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Stephen Guy Simmonds is a Swedish recording artist born in Täby, Sweden, 26 June 1975. Born to a Jamaican father, a musician by profession, and a Swedish mother, he was raised in Sweden, the United States, and Israel.
He studied at Adolf Fredrik's Music School and Södra Latin Music School, both in Stockholm, Sweden.[1] After recording a demo with Swedish producer Peter Cartriers, Simmonds signed record deals with Parlophone/EMI in the UK and Priority Records in the United States. His first album, Alone, was released later that year, and was nominated for five Grammys. Alone was re-mixed and renamed Spirit Tales for his UK and US release. In 1997, Simmonds had his breakthrough with the hit "Tears Never Dry" a duet with Lisa Nilsson that proved his biggest single hit.
Since Alone/Spirit Tales, he has released three more albums: For Father in 2002, This Must Be Ground in 2004 and, after a long hiatus, Anomie in 2010.
| Date of Release | Title | Peak position SWE [2] |
Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Alone (title as released in Sweden and Japan) |
8
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Superstudio/Diesel Music |
| 1998 / 2000 | Spirit Tales (alternative release title for Alone in UK and USA) |
N/A
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Parlophone/EMI (UK)
Priority/EMI (US) |
| 2002 | For Father | 32
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Diesel Music/Sony |
| 2004–2005 | This Must Be Ground | 20
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For Father Recordings |
| 2010 | Anomie | –
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For Father Recordings |
| Year | Single | Chart peak (SWE)[2] |
Certification | Album |
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| 1997 | "Tears Never Dry" (with Lisa Nilsson) | 9 | Alone | |
| 2004 | "Where's My Love" | 18 | This Must Be Ground |
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