Nina Simone Biography Nina Simone was a powerful black singer in the 1960s and 70s. She became famous for her amazing talent and the way she put her feelings and emotion into words through song. She wrote a lot of music about civil rights and was admired by many other influential people of her time. Many people respected her for her unapologetic attitude and her amazing voice. Her songs are still sung today because of the amount of raw emotion flowing through them. Originally named Eunice Katheleen Waymon, Nina Simone was born in 1933, on February 22, in Tyron, North Carolina. Being the sixth of seven children in her family, Nina grew up poor, but this didn't stop her from learning piano and
