Editor’s Note: In addition to our ongoing preview coverage, Vanyaland and Boston Calling are teaming up once again to showcase the homegrown bands and artists that help shape the local flavor of the city’s most vital music festival. Boston Calling’s ’24 headliners — The Killers, Ed Sheeran, Tyler Childers — and its remarkable undercard are well-known and established; but over the next few weeks, keep it locked as we profile the New England talent that decorates the lineup like few other major festivals in the region. More than a decade in the game, Vanyaland and Boston Calling continue to showcase Boston in new ways, and as usual, we have the sounds to prove it.
Artist: Zola Simone
Where and when: Performing live on Sunday, May 26 at 5:15 p.m. on the Orange Stage.
Artist bio:
Self-expression is integral to how Zola Simone navigates the world. She has always made it a point to be nothing but herself. Simone first entered the labyrinth of creative expression through poetry, and by the age of eight, she had turned her poetry into her first song. Since then, she has worked tirelessly to create a space for herself in the ever-changing music industry. After releasing her first single, “Real to You” at 13 years old, she has released 12 singles, two EPs, and one album titled Now You See Me, which has since surpassed two million streams. “Easy,” which was originally released as a single before finding its home on her 2021 album, not only won Song of the Year at the 2021 Boston Music Awards, but was featured in the series finale of the Netflix original series, Atypical. Simone is currently living in New York City, attending NYU’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music.
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