Simone Denny

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Simone Denny is an internationally respected Pop/Dance/ House/Techno vocalist. Born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, she is of Guyanese heritage.

Denny, also a Broadway performer, is best known for her work with a group of Canadian Dance Music projects: the Techno act BKS and the multi Juno Award-winning Platinum and international selling Pop Dance act Love Inc. (both alongside Chris Sheppard and Brad Daymond.)To date Love Inc. is the only group to have reached platinum status in Canada. Love Inc also sold 3 million units world wide.

Previously, Simone Denny recorded a single with Canadian Techno act Killer Bunnies (with celebrity Dj Barry Harris from Thunderpuss and Rachid Wehbi) and as the lead singer in the house duo Widelife (with Wehbi and Ian J. Nieman), whose singles "I Don't Want You" (Comin Back No More) on Nervous Records and "All Things (Just Keep Getting Better)" featuring her on vocals, was the theme song for the Bravo TV series Queer Eye For The Straight Guy.

In 2005 Denny scored her first solo Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play hit with "Cliché", which peaked at #2 in November 2005. She is currently in studio recording her next solo project.

[edit] Awards

Simone Denny has won numerous awards including:

Five Juno Awards:

• 2005 Dance Recording Of The Year - "All Things Just (Keep Getting Better)" - Theme song of "Queer Eye For the Straight Guy" Bravo/NBC
• 2001 Best Dance Recording - Love Inc. "Into The Night"
• 1998 Best Dance Recording- Love Inc. "Broken Bones"
• 1996 Best Dance Recording - BKS "Astroplane [City Of Love Mix]"
• 1993 Best Rap Recording -(As a member of) Devon and the Metro Squad "Keep It Slammin'"

Much Music Awards:

• 2001 Best Dance Video - Love Inc.- "Here Comes The Sunshine"
• 1998 Video Of The Year - Love Inc. - "Broken Bones"
• 1998 Best Dance Video - Love Inc. "Broken Bones"
• 1996 Best Dance Video - BKS - "Astroplane"

Canadian Music Awards:

• 1999- Canadian Radio Music Award-Best New Group - Love Inc.
• 1999-SOCAN Music Song Writers Award for "Who Do You Love" which reached the #1 position. Co-written with Love Inc.

[edit] External links

• Her official website

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