Simon Collins

This article is about the British-born musician. For the English footballer, see Simon Collins (footballer).

Simon Collins
Collins performing with Sound of Contact in 2013
Collins performing with Sound of Contact in 2013
Background information
Birth nameSimon Philip Nando Collins
Born (1976-09-14) 14 September 1976 (age 48)
Hammersmith, London, England
OriginVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genres
Occupation
  • Musician
Instruments
  • Drums
  • vocals
Years active1999–present
Labels
Formerly ofSound of Contact
Websitesimoncollinsmusic.com

Simon Philip Nando Collins (born 14 September 1976)[1] is a British-Canadian drummer and the former lead vocalist of the progressive rock band Sound of Contact. Collins is the son of English drummer and singer Phil Collins and Collins' first wife, Andrea Bertorelli.[2] He is the brother of actress Joely Collins[3] and paternal half-brother of actress Lily Collins.[4][5] Reviewers have compared his vocals to those of his father.[6][7][8]

  1. ^ "Simon Collins's Artist Info". Discogs. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  2. ^ Simon Collins' Grand Entrance: On his music, his famous dad and coming out. Xtra. Retrieved 7 November 2008
  3. ^ Hello! Daily News - Phil Collins becomes grandfather
  4. ^ Gee, Dana (4 May 1999). "Playing to their own beats: Phil Collins' kids are making their own marks in life: [Final Edition]". The Province. While Simon has stepped smack-dab into dad's footsteps, his older sister Joely has chosen acting, a path her mother Andrea followed when she was younger.
  5. ^ "The Pleasure List: Lily fits new role to a tutu". Irish Independent. 5 January 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  6. ^ The Toledo Blade. Tharp, Bridget. "Sounds: Simon Collins forges his own musical identity". 16 August 2008. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  7. ^ Simon Collins Follows His Father Phil Into the Pop Charts. Archived 12 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine About.com. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  8. ^ Gold, Kerry (10 June 2000). "Genesis of a music dynasty: Not Daddy's boy: Simon Collins is determined to make his own name in pop music, despite the baggage of being Phil's son.: [Final Edition]". The Vancouver Sun. Collins is 23 and he bears a vague resemblance to his father. Vocally, however, the resemblance is more striking." "The airy vocals may be nearly identical, but Collins marries his soft, pop melodies with a light groove and plastic '80s synth beat to create an impressive display of electronica ultra-light.