Tia Simone was born and raised in Michigan, where she developed her
passion for music at a very early age. Her mother, Marilyn Britt, PHD
overheard her humming the entire Happy Birthday song without missing a note or a beat at 16 months—before she could even speak! Tia's mother recognized her musical talent early and influenced her to listen to many
different genres while growing up, including Mozart, The Temptations, The Beatles, Anita Baker, and James Brown. Tia's only vocal training in her
early years was in choir at the Episcopal Church, where she was an active
participant. The choir exposed her to classical music .

Tia was exposed further to classical music at Michigan State University
when she was accepted to the Classical Performance Program. The program was an essential step in Tia's journey to fulfill her passion of music because it made her realize that her true passion was in jazz, funk and soul. With her new found desire, Tia packed her things, including her cat, and moved to California in 2004. Tia's hope in California was to connect with amazing and creative musicians like her.

Currently Tia resides in Los Angeles, CA where she can be heard singing at various clubs and venues with her bands Vaud and the Villains,her cover band, Backtrax as well as singing backup for rap artist Toni Monroe. Crowds at the House of Blues in Hollywood, Fais Do Do, Harvelles in Long Beach, The Key Club, Club Nokia and Mbar in Hollywood have had the pleasure of experiencing her sultry sound and high energy.

"I LOVE what I do! God blessed me with an amazing gift and I will not take it for granted. One day I will sing in front of an audience of 50,000 people but until then as long as I am able to share my voice with just one person I will be happy for the rest of my life!"

Love Funk and Sooooul...

Tia Simone