Carly Simon

Carly Simon Birthday Highlights

Birth Name

Carly Simon

Place Of Birth

Riverdale, USA

Age

77 years old

Birth Date

June 25 1945

Carly Simon Facts

Child Star?

no

Occupation

Singer, Songwriter, Author

Education & Qualifications

Sarah Lawrence College

Net Worth

$80,000,000

Current Partner

Richard Koehler

Children

Sally, Ben

Parents

Richard Simon, Andrea Simon

Siblings

Joanna, Lucy, Peter

Carly Simon is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and children's author.

Born on June 25, 1945, in Riverdale, New York City, she spent most of her life singing and writing songs. Fame followed her from the '70s when she came up with her first solo hit album, 'Carly Simon', and other series of hit records such as 'Nobody Does It Better', 'You Belong To Me', 'Coming Around Again', and 'That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be'.

Carly Simon's duet with her ex-husband James Taylor titled 'Mockingbird' is recognized as the most famous duet in history. She had 13 hit songs on the US Top 40 hits list and her song 'Who Loved Me' was used as the theme song in the James Bond film 'The Spy'. Carly Simon has authored five children's books and two memoirs as of May 2022.

What is Carly Simon’s net worth?

Carly Simon's net worth is approximately $80 million as of May 2022.

How much does Carly Simon earn per year?

Carly Simon's annual earnings are not revealed in the public database.

How tall is Carly Simon?

Carly Simon is 5 ft 10 in (179 cm) tall.

How old is Carly Simon?

Born on June 25, 1945, Carly Simon is 77 years old as of 2022.

Carly Simon was born in New York, in the United States of America. She grew up in Riverdale and has two sisters Joanna and Lucy. She also has a brother called Peter. She attended the Riverdale Country School.

Carly Simon went ahead to attend Sarah Lawrence College but dropped out to follow her passion for music. At the age of eight, she started stuttering severely but was still able to sing perfectly. She then found solace in singing and songwriting.

Who is Carly Simon's family?

Carly Simon was born to Richard Simon, the co-founder of Simon & Schuster and also a classical pianist who occasionally played Chopin and Beethoven at home. Andrea Heinemann Simon, her mother, was a singer and civil rights activist.

Carly Simon has two elder sisters and a younger brother. They grew up in the Riverdale neighborhood of the Bronx and attended the Riverdale Country School and Sarah Lawrence College.

Who is Carly Simon’s partner?

Carly Simon was engaged to William Donaldson for a short period in the '60s, married James Taylor in the '70s, and James Hart in the '80s. During her marriage period with James Taylor, she had two children, Sally Taylor, and Ben Simon Taylor. They are both political activists and musicians.

Since their break up in 1983, Carly Simon and James Taylor have not seen or spoken to each other despite sharing two children. She married James Hart in December 1987 after a brief engagement to musician Russ Kunkel. Carly Simon and James Hart separated in 2007. She started dating a surgeon named Richard Koehler and is in a relationship with him as of May 2022.

Best Known For

Carly Simon is known as a singer-songwriter. In 1964, she started a brief stint 'Meet The Simon Sisters'. Centered on the poem by Eugene Field, the song became a minor hit and ranked 73 on the Billboard Hot 100.

After her sister Lucy left the group, Carly Simon started her journey as a solo artist, and her first album 'Carly Simon' became a success, earning her a Grammy Award for the Best New Artist. Her second album 'Anticipation' and single 'Legend In Your Own Time' was more successful, for which she earned a Grammy Award nomination in the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance category. This was her first album to be Gold certified by the RIAA.

In 1977, Carly Simon recorded 'Nobody Does It Better' for the James Bond movie 'The Spy Who Loved Me' and it went on to become a worldwide hit. In 2021, the song has been ranked the greatest James Bond Theme Song by USA Today.

Carly Simon sang backup vocals for some of James Taylor's songs during their time together. She also began recording more songs for movies such as 'Coming Around Again' for the film 'Heartburn'. In 1988, her song 'Let The River Run' from the movie 'Working Girl' made her the very first artist to win a Grammy, Academy, and Golden Globe awards for a song composed, written, and performed by a single artist.

Carly Simon has ranked 24 on Billboard's Pop Singles Chart and 28 on Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart singles. She showcases a contralto vocal range and has named Odetta as a crucial influence on her music and vocals. Songwriters Hall of Fame inducted her in 1994. She also received a Berklee College of Music honorary doctor of music degree in 1998.

In 2010, BBC Radio hosted a broadcast titled 'An Evening With Carly Simon', where she went live for the first time in the UK with her son Ben Taylor. Her album 'Never Be Gone' was released on Mother's Day and ranked 45, becoming her first studio album on the UK Albums Chart Top 100 since 1987's 'Coming Around Again'.

Carly Simon performed 'You're So Vain' in Foxborough, Massachusetts with Taylor Swift in 2013. She published 'Boys In The Trees: A Memoir', which is an autobiographical book talking about her childhood and early life. Her two-disc compilation album 'Songs From The Tree' was simultaneously released along with the book.

In 2016, Carly Simon featured on the Gorillaz album 'Humanz' and also came to terms with the Universal Music Publishing Group to supervise her song portfolio. She released a second memoir titled 'Touched By The Sun: My Friendship With Jackie' which gives her friendship with former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis an ode. After this, Carly Simon released a newly mixed live version of 'Touch By The Sun' from her special live concert at Grand Central in 1995 as a single.

What awards has Carly Simon won?

Carly Simon received Grammy Awards in 1972 and 1990 under the category Best New Artist and Best Song Written for a Motion Picture and Television, respectively. She was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for her song 'You're So Vain' and became the sole actress to win the Golden Globe, Oscar, and Grammy awards for a single song.

She was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame Award in the Boston Music Awards in 1995, and the Berklee College of Music honorary doctor of music degree. In 2004, her song 'You're So Vain' was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Carly Simon was nominated for a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2005 but has yet to claim her star. She was given the Founders Award from the American Society of Composer, Authors, and Publishers in 2012 and was honored at the Carnegie Hall with a tribute concert on March 23, 2022. She was also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Carly Simon’s Hobbies And Interests

Carly Simon loves music. She has been singing from a very young age. She also has a passion for composing and writing music. She plays the piano and guitar. She loves touring the world on music escapades.

• Carly Simon has influenced artists like Carly Rae Jepsen and Taylor Swift due to her excellent singing skills.
• Carly Simon is one of the personalities in the music industry with the most followers and is an inspiration to many upcoming singers and songwriters.
• Carly Simon's maternal grandmother was from Cuba, while her maternal grandfather was of German descent.
• Carly Simon was named as one of the exceptional singer-songwriters of the '70s by AllMusic.
• In the '90s, the American press reported an incident between Carly Simon and Chrissie Hynde (the Pretenders' vocalist) at a Joni Mitchell concert at New York's Fez Club.
• Carly Simon was among the artist mentioned in the 1974 Reunion song 'Life Is A Rock'.
• Groovie Ghoulies titled his recorded song 'Carly Simon', which was released as part of their album 'Fun In The Dark' in 1999.
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