Education
He studied at Adolf Fredrik"s Music School and Södra Latin music school, both in Stockholm, Sweden.
He studied at Adolf Fredrik"s Music School and Södra Latin music school, both in Stockholm, Sweden.
Born of a Jamaican father, a musician by profession, and a Swedish mother, he was raised in Sweden, the United States, and Israel. After recording a demo with Swedish producer Peter Cartriers, Simmonds signed a record deal with label Parlophone/Electric and Music Industries in the United Kingdom as well as with Priority Records in the United States. His first album, Alone, was released later that year, and was nominated for five Grammys.
This also secured him a record deal with the United Kingdom major label Parlophone/Electric and Music Industries Music as well as Priority Records in the United States.
Alone was re-mixed and renamed Spirit Tales for his United Kingdom and United States release. In 1997 Stephen Simmonds had his breakthrough with the hit "Tears Never Dry" a duet with Lisa Nilsson that proved his biggest single hit.
After Alone/Spirit Tales, he has released three more albums: Foreign Father in 2002, This Must Be Ground in 2004, and after a long hiatus, Anomie in 2010. In 2003, his song "Where Is My Love" was used as a soundtrack for the Swedish film Rånarna
In winter 2009-2010, he appeared in the Swedish television comedy series Cirkus Möller broadcast on the TV4 television station.