Sophie Simmons

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Sophie Simmons
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Background information
Birth nameSophie Alexandra Tweed-Simmons
Born (1992-07-07) July 7, 1992 (age 31)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • model
  • actress
Years active2005–present
Citizenship
  • American
  • Canadian
SpouseJames Henderson
Parents
Relatives Nick Simmons (brother)
Website sophietsimmons.com

Sophie Alexandra Tweed-Simmons (born July 7, 1992) is an American singer, television personality, and model who promotes body positivity. [1]

Contents

Early life

Simmons was born in Los Angeles, California, [2] the daughter of Shannon Tweed, a Canadian actress and model, and Gene Simmons, an Israeli-American musician and bass player for Kiss. [3] Sophie Simmons is a dual American and Canadian citizen. [4]

At 14 years old, [5] Simmons began appearing on the reality television series Gene Simmons Family Jewels on A&E. [6] [7] The show featuring the family of four, including her brother Nick Simmons, ran for seven seasons from 2006 to 2012. [3] [8]

She attended Pitzer College in Claremont, California, majoring in computer engineering and religious studies. [9] [10] While attending Pitzer, she played volleyball for the Pomona/Pitzer Sagehens. [11] Simmons explained she initially actively avoided her parents' career path: "I avoided the [music and modelling world] for a long time because I didn't want the comparisons between my parents and myself". [12]

Career

In January 2012, Simmons lent her name to Sophie's Place, a partly government-funded child advocacy centre. She advocated for the creation of the centre with the help of the mayor of Surrey, British Columbia, Dianne Watts, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. [13] [14] Simmons and her family continue to support The Centre for Child Development and Sophie's Place Child and Youth Advocacy Centre by fundraising for the organizations which provide "a safe space where [children] can talk about their experience of physical, mental or sexual abuse with trained staff and law enforcement professionals." [15]

In 2014, Simmons launched a body positive clothing line for The Style Club. [4] [16] She became a model, [17] an advocate for body positivity. [12] [18] [19] [20] She was also featured in the 2016 documentary Straight/Curve which focuses on the debate over body image in modelling. [21]

In 2012, Simmons auditioned for the second season of the Fox music competition show The X Factor USA . She advanced to the Bootcamp but was eliminated in that stage of the competition. [22] In June 2013, she performed along with the Canadian vocal group The Tenors at their performance at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, California. [23]

In 2015, Simmons released her debut single, "Kiss Me", a cover of the Sixpence None the Richer's 1998 song by the same name. [24] In March 2017, she collaborated with the DJ duo Yellow Claw for a song on their second studio album, Los Amsterdam . [25] Simmons is the lyricist and vocalist on the album's first track, "Home". [26]

In early 2018, she released two solo singles, "Black Mirror" and "Burn Me Down". [1] The music video for "Black Mirror" was released on February 23 on Billboard . [27] Written by Simmons a year earlier, the song, like the television show from which it gets its name, deals with people's relationship with their smartphones and social media. [28] "Black Mirror" debuted on Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart at Number 43 on April 14. [29] The song remained on the list for ten weeks peaking at Number 20. [30]

Simmons again wrote a single with Yellow Claw and DOLF called "Cry Wolf", released in April 2018. The song featuring Simmons on vocals was released as a single before Yellow Claw's third album, New Blood . [31] [32] Simmons was also credited as one of the composers on "Summertime", a song featuring San Holo on New Blood. [33] In June 2018, she released her third solo single of the year, "Paper Cut". [34]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006–2012 Gene Simmons Family Jewels HerselfSeven seasons
2012 The X Factor Season 2
2014Shannon & Sophie
2016Country CrushAinsleyHallmark Movie

Discography

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected details
TitleDetails
Different Songs, Same Sky

As lead artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
CAN
[36]
CAN
AC

[37]
CAN
CHR

[38]
CAN
Hot AC

[39]
US Dance
[40]
"Kiss Me" (cover) [24] 2015Non-album singles
"Black Mirror" [30] 201820
"Burn Me Down" [1]
"Paper Cut" [34]
"Creep" [41]
"Sabotage" [42]
"If I Could" [43]
"Courage for Xmas" [44]
"Bigger Than Yours" [45] 2019
"Selfish" [46]
"Love Turns Lonely" [47] 20215523910Different Songs, Same Sky
"Cellophane" [48] 2022
"Right to Be Wrong" [49] 2023
"Crossroads" [50]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As collaborator

TitleYearAlbum
"Kiss Me" [51]
(with Rebel)
2015Non-album singles
"Dangerous" [34]
(with The Galaxy)
2017
"Private Time" [34]
(with Cesqeaux)
"Home" [26]
(with Yellow Claw)
Los Amsterdam
"Live at Night" [52]
(with Different Heaven)
Non-album singles
"Orbit" [53]
(with Rytmeklubben)
2018
"Cry Wolf" [26]
(with Dolf and Yellow Claw)
"Beautiful Life" [54]
(with KidWaste)
"Harmless Heart" [55]
(with Tom Martin)
2019
"Magnets" [56]
(with Sam Feldt)
Magnets
"Mine" [57]
(with Felix Cartal)
2020Expensive Sounds for Nice People
"Rescue Me" [58]
(with Borgeous)
Non-album singles
"Shadows" [59]
(with Frank Walker and Nevada)
2021
"Lovesick" [60]
(with Alan Walker)
2022Walkerverse Pt. II

Promotional singles

TitleYearAlbum
"Jaded Woman"2016Country Crush (Original Soundtrack)

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