Simone Angel (born Simone Engeln, 25 December 1971) is a Dutch TV

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Born in

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, Angel moved from there to

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, UK, when she was 18.''Simone's family travel Blog''
Retrieved 10 December 2008. Here she was hired by

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, becoming the youngest VJ and, after working for nine years, she also became one of the longest serving VJs for MTV. Angel was the host of many different programmes broadcast from various parts of the world, and was also the host of the MTV programme ''Party Zone'', where she presented dance music videos.

Discography

Angel released four

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, some in various versions. In the

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, Angel was signed to Bros/

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manager Tom Watkins' Atomic

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, alongside the band

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. * "When Love Rules the World" (CD5" UK) (1991) * "When Love Rules the World" (The Jon Marsh Sessions) (12" UK) (1991) * " Let This Feeling" (12" UK, CD5" UK, 12" Italy) (1993) - UK #60, #8 Israel * "Walk on Water" (CD5" UK, 2x12" UK) (1994), #8 Israel * "Contact" (12" Netherlands)

Other work

As well as hosting shows on MTV, Simone has also hosted various awards shows, such as the

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and some Extreme Sports Awards. She was also on the jury on the

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TV show ''Popstars''. Angel and Andy Hunt, former professional football player, own the

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resort, 'Jungle Dome'. Angel is also working with a charity through the Jaden Foundation, aimed at improving the education for the children of Belize. On 8 December 2005, Angel and Hunt were married. They continue to run the Belize Jungle Dome and have two children together, named Lucas and Aidan.

References

External links

Discography

Simone Angel's blog from Belize

{{DEFAULTSORT:Angel, Simone 1971 births Living people Dutch dance musicians Dutch expatriates in England Dutch video jockeys People from Woerden 21st-century Dutch women singers