Sonnet Simmons Audition on Rising Star Singing Competition (VIDEO)

Sonnet Simmons performed “Wicked Game” on ABC’s singing competition The Rising Star this week. She advanced to the next round.

Watch other videos from the Rising Star here.

VIDEO of the performance:

Born in Athens, Greece, Sonnet was raised in a cult up until the age of 6 when she, her sister and her mother escaped. She grew up in LA and got an opera scholarship to UCLA where she studied voice and changed her focus to jazz. Currently she’s a singer, songwriter, but has also worked many other jobs including as a waitress and bookkeeper. She plays piano and writes a lot of music for commercials and film. Her hobbies include running, yoga, reading, writing and…fire dancing!