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Simone Simons
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Dutch singer
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Nutrition
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1985
Discography
- Aeterna2024
- In Love We Rust2024
- R.E.D.2024
- Vermillion2024
Member of
- Epicasince 2003
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 14,063
- Total plays
- 211,946
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Simone Johanna Maria Simons (born January 17, 1985) is a Dutch mezzo-soprano singer who is the lead vocalist of symphonic metal band Epica. Simons had an interest for music ever since the age of 10, and after listening to the Nightwish album Oceanborn at the age of 15, she began taking classical singing lessons. She sang in a choir for a couple of months in 2002, joining Epica soon after. She was previously in a romantic relationship with Epica guitarist Mark Jansen and also writes most of the
Academic profile · OpenAlex
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- 44
- Cited by
- 434
Research areas
Most cited works
- Expressed sequence tags (ESTs) from the salivary glands of the tick Amblyomma cajennense (Acari: Ixodidae)2007 · 82 cit
- A new tick Kunitz type inhibitor, Amblyomin-X, induces tumor cell death by modulating genes related to the cell cycle and targeting the ubiquitin-proteasome system2010 · 77 cit
- A novel proteasome inhibitor acting in mitochondrial dysfunction, ER stress and ROS production2012 · 44 cit
- Actions of the Kunitz-type serine protease inhibitor Amblyomin-X on VEGF-A-induced angiogenesis2012 · 34 cit
- The action of Amblyomma cajennense tick saliva in compounds of the hemostatic system and cytotoxicity in tumor cell lines2011 · 33 cit
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Functional rafts in cell membranes
· 1997 · cited 8,334x
- 2018 ESC/ESH Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension
· 2018 · cited 8,155x
- Generalized linear mixed models: a practical guide for ecology and evolution
· 2009 · cited 7,513x
- Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC
· 2012 · cited 6,740x
- Ferroptosis: A Regulated Cell Death Nexus Linking Metabolism, Redox Biology, and Disease
· 2017 · cited 6,581x
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Key facts
- Born
- Simone Johanna Maria Simons , ( 1985-01-17 ) 17 January 1985 (age 41) , Hoensbroek , Limburg , Netherlands
- Genres
- Symphonic metal , classical , progressive metal
- Occupations
- Singer, songwriter
- Years active
- 2002–present
- Member of
- Epica
- Spouse
- Oliver Palotai ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2013 )
- Website
- Epica Official Blog Personal Website
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.simonesimons.com
- Image
- Simone Simons, 2018 (cropped).jpg
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- Commons category
- Simone Simons
- date of birth
- 1985-01-17
- Commons gallery
- Simone Simons
- start of work period
- 2002-00-00
- web feed URL
- www.smoonstyle.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss
- social media followers
- 133620
- name in native language
- Simone Simons
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Simone Johanna Maria Simons (born 17 January 1985) is a Dutch singer. She is best known for being the lead singer of Dutch symphonic metal band Epica, which she joined at the age of seventeen, releasing nine studio albums and touring the world. In her singing career, she has also collaborated with bands such as Kamelot, Leaves' Eyes, Primal Fear, Ayreon, and Angra. She also has a side pursuit as a lifestyle blogger, via her website SmoonStyle.
Early life