Simone Simons

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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

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Works

44

Cited by

434

ORCID

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3390-4535

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5 total works indexed

1. Functional rafts in cell membranes

   · 1997 · cited 8,334x

2. 2018 ESC/ESH Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension

   · 2018 · cited 8,155x

3. Generalized linear mixed models: a practical guide for ecology and evolution

   · 2009 · cited 7,513x

4. 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

5. 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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