Nina Simone (/ˈniːnə sɨˈmoʊn/; oruko abiso Eunice Kathleen Waymon; February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003) je omo ile Amerika akorin, oluko orin, atepiano, atorin, ati alakitiyan awon eto araalu to ko orin jazz. Simone fe di atepiano orin klasik bo se n sise lopo iru orin ti ninu won je klasik, jazz, blues, soul, folk, R&B, gospel, ati pop. Botilejepe won woarun aisan isiyemeji, aisan iyiwapada lainidi ati skitsofrenia, Simone gbe awon orin to ju 40 jade, opo won larin 1958 — nigba to se debut pelu Little Girl Blue — ati 1974. Simone was born Eunice Kathleen Waymon in Tryon, North Carolina. One of eight children in a poor family, she began playing piano at age three; the first song she learned was "God Be With You, Till We Meet Again". Demonstrating a talent with the instrument, she performed at her local church, but her concert debut, a classical recital, was given when she was twelve.