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Mrs Simons Lecomte, born in 1957, began singing at age seven, when she was mentored by gospel singer Jean-Anne McConnie. Ms McConnie helped to professionally groom the youngster and gave her the opportunity to open for her gospel group, the Upper Room Quintet, whenever they performed on the Island. When she was ten-years-old she joined up with one of her siblings Winnifred Simons, that was around the time when Aunt Nell, had the junior club on ZBM every week, Mrs Simons Lecomte said. Her parents Sylvia and Russell Simons were quite musical and would often play the guitar and sing after Sunday evening supper or during family get-togethers. She began her recording career at age 13, when she and sister Mary Maybury were featured on a record for entertainment group the Mello Tones. In 1979 Ms Lecomte moved to the United States to take her musical career further, and became the first Bermudian female to be signed with a major label, Warner Brothers in the 80's. Her hit ‘Magic Men' reached 11 on the New York billboard charts and topped the British charts in 1984. She gave up her musical career to return home when her father became ill. Today, she doesn't perform as often as she did in previous years, but she did her first tribute concert to Michael Jackson after he died in 2009.