Nina Simone Autographs
Nina Simone (/ˈniːnə sɪˈmoʊn/ NEE-nə sim-OHN; born Eunice Kathleen Waymon; February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003) was an American singer, pianist, songwriter, and civil rights activist. Her music spanned styles including classical, folk, gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, and pop. Her piano playing was strongly influenced by baroque and classical music, especially Johann Sebastian Bach, and accompanied expressive, jazz-like singing in her contralto voice.
The sixth of eight children born into a poor family in North Carolina, Simone initially aspired to be a concert pianist. With the help of a few supporters in her hometown, she enrolled in the Juilliard School of Music in New York City. She then applied for a scholarship to study at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where, despite a well received audition, she was denied admission, which she attributed to racism. In 2003, just days before her death, the institute awarded her an honorary degree.
Early in her career, to make a living, Simone played piano at a nightclub in Atlantic City. She changed her name to "Nina Simone" to disguise herself from family members, having chosen to play "the devil's music" or so-called "cocktail piano". She was told in the nightclub that she would have to sing to her own accompaniment, which effectively launched her career as a jazz vocalist. She went on to record more than 40 albums between 1958 and 1974, making her debut with Little Girl Blue. She released her first and biggest hit single in the United States in 1959 with "I Loves You, Porgy", which peaked inside the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Simone also became known for her work in the civil rights movement during the 1950s and 1960s, and she later fled the United States and settled in France following the assassination of her friend Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968. She lived and performed in Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean throughout the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. In 1991, Simone published her autobiography, I Put a Spell on You (taking the title from her famous 1965 album), and she continued to perform and attract audiences until her death.
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Traded items with a signature of Nina Simone
The most expensive item with a signature of Nina Simone (Nina Simone Signed Autographed ORIGINAL EXTREMELY RARE 1/1) was sold in December 2025 for $9,999.00 while the cheapest item (Nina Simone Signed Autograph RPPC Photo Postcard COPY) found a new owner for $4.95 in February 2025. The month with the most items sold (4) was October 2021 with an average selling price of $33.86 for an autographed item of Nina Simone. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2025 with $824.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $4.95 was February 2025. In average, an autographed item from Nina Simone is worth $61.62.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Nina Simone were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | HBDJ *Signed* Autobiography of Nina Simone "I Put a Spell on You" Stephen Cleary | $499.99 |  |
| HBDJ *Signed* Autobiography of Nina Simone "I Put a Spell on You" Stephen Cleary | $499.99 | |
| HBDJ *Signed* Autobiography of Nina Simone "I Put a Spell on You" Stephen Cleary | $479.00 | |
| HBDJ *Signed* Autobiography of Nina Simone "I Put a Spell on You" Stephen Cleary | $479.00 | |
| I PUT A SPELL ON YOU: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF NINA SIMONE - SIGNED (British Ed.) | $824.99 | |
| I PUT A SPELL ON YOU: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF NINA SIMONE - SIGNED (British Ed.) | $824.99 | |
| Nina Simone 2 Signed Autograph RPPC Photo Postcard COPY | $4.95 | |
| Nina Simone signed album page! Jazz Singer! Rare! | $81.00 | |
| Nina Simone signed album page! Jazz Singer! Rare! | $81.00 | |
| Nina Simone Signed Autograph RPPC Photo Postcard COPY | $4.95 | |
| Nina Simone Signed Autograph RPPC Photo Postcard COPY | $4.95 | |
 | Nina Simone's Gum - Signed, First Edition | $93.00 | |
| Nina Simone's Gum - Signed, First Edition | $93.00 | |
 | Nina Simone's Gum by Warren Ellis - SIGNED Book Dirty Three Nick Cave | $106.00 | |
| Nina Simone's Gum by Warren Ellis - SIGNED Book Dirty Three Nick Cave | $106.00 | |
