Eva Simons
| Eva Simons | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 27, 1984 |
| Origin | Amsterdam |
| Genres | Pop, electronic dance |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, dancer |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Associated acts | Raffish, Jessica Sutta, LMFAO, Afrojack, Chris Brown |
| Website | (currently down) |
Eva Simons (born April 27, 1984) is a Dutch recording artist. She first came to public attention in 2004 after winning the Dutch version of the reality TV contest Popstars as part of the short lived girlband Raffish. In 2009 the singer embarked on a solo career after a recording of her first single, "Silly Boy", leaked and gained popularity on the Internet.
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[edit] Early life and career beginnings
Simons was born in Amsterdam. She grew up in part of a family from a long line of musicians with a pianist-father, trumpeter stepfather, and vocalist mother. She has been playing piano and composing since she was a small child and graduated from the Conservatorium van Amsterdam.[1][dead link]
Eva Simons began her music career as part of the girlgroup called Rebel Rebel that formed in 1999. The band released several singles like "Turn Around" and "Happy Girl" [18]but they never gained major notoriety and eventually split. Years later, Eva Simons joined another girlgroup called Raffish. Together with four other girls, she got a number one hit in the Netherlands called "Plaything". She made one album with the band, titled How Raffish Are You?, and two other singles were released from the album: "Thursday's Child" and "Let Go".[2] The group disbanded in 2006.
In 2009, Eva was the female vocalist on the Dutch editions of Dancing With the Stars and X Factor.
[edit] 2009–present: Rise to popularity and debut album
In May 2009 Simons' song "Silly Boy" was leaked onto YouTube. The song soon attracted a large online fan community and became one of the most listened to tracks online, generating over 10 million listens.[1][dead link] The song was rumored to be by Lady Gaga and Rihanna, but the song was later announced as Simons'. Simons has stated that she was flattered that anyone would think that her song was by Lady Gaga or Rihanna.
"Silly Boy" was later released as Simons' debut single. The single was released in September and October 2009, and reached the Top 20 in Brazil and the Netherlands, but didn't fare as well in other countries, as it failed to chart in the UK and the US and reached low chart positions in other countries. "Don't Stop the Beat", featuring Chris Brown, was then rumored as the album's second single for an early 2010 release, but this was later denied by Eva. In December 2009, Eva was featured on Brown's song "Pass Out" from his third studio album Graffiti. The song was going to be released as a single, but its release was later canceled.
In May 2010, Jessica Sutta of The Pussycat Dolls confirmed that she had collaborated with Simons on a song.[3] Eva later confirmed that her second single would be a song called "Look But Don't Touch" featuring Jessica Sutta. Another song, "Take Over Control" featuring Afrojack, was later rumored to be the album's second single, but it was later confirmed as Afrojack's single and not hers.
Simons' debut studio album, has yet to be given a name and a release date. Simons has been working with producers Afrojack and Kizzo to create the album. She has stated that the album will be personal but still upbeat and danceable. She has been writing a lot of the album's songs.
In late 2010, Simons' website disappeared from the internet, causing much speculation as to why. Though now it is evident that the website was, in fact, removed due to Eva leaving EMI Music.
She appears as a featured artist in "Best Night" a song of album "Sorry for Party Rocking" from the duo LMFAO due out June 21, 2011 and will also feature will.i.am and GoonRock on the song, which is rumored to be a single.
In early March 2012, it was announced that Simon's (and other special guests) would join LMFAO in the North American "Sorry For Party Rocking" tour. [4]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NLD [5] |
AUS [6] |
AUT [7] |
BE- VLG [8] |
GER [9] |
SWE [10] |
UK | |||
| 2009 | "Silly Boy" | 13 | 45 | 55 | 12 | 36 | 51 | 149[citation needed] | Rockstar |
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
[edit] Featured singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NLD [11] |
AUS [6][12] |
AUT [7] |
BE- VLG [13] |
BE- WAL [13] |
CAN [14] |
GER [15] |
UK [16] |
US [14] |
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| 2010 | "Take Over Control" (Afrojack featring Eva Simons) |
12 | 17 | 46 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 78 | 24 | 41 | Non-album song |
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
[edit] Album appearances
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| NLD [11] |
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| 2009 | "Pass Out" (Chris Brown featuring Eva Simons) |
— | Graffiti |
| 2010 | "Mr & Mrs Smith" (M. Pokora featuring Eva Simons) |
— | Mise à Jour |
| 2010 | "What Do They Know" (Roll Deep featuring Eva Simons) |
— | Winner Stays On |
| 2011 | "Best Night" (LMFAO featuring will.i.am, GoonRock, & Eva Simons) |
— | Sorry for Party Rocking |
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | |||
[edit] Music videos
Simons' video for "Silly Boy" came out on July 30, 2009.
Simons' video for "Take Over Control" came out on October 12, 2010.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Eva Simons to release 'Silly Boy' via EMI". EMI. July 23, 2009. http://www.emi.com/page/TheLatestDetail/0,,12641~1732213,00.html. Retrieved 2009-08-03.[dead link]
- ^ "RTL.NL - .:Welkom op Raffish.nl:.". RTL Netherland. 2004. http://www.rtl.nl/muziek/raffish/home/. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
- ^ Meld je aan of registreer je om een reactie te plaatsen! (2010-10-15). "Jessica Sutta at STK in West Hollywood". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3uL-a4jevU. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
- ^ http://www.cherrytreerecords.com/profiles/blogs/redfoo-and-cherrytree-present-sorry-for-party-rocking-tour-featur
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 - week 42, 2009" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Stichting Nederlandse Top 40.
- ^ a b "australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
- ^ a b "austriancharts.at - Austria Top 40 - Hitparade Österreich" (in German). austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
- ^ "ultratop.be - Eva Simons - Silly Boy". ultratop.be. ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
- ^ "Musicline.de - Chartverfolgung - Simon,Eva - Silly%20Boy" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
- ^ "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ a b "Nederlandse Top 40 - week 40, 2010" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Stichting Nederlandse Top 40.
- ^ "australian-charts.com - Afrojack feat. Eva Simons - Take Over Control". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
- ^ a b "ultratop.be - Afrojack feat. Eva Simons - Take Over Control". ultratop.be. ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2010-11-27.
- ^ a b "Take Over Control [Radio Edit] [Edit] - Afrojack". Billboard.com. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
- ^ "Chartverfolgung / Afrojack Feat.Simons,Eva / Single" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
- ^ "Singles Top 40 from the Official UK Charts Company". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
