Aime Simone (born 31 December 1993) is a French singer-songwriter and producer.[1] He was born in Paris to a French family with Norwegian origins.[2] He rose to prominence in 2020 after his song “In This Dark Time” went viral in Ukraine.[3] Later that year he released his first album, “Say Yes, Say No”, a DIY mixtape/album that was finished in 3 months. In 2021 his song “Shining Light” became a major hit in France, receiving platinum certification.[4] In 2023 he released the album “Oh Glory”[5] and was nominated as Male Revelation at Les Victoires.[6][7]
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 Aime Simone at the "Festival Papillons de nuit", June 2022 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Aime Simone |
| Born | 31 December 1993 Paris, France |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, producer |
| Instrument | Voice |
| Years active | 2020–present |
| Labels | Because Music |
| Website | www |
Biography
editHis maternal grandmother is originally from Norway. His paternal side originates in the Massive Central area of France, where he spent much of his summers as a child with his paternal grandparents, Aime and Simone, whom he is named after.[8] He grew up in the 11th district of Paris where he had a complicated experience with school, where he often got into trouble which led to bigger issues such as panic attacks caused by trauma and later problems with the police. At the age of 11, he started learning guitar, and at 17 started writing his own songs, in English, for the reason that his heroes were all anglophone, and that the language allowed him freedom and intimacy that his native French did not. In his teenage years he developed a serious eating disorder which would plague him for the next decade, leading to many clinical stays and a suicide attempt that had him pronounced dead for several minutes.
In 2012, he caught the attention of Pete Doherty[9] at one of Pete's shows at the Bus Palladium in Paris when he threw a notebook of poems on stage which started a friendship between them. He spent much of the next year living with Doherty.
In 2013 he was discovered by Hedi Slimane who chose him as an exclusive model for Saint Laurent. He modelled in Paris and later in New York and Los Angeles for the brand. After living almost two years in Vienna, he met Sonja Fix in 2017, an American artist who became his main collaborator. That same year they moved to Berlin, which incited a new phase of personal and artistic experimentation. Later the next year their daughter was born. He released “In This Dark Time”, the second single released under the name Aime Simone, in early 2020. That summer it went viral in Ukraine and entered the charts after being played at parties and remixed by DJs. He released his first album “Say Yes, Say No” on 31 July 2020,[10] which was written, produced and recorded by Aime Simone and Sonja Fix in 3 months.[11] After the release of the album Aime moved back to France to be closer to his family. There, he and Sonja continued to write music, and started to enter into the French music industry.[12]
In 2022 his song “Shining Light”[13] became a major hit on French radios, reaching platinum certification and attaining the prize "Coup de Coeur of La Chanson de l’annee 2023".[14] His second album “Oh Glory” was released on 5 May 2023. He was nominated as Male Revelation (Révélation Masculine) at Les Victoires. He performed his single “Answer The Night” at the 39th ceremony of Les Victoires.[15][16]
Discography
editAlbums
edit- 2020, Say Yes, Say No
- 2023, Oh Glory[17]
Singles
edit- 2020, In This Dark Time
- 2020, Shining Light (Platinum Certification)
- 2021, Answer The Night
References
editSources
edit- ^ 19h30 - Portrait d'Aime Simone, musicien français prometteur, avant son concert à Villars - Play RTS, retrieved 2024-03-20
- ^ "Mazarine celebrates its 30th anniversary with an exceptional evening in Paris". Numéro Magazine. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ "Aime Simone releases Oh Glory".
- ^ "Les certifications". SNEP (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ "A MEETING WITH AIME SIMONE | CRASH Magazine". www.crash.fr. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ "Aime Simone en quête d'une post-pop lumineuse et cathartique".
- ^ "A MEETING WITH AIME SIMONE | CRASH Magazine". www.crash.fr. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ "Aime Simone: "J'aime le côté pas snob de la pop"".
- ^ McKeown, Rory (2020-04-08). "Rising Stars: Aime Simone's melancholic pop finds hope in apocalyptic times". Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ "Aime Simone considère Oh Glory comme son premier album". 20 minutes (in French). 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ Bardot, Patrice. "Aime Simone et sa "post-pop": "Modifier le cours des choses"»". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ "Aime Simone donnera un live explosif de post-pop au Montreux Jazz". 20 minutes (in French). 2023-07-05. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ "Aime Simone cartonne avec "Shining Light", le tube du moment : son clip !". www.chartsinfrance.net (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ "Aime Simone cartonne avec Shining Light". Europe 2 (in French). 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ "Aime Simone, la poétique du spleen". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2023-07-19. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ Les Victoires de la Musique Aime Simone - "Answer the night" (in French), 2024-02-09, retrieved 2024-03-20
- ^ Decotte, Laurent (2023-05-04). "Aime Simone, nouveau visage et nouveau son pop". La Voix du Nord (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-20.