Nina Simone by Clarissa de Medeiros

21\2\1933

clarissademedeiros15 — 2021-05-30 13:40:12 UTC

in 21\2\1933 Eunice Kathleen Waymon born in Tryon, North Carolina> Daughter of a woodworker and a housekeeper (her mom also worked with music at the church)

1939

clarissademedeiros15 — 2021-05-30 13:58:47 UTC

with six years old, Eunice started the piano classes and became a singer

church choir eunice was so good that

the boss of her mom gave her some piano classes, which became very important in nina's career. In 1939 she had her first concert at the city's library

1950

clarissademedeiros15 — 2021-05-30 14:13:27 UTC

she moved to New York to study classic piano ar the juilliard schol with an scholarship,

1954

clarissademedeiros15 — 2021-05-30 14:38:59 UTC

Eunice moved to Atlantic City with her famiy and starded playnig piano at the Midtown Bar & Grill, the owner of the bar

insisted that she sing, this is the birth of Nina Simone,"Nina" was the nickname that her boyfriend gived to her, and Simone was the name of a frach actres,Nina used an artistic name becouse her family disapproved the singer carrer

clarissademedeiros15 — 2021-05-30 14:57:10 UTC

1959

clarissademedeiros15 — 2021-05-31 23:44:11 UTC

Nina alredy was a sucsseful singer, especialy after the album Little Girl Blue, she got into the Colpix Records and recorded many studio albuns

1962

clarissademedeiros15 — 2021-05-31 23:47:43 UTC

In 1960, Nina met Andrew Stroud, who she married and in 1962 had her daughter Lisa Simone, their relationship were troubled and agressive, and they got divorced in 1970

1964 -1974

clarissademedeiros15 — 2021-05-31 23:54:07 UTC

she released the album "Simone in concert" with the song "mississippi goddamn" which was a very important song, because this is the beginning of her fight for equal rights, besides the use of a word in a song that would become so famous

1974-2003

clarissademedeiros15 — 2021-06-01 00:01:33 UTC

She died in 2003 in France after living in Liberia,
Switzerland , Netherlands and France

clarissademedeiros15 — 2021-06-01 00:59:39 UTC

clarissademedeiros15 — 2021-06-01 01:01:01 UTC

clarissademedeiros15 — 2021-06-01 01:04:40 UTC