Simmy (Artist)
Simmy (Artist)
Simmy (24 years old) is a South Africa n musician and songwriter. She is a neo-soul and neo-folk music artist.
Early life
She is twenty-four years old and the youngest of four children.
According to her during one of the interviews, she stated that
“I was raised by parents that are very strict, they are very old and not like your typical young parents,” she also stated that “The reason my sound is inspired by old-school music is that my dad loved a lot of maskandi and country music.
My brother brought that side of R&B and house music.”
Education
Simmy attended Greytown High School & the University of KwaZulu-Natal, where she studied social sciences.
Career
Simmy’s music career has been boasted by Sun-EL.
He discovered and signed her to his label EL World Music.
Before their collaboration, she tried her luck at music competition shows such as Idols South Africa and South Africa’s Got Talent which turned out unsuccessful. After releasing her debut album, Tegula Fairy, she earned the honor of being picked on Apple Music’s New Artist Spotlight for December. According to her “It’s weird. It’s not something that I expected. To receive such an honor is shocking, but I’m grateful for it.”
Inspiration
Simmy’s music inspiration came from the fusion of maskandi, country music, Neo soul and electro house music. Her biggest music inspirations are “Letta Mbulu” and “Dolly Parton” and she will like to work with Sjava and Thandiswa Mazwai.
During one of the interviews, she stated that
“The reception of the album has been beautiful.
I have realized that there is a song for everyone on the album,” she says.
“People are just choosing their favorites, from people who like slow jams and soulful music to those who like to dance.”
He went further to state that
“I’ve learned so much, especially that it’s not just about the music.
It’s about understanding the business part of it.
“Before I was very shy and not confident about my work.
That was like a year ago.
“Now I believe in my songwriting and when I sing to people they enjoy it.
Just my experience with dealing with a large crowd has built a lot of confidence in me.”