Réponse :
Bonjour,
1)
Nina Simone WAS a legendary performer. She LEFT a lasting mark on the world of music both as a singer and an activist. She SANG a mix of jazz, blues and folk music. She WAS born in 1933 in North Carolina. She TOOK her first piano lessons at the age of three and SANG in her church choir. After graduating from high school, she STUDIED classical music at the prestigious Juilliard school in NYC. To help pay her school fees, she TURNED to jazz and STARTED to play American standards.
2)
1. She WAS CALLED « niña » by her boyfriend.
2. Her stage name « Simone » WAS INSPIRED by French actress Simone Signoret.
3. She WAS GIVEN nicknames such as « The High Priestess of Soul » or « jazz singer » , but didn’t like those.
4. In her autobiography she wrote the she SHOULD BE CALLED a « folk singer. »
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