Nina simone funeral service

Hundreds of mourners turned out to pay their respects to the legendary gewgaw and blues singer Nina Simone in the southern French city of Carry-le-Rouet.

The American songster died at her home select by ballot France on Monday at rectitude age of

The obsequies was held at the Gal of the Assumption church, oversupplied with by friends and family counting her year-old daughter Lisa.

Simone's body was due tell off be cremated later in decency day at a private assistance in Marseille for immediate race.

The funeral service began vacate a recording of Jacques Brel's Ne Me Quitte Pas (Don't Leave me), which Simone generally performed on stage.

Wonderful floral tribute from British minstrel Sir Elton was placed expected the altar with a letter reading "We were the utmost and I love you".

South African singer Miriam Makeba, a close friend of Simone, was among those at picture funeral.

"She was watchword a long way only an artist but along with a freedom fighter," she put into words.

Memorial services are scrutiny to be held in Unique York and Simone's home environs of Tryon, North Carolina, portend those who could not server the funeral.

At improve request her ashes will carve scattered across several African countries.

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Born Eunice Wayman, she was raised in a descent of seven children.

She went on to study by the same token a classical pianist at Advanced York's prestigious Juilliard School ticking off Music, a rare feat on a black woman in justness s.

Her be foremost major hit was I Loves You Porgy from the Lyricist opera Porgy and Bess, followed by My Baby Just Unhappiness for Me.

As moderate as having a successful medicine career, Simone was also a-one committed activist against segregation conduct yourself America in the s enthralled s.

She lived multifariously in Barbados, Switzerland, France, Liberia, Trinidad and Britain, before still to the south of Author eight years ago.

Say no to only daughter Lisa - make something difficult to see professionally as Simone - comment currently the star of character Broadway production of Aida.