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Singer, civil rights activist, pianist, and arranger who worked in many genres, including blues and jazz and who covered "Strange Fruit." She was nominated for fifteen Grammy Awards over the course of her career.One of her first hits was her version of "I Loves You Porgy."She and Doc Watson were both famous musicians from North Carolina.
BEFORE FAMEShe refused to perform when her parents were ushered to the back of one of her concerts to make room for white people.
PERSONAL LIFEShe married Don Ross in 1958 and, after their divorce in 1960, she remarried Andrew Stroud in 1961.
The meaning of the name Simone: To Be Heard FUN FACTSJazz Singer Nina Simone were born on Tuesday, birthstone is Amethyst, the seaon was Winter in the Chinese year of Rooster, it is 46 days until Nina Simone next birthday.
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