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Nina Simone
Nina Simone was an American singer, pianist, songwriter, and civil rights activist. Her music spanned styles including classical, folk, gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, and pop. Her piano playing was strongly influenced by baroque and classical music, especially Johann Sebastian Bach, and accompanied expressive, jazz-like singing in her contralto voice. The sixth of eight children born into a poor family in North Carolina, Simone initially aspired to be a concert pianist. With the help of a few supporters in her hometown, she enrolled in the Juilliard School of Music in New York City. She then applied for a scholarship to study at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where, despite a well received audition, she was denied admission, which she attributed to racism. In 2003, just days before her death, the institute awarded her an honorary degree. Early in her career, to make a living, Simone played piano at a nightclub in Atlantic City. She changed her name to "Nina Simone" to disguise herself from family members, having chosen to play "the devil's music" or so-called "cocktail piano". From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nina_Simone) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)

Songs

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Feeling Good
Nina Simone
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Sinnerman (Sofi Tukker Remix)
Nina Simone
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Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
Nina Simone
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I Put A Spell On You
Nina Simone
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My Baby Just Cares for Me (2013 - Remaster)
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Albums

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Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

2025
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Nina Simone And Her Friends (2021 - Stereo Remaster)

2021
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Good Bait

2018
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Nina's Back

2024
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Little Girl Blue (2021 - Stereo Remaster)

2021
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My Baby Just Cares for Me

2018
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Great Women Of Song: Nina Simone

2023
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Folksy Nina

2021
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Jazz Volume: Nina Simone

2022
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New World Coming

2020

Singles & EPs

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I Sing Just To Know That I'm Alive

Single • 2024
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Love Songs

EP • 2021
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Little Girl Blue, Pt. 1 and 2 (Live – Montreux Jazz Festival 1976)

Single • 2021
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For A While

Single • 2024
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The Songwriter

EP • 2021
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Mood Indigo

EP • 2021
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Blues on Purpose

EP • 2022
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Feeling Good

EP • 2021
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African Mailman (2021 - Stereo Remaster)

Single • 2021
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I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free (Live – Montreux Jazz Festival 1976)

Single • 2021

Videos

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Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (Official Video)

Nina Simone • 841K views
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Feeling Good (Official Video)

Nina Simone • 37M views
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Sinnerman (Felix Da Housecat's Heavenly House Mix)

Nina Simone • 9.3M views
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I Put A Spell On You (Official Video)

Nina Simone • 3.9M views

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Jazz Remixed

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Celebrating Kwanzaa: Nia

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Celebrating Kwanzaa: Kujichagulia

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Divas of Jazz

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Celebrating Kwanzaa: Ujima

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Fight the Power

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Sounds of the Civil Rights Movement

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Dinner for Two

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Jazz for the Lonely

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Lifting Voices... Proud

Playlist • YouTube Music

Artist-made playlists

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Nina Simone: I Put A Spell On You

Playlist • Nina Simone • 414K views
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Nina Simone: Rare Recordings

Playlist • Nina Simone • 65K views
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Nina Simone: Live at Teatro Sistina in Rome, 1969

Playlist • Nina Simone • 30K views
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Nina Simone: Pastel Blues

Playlist • Nina Simone • 131K views
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Feeling Good: Her Greatest Hits and Remixes

Playlist • Nina Simone • 48K views
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Nina Simone: In Concert

Playlist • Nina Simone • 17K views
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Nina Simone: Broadway - Blues - Ballads

Playlist • Nina Simone • 99K views
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Nina Simone: Fodder On My Wings

Playlist • Nina Simone • 39K views
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Nina Simone: Wild Is The Wind

Playlist • Nina Simone • 74K views
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Nina Simone: Fodder On My Wings

Playlist • Nina Simone • 32K views

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