Simone Denny

Simone Denny is a Canadian pop/dance/house/techno vocalist, who was born and raised in Toronto, Canada.

Personal background

Simone Denny was born in Toronto, Ontario. She is of Guyanese heritage. As a young girl she listened to diverse types of music including calypso, rock, opera and classical music, and enjoyed artists such as Michael Jackson, Bryan Adams and Puccini. She started singing at a talent show in grade 6.

Career

As a teenager, Denny developed a following in local bands and as a studio session singer. She landed the role of "Mama" in a Canadian production of Mama, I Want to Sing!. In 1993, Denny joined with DJ/producer Chris Sheppard and the group BKS. The group had several hits including 1996's "Astroplane", which claimed a Juno Award and a MuchMusic Video Award in the same year. This prompted a Canadian cross-country tour.

Sheppard and Denny joined up again in 1997 to form the group Love Inc. Their eponymous debut album went platinum, spawning several hits including "Broken Bones", which peaked in the top ten on the Canadian pop charts, reached #1 on the dance charts, and won a Juno and two MuchMusic Awards, as well as "You’re A Superstar", which became a #1 dance song domestically, and in Australia and Spain. For co-writing the song "Who Do You Love", Denny earned a SOCAN Music Songwriter's Award. She toured with Love Inc. in Canada and Europe. Love Inc.'s second and last CD, Into the Night was released in 2001. The techno-pop single "Here Comes the Sunshine" topped the Canadian dance charts, reached #3 in digital sales, and also received a Juno and a MuchMusic Award.