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ͳíà Ñèìîí: á³îãðàô³ÿ
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ëåãåíäàðíà àìåðèêàíñüêà ñï³âà÷êà, ï³àí³ñòêà, êîìïîçèòîð, àðàíæ³ðîâù³öà
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Ñèìîí íàðîäèëàñÿ â øòàò³ ϳâí³÷íà Êàðîë³íà. ¯é âäàëîñÿ îòðèìàòè îñâ³òó â íüþ-éîðêñüêîìó êîëåäæ³ Juilliard School of Music, ùî ââàæàâñÿ ïðåñòèæíèì. Ïî÷àâøè â 1953 ðîö³ êàð'ºðó ï³àí³ñòêè â í³÷íèõ êëóáàõ Àòëàíò³ê-ѳò³, âîíà âçÿëà ïñåâäîí³ì íà ÷åñòü ñâ óëþáëåíî¿ àêòðèñè ѳìîíè Ñèíüéîð³. Íà ïî÷àòêó 60-õ âîíà ï³äãîòóâàëà çá³ðêó êîìïîçèö³é Äþêà Åëë³íãòîíà, áëþçîâ³ áàëàäè ç áðîäâåéñüêèõ ìþçèêë³â.  ê³íö³ 50-õ âîíà âæå çàïèñàëà 10 àëüáîì³â. Ñèìîí âèñòóïàëà íà êîíöåðòàõ íå ò³ëüêè ÿê ñï³âà÷êà ç íàïðî÷óä áàãàòèì ³ ãíó÷êèì âîêàëîì, àëå òàêîæ ÿê ï³àí³ñòêà, òàíö³âíèöÿ ³ àêòðèñà.
Ó 1965 ð. âèéøîâ íàéóñï³øí³øèé àëüáîì «I Put a Spell on You», â ÿêèé óâ³éøëè ¿¿ íàéïîïóëÿðí³ø³ õ³òè: «I Put a Spell on You» (àâòîð Ñêð³ì³í Äæåé Õîê³íñ), «Feeling Good» ³ «Ne me quitte pas».
Ó 1966 ï³øîâ äèñê «Wild is the Wind» . Ö³ çàïèñè íàëåæàëè ðàäøå äî ïîï-ñîóëó, äåÿê³ êðèòèêè ñòàëè íàçèâàòè ¿¿ æðèöåþ ñîóëó.
ͳíà Ñèìîí áóëà îñîáèñòî çíàéîìà ç Ìàðò³íîì Ëþòåðîì ʳíãîì, áîðöåì çà ïðàâà ÷îðíîøê³ðèõ àìåðèêàíö³â. ϳñëÿ éîãî âáèâñòâà, à òàêîæ ï³ñëÿ âáèâñòâà ÷îòèðüîõ ÷îðíîøê³ðèõ ä³òåé ç'ÿâèâñÿ òâ³ð «Mississippi Goddam». ϳñí³ ö³º¿ æ òåìàòèêè, òàê³ ÿê «Pirate Jenny», ³íòåðïðåòàö³ÿ ï³ñí³ Æàêà Áðåëÿ «Ne me quitte pas» ñòàëè êëàñè÷íèìè.
Ó 1968 ðîö³ âîíà âèïóñòèëà ñèíãë - ïîë³òè÷íî çàãîñòðåíó ï³ñíþ «Ain't Got No» ç õ³ïï³-ìþçèêëó «Âîëîññÿ». Äî öüîãî ÷àñó ïðåñà îáãîâîðþâàëà ïðèìõëèâå ïîâåä³íêà ñï³âà÷êè íà ñöåí³.
ϳñí³ ç ¿¿ ðåïåðòóàðó íàäàë³ ñï³âàëèñÿ òàêîæ ³íøèìè âèêîíàâöÿìè ³ ñòàâàëè õ³òàìè. Öå, íàïðèêëàä «Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood», çãîäîì ðîê-õ³ò ãðóïè «The Animals». ³äîìà â ¿¿ âèêîíàíí³ ï³ñíÿ «The House of the Rising Sun» òàêîæ ñòàëà õ³òîì ó âèêîíàíí³ «The Animals». ϳñíÿ «I Put a Spell on You» çðîáèëà âïëèâ íà âîêàëüí³ ïàðò³¿ â õ³ò³ «Michelle» ãðóïè «The Beatles».
Àëüáîìè ê³íöÿ 60-õ áóëè íå òàê³ åêëåêòè÷í³ ³ íåïåðåäáà÷óâàí³, ÿê ¿¿ ðàíí³ àëüáîìè.
Ó 1970 ðîö³ Ñèìîí îãîëîñèëà ïðî òå, ùî ðîç÷àðîâàíà àìåðèêàíñüêèì øîó-á³çíåñîì, ³ ïî¿õàëà íà Áàðáàäîñ. Çàëèøîê æèòòÿ ïðîâåëà ó Ôðàíö³¿.
Ç 1970 ïî 1978 ðîêè âîíà ï³äãîòóâàëà ñ³ì ñòóä³éíèõ ðîá³ò, çá³ðíèê ï³ñåíü ï³ä âëàñíèé àêîìïàíåìåíò. ϳñëÿ äîâãî¿ ïåðåðâè â 1993 ðîö³ âèéøîâ îñòàíí³é àëüáîì c íîâèì ìàòåð³àëîì: "A Single Woman».
Îñòàíí³ ðîêè ͳíà Ñèìîí ñòðàæäàëà â³ä ðàêó ìîëî÷íî¿ çàëîçè, ùî â ï³äñóìêó ³ ñòàëî ïðè÷èíîþ ¿¿ ñìåðò³ â êâ³òí³ 2003 ðîêó. Âîíà ïîìåðëà óâ³ ñí³ ó ñâîºìó áóäèíêó â ì³ñòå÷êó Êàð³-ëå-ÐÓÅ íà ï³âäí³ Ôðàíö³¿ ó â³ö³ 70 ðîê³â.
Çà ñâîþ êàð'ºðó ͳíà Ñèìîí âèïóñòèëà 170 ñòóä³éíèõ ³ êîíöåðòíèõ àëüáîì³â ³ ñèíãë³â, âèêîíàëà ïîíàä 320 ï³ñåíü.
Äèñêîãðàô³ÿ
Àëüáîìè
- Pastel Blues(Philips, 1965)
- My Baby Just Cares for Me(1959)
- Let It Be Me(Verve, 1987)
- Nina Simone at Newport(Colpix, 1960)
- Forbidden Fruit(Colpix, 1961)
- Nina's Back(VPI, 1985)
- Live at Ronnie Scott's(Meteor, 1999)
- Nina Simone with Strings(Colpix, 1966)
- Nina Simone and Piano(RCA Victor, 1969)
- Black Gold(RCA Victor, 1970)
- Fodder on My Wings(Carriere, 1982)
- Nina Simone at Carnegie Hall(Colpix, 1963)
- Folksy Nina(Colpix, 1964)
- Let It All Out(Philips, 1966)
- The Amazing Nina Simone(Colpix, 1959)
- Baltimore(1978)
- The Rising Sun Collection(compilation, Just A Memory Records, 1994 )
- Emergency Ward!(RCA Victor, 1973)
- Broadway. Blues. Ballads(Philips, 1964)
- Nina Simone at Town Hall(Colpix, 1959)
- Live & Kickin '(VPI, 1987)
- Nina Simone in Concert(Philips, 1964)
- Nina at the Village Gate(Colpix, 1962)
- High Priestess of Soul(Philips, 1967)
- To Love Somebody(RCA Victor, 1969)
- Nina's Choice(1963)
- Jazz as Played in an Exclusive Side Street Club(1958)
- Here Comes the Sun(RCA Victor, 1971)
- Little Girl Blue(1957)
- Wild is the Wind(Philips, 1966)
- Nina Simone Sings the Blues(RCA Victor, 1966)
- Heart & Soul(1972)
- I Put a Spell on You(Philips, 1965)
- Silk & Soul(RCA Victor, 1967)
- 'Nuff Said!(RCA Victor, 1968)
- Sugar in my Bowl: The Very Best 1967-1972
- It Is Finished(RCA Victor, 1974)
- A Single Woman(Electra, 1993)
- The Essential Nina Simone "(compilation, RCA, 1993)
- Nina Simone and Her Friends(1957)
- The Original Nina Simone(1959)
- Nina Simone Sings Ellington!(Colpix, 1963)
