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vmasud wrote:
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This is MY woman!

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Floriponndio wrote:
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Always Nina!

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czorcik89 wrote:
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one of the greatest female vocal ever

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blue-leo wrote:
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Lord lord hear me prayin Lord lord hear me prayin..... Sinnerman you oughta be prayin Just Great!!!

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bubblegirl_82 wrote:
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Sinnerman was a turning point in my music life..... and the rest of her material is just as impressive. I wish all those wannabe singers would take their time to learn from the master.

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