Simone Simons
Simone Simons (nascite in Hoensbroek le 17 de januario 1985) es un nederlandese‎ mezzo-soprano cantatrice le qual es le vocalista principal del ensemble de symphonic metal Epica.

Biographia 
Simons ha tenite un interesse per le musica desde que illa habeva dece annos, e depost de ascoltar le album de Nightwish Oceanborn al etate de dece-cinque, illa comenciava a prender lectiones de canto classic. Illa cantava in un choro per un par de menses in 2002, e se univa a Epica pronto depost. Illa esseva previemente in un relation romantic con le guitarista de Epica Mark Jansen e co-scribe le litteras del banda con ille. Illa es actualmente compromittite con Oliver Palotai, clavierista del banda statounitese de power metal Kamelot.
Su canto favorite pro musicar es "Reprendo mai più" per Emma Shapplin.

In januario de 2008, il esseva annunciate in le sito de internet de Epica que Simone suffere de MRSA. Isto ha causate que Epica cancella multos de sus shows. In Februario, su condition meliorava, pero non esseva completemente restabilite. In Martio, Epica faceva tour con Amanda Somerville, que reimplaciava a Simons pro su US tour usque le 11 de Maio de 2008, quando Simone musicava altere vice in su show in Bibelot, Dordrecht.

Discographia

Con Epica

Albumes 
 The Phantom Agony (2003)
 Consign to Oblivion (2005)
 The Score - An Epic Journey (2005)
 The Divine Conspiracy (2007)

Singles 
 "The Phantom Agony" (2003)
 "Feint" (2004)
 "Cry for the Moon" (2004)
 "Solitary Ground" (2005)
 "Quietus (Silent Reverie)" (2005)
 "Never Enough" (2007)
 "Chasing the Dragon" (2008)

DVDs 
 We Will Take You with Us (2004)

Altere Lanceamentos 
 Cry for the Moon (demo, 2003)
 The Road to Paradiso (book and compilation, 2006)

Apparitiones como invitato 
 Aina - Days of Rising Doom (2003)
 Kamelot - The Black Halo in "The Haunting (Somewhere in Time)" and appears in its video (2005)
 Kamelot - Ghost Opera in "Blücher" and "Season's End" (2007)
 Kamelot - One Cold Winter's Night-live CD in "The Haunting (Somewhere in Time)" and appears in the concert DVD-during this song.
 Primal Fear - New Religion in "Everytime It Rains" (2007)
 Ayreon - 01011001 in "Web of Lies" (2008)
 Xystus & US Concert - Equilibrio in "Act 1 - My Song of Creation", "Act 2 - Destiny Unveiled" and "Act 2 - God of Symmetry" (2008)

Referentias

Ligamines externe 
 Official Website
 
 Profile at the official Epica site

Cantatores
Gente nederlandese‎