Career
In Doctorate"Sound
As Simone Larsen, she is best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the Norwegian band Doctorate"Sound often stylized as d"sound. The band was established drummer Kim Ofstad and bassist Jonny Sjo in 1993 with Simone Larsen on lead vocals. The band has released to date seven studio albums, Spice of Life (1996), Beauty Is a Blessing (1998), Talkin" Talk" (2001), Doublehearted (2003), My Today (2005), Starts and Ends (2009) and Signs (2014) in addition to a live album Doctorate"Sound – Live at Rockefeller Music Hall 2001 and a compilation album Smooth Escapes – The Very Best of Doctorate"Sound in 2004.
Solo career
Besides her career in Doctorate"Sound, Simone, which is her artist name, has also opted for a solo career and released her debut solo album The Last Days and Nights in 2004.
In the same year she was invited to be a part of the 3rd season of the reality show Hver_gang_vi_møtes, which was broadcast on the Norwegian television channel television 2, where both Doctorate"Sound and her own songs were performed by well known norwegian performers. In 2008, Simone also collaborated on the album Magiske kroker & hemmeligheter with music for children, produced by Linn Skåber and Jacob Young, with the tune "Vinteren er her".
Other artists who participated were Alexander Rybak, Maria Haukaas Storeng, Egil Hegerberg, Venke Knutson, Alejandro Fuentes, Julius Winger, Live Maria Roggen, Jørn Christensen, Paal Flaata and Andrea Bræin Hovig.