B.B. Queen

Ingrid Simons, a female singer from The Netherlands, born in Paramariba. She started her career in 1984 in the band “Toys”. In 1987 she became half of the duo “Say When!” together with Elvira Valentine (who was later known as Goddess). She joined the Jody Pijper Singers in 1988. She also did session work for Guys ‘n Dolls, Revelation Time, Gordon, Mr Review and C.O.N… In 1994 she was a member and the voice behind the hit single “No Time 2 Waste” from T-Spoon. As B.B.

Ingrid Simons, a female singer from The Netherlands, born in Paramariba. She started her career in 1984 in the band “Toys”. In 1987 she became half of the duo “Say When!” together with Elvira Valentine (who was later known as Goddess). She joined the Jody Pijper Singers in 1988.

She also did session work for Guys ‘n Dolls, Revelation Time, Gordon, Mr Review and C.O.N… In 1994 she was a member and the voice behind the hit single “No Time 2 Waste” from T-Spoon. As B.B. Queen, she had a hit in 1990 with “Blueshouse” and released the albums “In The Mood (For Something Good)" in 1991 and "Rhythm Religion" in 1993. In 2000 she formed female R&B trio Ebonique with Mieke de Jong and Caroline Dest.

In 2002 she was a backing vocalist for “Sergio” in the European Song Contest. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL..