Simone Simons has been played on NTS in shows including Adam Oko, featured first on 25 April 2017. Songs played include Under The Baobab, Canta, Canta Para O Peixe-Diabo and No Escape.

Simone Johanna Maria Simons (born January 17, 1985) is a Dutch mezzo-soprano singer who is the lead vocalist of symphonic metal band Epica.

Simons had an interest for music ever since the age of 10, and after listening to the Nightwish album Oceanborn at the age of 15, she began taking classical singing lessons. She sang in a choir for a couple of months in 2002, joining Epica soon after. She was previously…