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Singer/songwriter Simone Gill performs her diverse soul-pop tunes around home town Melbourne with conviction and depth. From soulful, introspective ballads to funky riff driven pop, Simone sings about lessons learned, friendship and things that get under her skin. Born in Hobart Tasmania, Simone was introduced to music by her father and grandfather, but it wasn’t until she and her family moved to Melbourne in 1996 that she experienced some amazing opportunities to perform, during the latter part of her school years. As a young adult, Simone experienced the soulful sound of Etta James, and was in awe. Stevie Wonder, Mary J Blige, India Arie as well as the strong female voices of Australian music Suze De Marchi, Renee Geyer and Chrissy Amphlett have also had a strong impact. Simone studied music at Box Hill Institute between 2002 and 2007, graduating with with a Bachelor of Applied Music. It was during these years Simone met most of her band: Graeme Pogson (drums) Luke Hodgson (bass)