Kevin Simm
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Birth name
| Kevin Ian Simm
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Born
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1980-09-05
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5 September 1980
(age 43)
Chorley, Lancashire
, England
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Genres
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Occupation(s)
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Instrument(s)
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Years active
| 2001?present
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Labels
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Member of
| Wet Wet Wet
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Formerly of
| Liberty X
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Spouse(s)
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Laura Simm
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m.
2008)
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Musical artist
Kevin Ian Simm
(born 5 September 1980) is an English singer and songwriter. He is best known as former member of
Liberty X
(2001?2007) and current vocalist of
Wet Wet Wet
. Simm also won
The Voice UK
in 2016.
Early life
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Simm was born on 5 September 1980 in
Chorley
, Lancashire, England. He attended St Anne's Primary School then St. Mary's Catholic Technology College in
Leyland
between 1991 and 1996, where he performed
Elton John
's "
Daniel
" in the school's annual show. Simm decided to concentrate on music and formed the indie-pop band called AnAlien in 1996. In 1999, he applied to go on the
ITV
talent show,
Stars in Their Eyes
, where he appeared as
Simon Fowler
of
Ocean Colour Scene
. In 2000 he sang in the pop band Force 5 with
James Fox
.
Career
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2001?2007: Liberty X
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In 2001, Simm auditioned for the
ITV
reality television music competition
Popstars
, a show intended to form a new group from individual contestants, becoming one of the finalists. While the five winning contestants formed
Hear'Say
, the five runner-up contestants ? Simm,
Tony Lundon
,
Jessica Taylor
,
Kelli Young
and
Michelle Heaton
? formed the group
Liberty X
and signed a multimillion-pound record contract with
Richard Branson
and
V2 Records
. Liberty X released three studio albums and enjoyed seven Top 10 singles from 2001 to 2005: Their biggest hit, "
Just a Little
", reached number one in May 2002; "
Thinking It Over
", "
Got to Have Your Love
", "
Song 4 Lovers
", and "
Holding on for You
" all reached the top 5 in the
UK Singles Chart
. They split up in 2007 after selling over 3 million records worldwide.
During this time, Simm appeared on
The Games
, in 2005, winning a silver medal.
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
2008?2015:
Brand New
and Liberty X return
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In 2007 Simm signed with the independent label Jamdown Records and started recording his first solo work.
[5]
On 3 October 2008 he relesead his debut studio album,
Brand New
, first only in Japan and two years later in Europe.
[6]
The title song was released as the lead single and had a music video directed by Fatty Soprano.
[7]
From 2009 to 2012 Simm performed live at festivals and pubs.
[8]
In 2013 Simm reunited with
Liberty X
for
ITV2
's reality show
The Big Reunion
, along with other pop groups of their time ?
B*Witched
,
Honeyz
,
911
,
Five
and
Atomic Kitten
? to solve past problems and do a live performance at the London
Hammersmith Apollo
on 26 February.
[9]
[10]
Due to the success, Liberty X returned for a full tour between 2013 and 2014.
[11]
In 2017, Heaton,
Jessica Taylor
and
Kelli Young
reformed
Liberty X
again, but as a three-piece girl group, without Kevin and Tony.
[12]
2016?2017:
The Voice UK
and
Recover
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In 2016, Simm auditioned for the
fifth series
of
The Voice UK
singing a soulful version of
Sia
's "
Chandelier
".
[13]
All four coaches ?
will.i.am
,
Ricky Wilson
,
Boy George
and
Paloma Faith
? turned their chairs for him and he chose to join Faith's team.
[13]
Simm lost against Faith Nelson in the battle rounds and was nearly eliminated from the competition, but was stolen by Wilson, joining his team for the knockout rounds. He won the season of
The Voice UK
on 9 April.
[14]
In the same month, Simm signed with
Universal
and released his new single as
The Voice
winner, "
All You Good Friends
"; the song peaked at number 24 in UK and 3 in Scotland.
[15]
[16]
On 28 October 2016 it was released his second studio album,
Recover
, the first by
Universal
, and chosen "Wildfire" as single.
[17]
2018?present: Wet Wet Wet
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On 25 September 2018, it was announced that Simm would join Scottish band
Wet Wet Wet
as the new lead singer, replacing original member
Marti Pellow
.
[18]
He debuted with the band in November.
[19]
On 5 November 2021 they released their first album with Simm as vocalist,
The Journey
, peaking at number 29 in UK.
[20]
Personal life
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Simm married Laura Simm in June 2008, after 7 years dating. They have two children: Charlie, born in October 2011, and Oliver, born in November 2013.
Discography
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Studio albums
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Singles
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- As main artist
- As featured artist
Songwriting credits
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Filmography
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Television
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References
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Thursday, 18 October 2012 (18 October 2012).
"ITVS to reform pop bands for The Big Reunion"
. Broadcast
. Retrieved
18 October
2012
.
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"The Games"
. UK Game Shows
. Retrieved
4 May
2019
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Morgan, Clive (30 September 2016).
"Kevin Simm premieres Wildfire music video"
. The Telegraph
. Retrieved
4 May
2019
.
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Dahl, Jonathan (6 December 2016).
"Simm-Ply Does It: An ode to Kevin Simm"
. Vada Magazine
. Retrieved
4 May
2019
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"Kevin Simm admits failure on The Voice would mean the 'end' for his career"
. Morro.co. 5 March 2016
. Retrieved
12 April
2023
.
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"Brand New - Kevin Simm"
. iTunes
. Retrieved
12 April
2023
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"Kevin Simm"
. musicandbands.co.uk
. Retrieved
12 April
2023
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"Where are Tony Lundon and Kevin Simm from Liberty X now?"
. ok.co.uk. 21 May 2022
. Retrieved
12 April
2023
.
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Goodacre, Kate (18 October 2012).
"Atomic Kitten, 5ive, B*Witched, 911, more to reunite for ITV2 show"
.
Digital Spy
.
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Harvey, Joanna (18 October 2012).
"Atomic Kitten, 5ive, Liberty X, 911, B*Witched and The Honeyz are all to reunite for ITV2 show The Big Reunion"
.
Daily Mirror
.
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"Atomic Kitten and 5ive set to reform for ITV2's The Big Reunion"
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Metro
. UK. 18 October 2012.
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Bychawski, Adam (18 January 2017).
"Liberty X are reforming as a girl band"
.
NME
. Retrieved
13 November
2022
.
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a
b
Walker, Danny; Cooper, Lorna (30 January 2016).
"Can Kevin Simm WIN The Voice? Former Liberty X singer puts the coaches in a spin"
.
Daily Mirror
. Retrieved
13 April
2016
.
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Copson, Josie (10 April 2016).
"Liberty X's Kevin Simm has only gone and won The Voice"
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Cosmopolitan
. Retrieved
13 April
2016
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a
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"UK Charts > Kevin Simm"
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Official Charts Company
. Retrieved
12 April
2023
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a
b
"Scottish Singles Chart - 15 April 2016 - 21 April 2016"
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Official Charts Company
. Retrieved
12 April
2023
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"Recover - Kevin Simm"
. iTunes
. Retrieved
12 April
2023
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Binding, Lucia (25 September 2018).
"Wet Wet Wet announce Liberty X star Kevin Simm as new frontman"
.
Sky News
. Retrieved
10 February
2019
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Kitchener, Shaun (25 September 2018).
"Wet Wet Wet announce comeback WITHOUT Marti Pellow: Guess who's replaced him?"
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Express.co.uk
. Retrieved
10 February
2019
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Cooper, Louise (4 December 2018).
"Wet Wet Wet coming to Buxton Opera House in 2019"
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www.buxtonadvertiser.co.uk
. Retrieved
10 February
2019
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"Love & Pain"
. iTunes
. Retrieved
12 April
2023
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"Unplugged Acoustic"
. iTunes
. Retrieved
12 April
2023
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"Snow & Flakes"
. iTunes
. Retrieved
12 April
2023
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"Wildfire"
. iTunes
. Retrieved
12 April
2023
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"Strangers"
. iTunes
. Retrieved
12 April
2023
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"Tennessee Whiskey"
. iTunes
. Retrieved
12 April
2023
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"Stay Another Day"
. iTunes
. Retrieved
12 April
2023
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"Freedom"
. iTunes
. Retrieved
12 April
2023
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