Simone Hines

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Simone Hines
Born1975 (age 4748) [1]
New Jersey, United States [2]
Genres R&B
Years active1997 (1997)1998 (1998)
Labels Epic
Website http://www.simonehines.com

Simone Hines is an American contemporary R&B singer who was most active in the late 1990s. Her only charting single was her debut single "Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!", which peaked at No. 38 on the Billboard R&B chart in 1997. [3]

Contents

Discography

Albums

Singles

YearSongPeak chart positions [3] Album
U.S. R&B
1997"Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!"38Simone Hines
1998"Only Fools Fool Around"

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References

  1. "Simone Hines | Biography | AllMusic". AllMusic . RhythmOne . Retrieved July 25, 2015.
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