Simone Torres | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | Long Island, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Vocal producer, engineer, artist |
| Years active | 2013–present |
Simone Torres is an American vocal producer, engineer and artist. [1] [2] [3] She was honored by The Latin Recording Academy as one of the Leading Ladies of Entertainment in 2023. [4]
Torres graduated from Berklee College of Music in 2015. [5] In 2013, she took part in third season of the American music competition series The X Factor . [6]
| Year | Title | Artist | Vocal-Producer | Engineer | Backing vocalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Black Mona Lisa | Billy Porter |  | | |
| La Nena | Becky G | | | ||
| Cough | | | |||
| Coming Your Way | | | | ||
| Golden Child | Paravi | | | | |
| Angry | | | | ||
| "Mantrum" | Boys World | | | | |
| "Grease Is The Word" | The Cast of Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies | | | | |
| "Merely Players" | Ari Notartomaso, Niamh Wilson, The Cast of Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies | | | | |
| "Pulling Strings" | Jason Schmidt, The Cast of Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies | | | | |
| "In Pieces" | Chlöe | | |||
| 2022 | "Come Back Home" (Stripped) | Sofia Carson (For Purple Hearts ) | | | |
| "Feel It Still" | | | |||
| "Sweet Caroline" | | | |||
| "Universal Love" | The Game (featuring Chris Brown, Chlöe and Cassie) | | |||
| "People" | Libianca (featuring Becky G) | | | | |
| "Bloody Samaritan" | Kelly Rowland | | |||
| 2021 | "Finally (Cannot Hide It)" | | |||
| "Wonderful Time" | | ||||
| "Children" | Billy Porter | | | | |
| "Ain't About You" | Wonho | | |||
| "Cheap Red Wine" | AJ Mitchell | | | | |
| "Miss You" | | | | ||
| "Rewind" | Nnena (songwriter Simone Torres) | | | ||
| "Faking Love" | Anitta | | |||
| "Love You" | | ||||
| 2020 | "Me Gusta" | Anitta (featuring Cardi B and Myke Towers) | | ||
| "Jesus What A Wonderful Child" | Stevie Mackey | | | ||
| "Somwhere In My Memory" | | | |||
| "It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" | | | | ||
| "Someone's Someone" | Monsta X | | |||
| 2019 | "Motivation" | Normani | | | |
| "Bad to You" | | ||||
| "15 Minutes" | Marc E. Bassy | | | ||
| "Bounce Back" | Little Mix | | |||
| "South of the Border" | Ed Sheeran (featuring Camila Cabello and Cardi B) | | |||
| 2018 | "I Like It" | Cardi B | | ||
| "Be Careful" | | ||||
| "Best Life" | | ||||
| "Writing on the Wall" | | ||||
| "Consequences" | Camila Cabello | | |||
| "Something's Gotta Give" | | ||||
| "In the Dark" | | ||||
| "Never Be the Same" | Camila Cabello (featuring Kane Brown) | | |||
| "Chances" | Backstreet Boys | | |||
| "One Chance to Dance" | Naughty Boy (featuring Joe Jonas) | | |||
| "R.O.S.E." | Jessie J | | |||
| 2017 | "My Love" | Dua Lipa | | | |
| "Lonely" | Demi Lovato | | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Nominated | Grammy Awards | Record of the Year | I Like It | [7] |
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