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Date: 18 January 1985
FRIDAY, JANUARY 18 1985 International
Simone Johanna Maria Simons (Heerlen, Limburgo, Países Bajos; 17 de enero de 1985) es una cantante, compositora, empresaria, modelo, influencer y bloguera neerlandesa. Principalmente reconocida por ser la voz principal de la banda neerlandesa de metal sinfónico, Epica, a la cual ingresó en el año 2002 con tan solo 17 años de edad.
Además en su carrera como cantante ha colaborado con bandas como Primal Fear, Angra, Leaves' Eyes, MaYaN, y Kamelot, con esta última no solo participó en muchos de sus álbumes sino que también acompañó a la banda en una gira en 2011. Su marido, Oliver Palotai, es tecladista de Kamelot. Simons también ha compartido escenario con cantantes como Cristina Scabbia, Floor Jansen, Fabio Lione, Tommy Karevik, entre otros.
En 2016, la revista estadounidense Revolver posicionó a Simone en el puesto No.11 de las mujeres más sexies del hard rock y heavy metal.
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Date: 17 January 1985
By Susan Heller Anderson and Sara Rimer
Susan Anderson
Mayor Koch stood at the podium in
Date: 17 January 1985
By Susan Heller Anderson and Sara Rimer
Susan Anderson
At noon yesterday, about two dozen
Date: 18 January 1985
By Reginald Stuart, Special To the New York Times
Reginald Stuart
The House Task Force on Elections will hold hearings on the merits of adopting a standard law on poll closing hours in national elections, leaders of the panel announced today.
Date: 17 January 1985
By Hedrick Smith
Hedrick Smith
In one of the sharpest attacks on the Pentagon budget from the new Senate Republican leadership, Alan K. Simpson, the majority whip, proposed today that some contracts for major weapon systems might have to be revoked to help achieve a $50 billion reduction in the projected 1986 Federal deficit.
Date: 17 January 1985
By James F. Clarity and Warren Weaver Jr
James Clarity
Representative Les Aspin, new chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, has long said that there was no committee in Congress dealing adequately with arms control and overall United States military policy. So the Wisconsin Democrat has told some House colleagues that he may propose to the full committee the creation of a subcommmittee to deal exclusively with such matters. The new unit might be named the subcommittee on arms control or on military policy.
Date: 17 January 1985
By Bill Keller , Special To the New York Times
Bill Keller
Defense Secretary Casper W. Weinberger said today that President Reagan's proposed space defense against nuclear missiles, if deployed, would have to be backed up by antiaircraft radar installations and planes to protect North America against bombers.
Date: 17 January 1985
By Philip H. Dougherty
Philip Dougherty
IN an effort to dramatically increase its share of the 60 million
Date: 17 January 1985
AP
The owners of The United Press International have agreed to sell half their interest in Chicago television station WFBN to Grant Broadcasting of Chicago Inc., but a spokesman for the news agency said it was premature to speculate whether the sale would bring a new influx of cash to U.P.I. Terms were not disclosed.
Date: 17 January 1985
AP
China said today that Vietnamese troops attacked across the border into the Chinese province of Yunnan on Monday but were repulsed with ''due punishment.''