Alina Simone
Alina was born in Ukraine but was raised in the suburbs of Massachusetts, where she often saw Mary Lou Lord singing in T stations (“she was my idol”). The post-high school road led Alina to potent places like Texas and New York City; she began her musical career busking on the streets of Austin and performed with Emma la Reina, a rock band in New York. Alina has one critically-acclaimed EP (Prettier in the Dark) under her belt and a new full-length due out in 2007, with a range of songs featu...
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