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Annie Sims Annie Sims BiographyAnnie Sims has been singing in public since the age of three, when she would entertain her relatives at summer family reunions in the foothills of East Tennessee. She remembers how her singing would make the little old ladies cry, and her heartfelt songs still move her audiences to tears today. At six years of age Annie began piano lessons and was a quick study. She was classically trained, but as her reward for work well done, she was allowed each week to pick out a “radio” song to learn. She would sing along with her piano playing, and before long, she realized that performing would be her life’s work. Annie continued those piano lessons all the way through college, going on to receive her bachelor’s degree in vocal music education from the University of Tennessee where she was the third generation in her family to attend.
After graduation Annie began earning her living as a piano bar entertainer, first in Knoxville and East Tennessee, then onboard cruise ships. Annie's beautiful voice soon caught the attention of international bookers and she traveled on to Europe, performing extensively in Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Ireland. She toured for four years before marrying her husband and producer, Greg Sims. Together they settled in Orlando, Florida, where Annie regularly performed at Walt Disney World. She recorded her first CD, a collection of solo piano and vocal music, for Disney guests to take home as souvenirs.
Her second CD entitled Annie was recorded in Nashville with some of the finest musicians and engineers in the industry. It was released in the U.K. in autumn 2002 and was promoted on BBC radio and a month-long tour opening for Country Music Hall of Famer Don Williams. A follow-up U.K. and Ireland tour in May and June 2003 with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member, Gene Pitney, led to the creation of the Annie Sims International Fan Club and continued airplay on various BBC stations. The British audience fell in love with Annie’s beautiful voice and compelling personality and by the time the tour ended at the legendary London Palladium, she had sold and autographed over 7000 copies.
Meanwhile, Annie had begun to write her own material. Her latest CD, Half The Moon, released on Nashville-based Aspirion Records, contains six of her own songs. One in particular, “Go Within,” led to a five-week European tour in autumn 2005 with New York Times best-selling author, Neale Donald Walsch, and the song is featured on his website and mentioned in his latest book, Home With God.
Her latest single, “Eighty Acres of Stars,” has been met with critical acclaim and is certain to attract new fans to Annie’s music. Her beautiful performances speak for themselves, and it is only a matter of time before Annie Sims becomes a household name. |
