Stephen Simmonds

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.

This article is about the Swedish recording artist. For the Australian Paralympic swimmer and skier, see Stephen Simmonds (swimmer).

Stephen Simmonds
Stephen Simmonds DJing live at Berns Salonger.
Background information
Birth name	Stephen Guy Simmonds
Born	(1975-06-26) 26 June 1975 (age 50) Täby, Sweden
Origin	Stockholm, Sweden
Genres	Soul, alternative rock, R&B, pop
Occupation(s)	singer, songwriter
Years active	1995-present
Labels	Parlophone/EMI Music, Priority Records, Diesel Music/Sony, SuperStudio
Website	stephensimmonds.com

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.

In popular culture

• In 2003, his song "Where Is My Love" was used as a soundtrack for the Swedish film Rånarna.
• He appeared as a guest singer on Nâdiya' song "Voles tes rêves" (meaning: Steal Your Dreams), which can be found on her 2008 album Électron Libre.
• In winter 2009-2010, he appeared in the Swedish TV comedy series Cirkus Möller broadcast on TV4.

Discography

Studio albums

Date of Release	Title	Peak position SWE [2]	Label
1997	Alone (title as released in Sweden and Japan)	8	Superstudio/Diesel Music
1998 / 2000	Spirit Tales (alternative release title for Alone in UK and USA)	N/A	Parlophone/EMI (UK) Priority/EMI (US)
2002	For Father	32	Diesel Music/Sony
2004–2005	This Must Be Ground	20	For Father Recordings
2010	Anomie	–	For Father Recordings

Singles

Year	Single	Chart peak (SWE)[2]	Certification	Album
1997	"Tears Never Dry" (with Lisa Nilsson)	9		Alone
2004	"Where's My Love"	18		This Must Be Ground

Other singles (non-charting)

• 1997: "All the People"
• 1997: "Alone"
• 1998: "Now's the Time"
• 1998: "Get Down"
• 2000: "I Can't Do That"
• 2003: "Let Me Touch"
• 2003: "For Father" (with Dilba)
• 2004: "Louder"
• 2010: "Adiyeah (Give People What They Want)"
• 2010: "Just Love"