Simone Egeriis (born 28 January 1992), better known as simply Simone, is a Danish pop singer. She was born and raised in

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, Denmark. She is known in

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for winning the Danish TV talent show '' Scenen er din'' ('The Stage is Yours') in the category Junior Singing. She has since released three studio albums – her debut was called Vindens Farver or '' Colours of the Wind'', the song from

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'', with which she won ''Scenen er Din''. She also plays the violin and the piano.

Biography

Early years

Simone's mother and father are divorced and she lives with her mother and her older sister Stephanie in

, where her father also lives. She started singing at a very young age and went on to do children's musicals. At age nine she began in the children's gospel choir 'Himmelsus'.

Scenen er din

When she first went on 'The Stage is Yours' the judges totally loved her and she got top marks from them. She won the first season of the show in September in the category junior singing with the song Vindens Farver in the final.

Career

Simone's first studio album '' Vindens Farver'' was named after the winning song from ''Scenen er Din'' and is her most successful album. It included songs only from

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, both in Danish and English. Egeriis' second studio album was ''

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'', a holiday album which contained traditional Christmas songs both in Danish and English. In November 2006, she released the album '' Dreams Do Come True'', being her first album with exclusively English language tracks.

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix

;2010 Simone took part at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2010, the national selection for the

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, with the song "How Will I Know". She came in third place. ;2013 Simone also took part in the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2013 with the song "Stay Awake" reaching the Superfinal (Final 3) stage. She came third again with

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carrying the title with " Only Teardrops", who later went on to win Eurovision that year. ;2016 Simone returned to Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2016, with the song "Heart Shaped Hole". She came in third place for the third time, after reaching the Superfinal stage.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Egeriis, Simone 1992 births Danish child singers Danish pop singers Living people English-language singers from Denmark 21st-century Danish women singers People from Slagelse Musicians from Region Zealand