Juliet Simms
{{short description|American singer-songwriter}}
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{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Juliet Simms
| image = Lilith Czar Worcester (cropped).jpg
| caption = Simms performing as Lilith Czar in 2022 in Worcester, Massachusetts
| birth_name = Juliet Nicole Simms
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|2|26|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = {{nowrap|San Francisco, California, U.S.}}
| alias = Lilith Czar
| origin = Clearwater, Florida, U.S.
| genre = {{flatlist|
}}
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Singer
- songwriter
}}
| instrument = {{flatlist|
- Vocalist
- Guitar
- Piano
}}
| years_active = 2000–present
| label = Epic, RCA, Umbrella Records, Sony, Paper + Plastick Records, Universal Republic Records, Ju Ju Productions, Sumerian Records
| past_member_of = Automatic Loveletter
| website = https://www.lilithczarmusic.com/
}}
Juliet Nicole Simms (born February 26, 1986), also known as Lilith Czar, is an American singer and songwriter.
She established a fan base as the front woman of the band Automatic Loveletter. In 2007 – in the band's earliest years – she became friends with Kevin Lyman. This resulted in her being a returning act on the Warped Tour summer circuit. After the summer of 2011 and working the circuit solo for the first time, Simms has since produced her own content as a solo artist.
In 2011, Simms auditioned for Season 2 of NBC's The Voice. She sang "Oh! Darling" by The Beatles for her blind audition, and chose CeeLo Green as her coach. She went on to cover songs such as "Roxanne" by The Police and "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" by James Brown. After placing second on The Voice, Simms signed with Universal Records, and then ultimately left the record label due to lack of creative control.
Simms went on to become an independent solo artist, releasing 3 EPs and several singles and music videos, before signing with Sumerian Records in 2019.
On April 16, 2016, Simms married Black Veil Brides frontman Andy Biersack.
In 2021, she rebranded and now goes by the stage name of Lilith Czar. Lilith Czar released the album Created From Filth and Dust under Sumerian Records in 2021.
Automatic Loveletter
{{Citations needed section|date=April 2025}}
Simms was the front woman and songwriter/guitarist for the band Automatic Loveletter{{Cite web |date=2022-04-01 |title=Interview - Lilith Czar |url=https://crypticrock.com/interview-lilith-czar/ |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=Cryptic Rock |language=en-US}} from 2006 to 2011, releasing four EPs and two full-length albums before their disbandment in late 2011. Automatic Loveletter released its debut album, Truth or Dare, on June 22, 2010,{{cite web|title=Automatic Loveletter reveal album art, release date|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/automatic_loveletter_reveal_album_art_release_date|work=AltPress|access-date=September 30, 2012|author=Tim Karan|date=May 10, 2010}} followed by the album The Kids Will Take Their Monsters On through an independent record label, Paper & Plastick, on June 23, 2011.
Automatic Loveletter was formed with Simms on guitar and lead vocals, Daniel Currier on drums, and brother Tommy Simms playing bass and producing,{{Cite web |last=Cridlin |first=Jay |date=September 5, 2008 |title=SENSATIONAL SIMMS SIBLINGS |url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/tampabay/access/1549360371.html?dids=1549360371:1549360371&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+05%252C+2008&author=JAY+CRIDLIN&pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&desc=SENSATIONAL+SIMMS+SIBLINGS&pqatl=google |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120725055929/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/tampabay/access/1549360371.html?dids=1549360371:1549360371&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+05%252C+2008&author=JAY+CRIDLIN&pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&desc=SENSATIONAL+SIMMS+SIBLINGS&pqatl=google |archive-date=July 25, 2012 |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=St. Petersburg Times}} with bassist Sean Noll sitting in on occasion in Tommy's home studio in the Tampa Bay area. The band was first called Stars and Scars and recorded its first song together in December 2005, naming the song after the band but written by Simms. They also recorded "Tin Lizzy", written by Tommy Simms.
They were signed by Allison Hagendorf, the host of Fuse TV's The Pop TV Show, who was then working at Epic Records. Epic struggled with the Sony BMG 2005 Payola Scandal and internal problems, finally dropping over 70 bands in 2007. Automatic Loveletter was not dropped but was also not supported for the next year and a half touring in the drummer's Ford Excursion and burning their own copies of their Epic-produced CD with hand painted slip covers to help fund their tours.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}
Automatic Loveletter recorded their never-released debut EP in 2007 with producer Matt Squire.{{Cite web |date= |title=Automatic Loveletter |url=http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/automatic_loveletter/artist.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080410011813/http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/automatic_loveletter/artist.jhtml |archive-date=2008-04-10 |access-date=2012-01-02 |website=MTV}} "He challenged me and I challenged him," Simms said. "I felt very comfortable and that's when the best of me comes out. The entire time was playful and fun and that's what music is about to me — having a good time." Simms took her songbook to Matt Squire and narrowed down the tunes and crafted them to fit together, sometimes taking songs in entirely new directions. "The Answer", for instance, was originally a ballad, but became one of the more upbeat numbers on the album. Currier and lead guitarist Nelson played on the album, Noll officially joining just before some of their first tours together and Tommy Simms occasionally touring with the band to play lead or rhythm guitar in larger venues and outdoor concerts. The band played both the main Bamboozle and Bamboozle Left in 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.thebamboozle.com/page-artistinfo-article.php?aid=307|title=Bamboozle lineup|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080616132418/http://www.thebamboozle.com/page-artistinfo-article.php?aid=307|archive-date=June 16, 2008|url-status=dead|access-date=July 1, 2008}}File:JulietSimmsUCSD.jpg]]
The tracks "The Answer", "Parker", "August 28th 3:30 A.M.", "Hush" and "Make-Up Smeared Eyes (Acoustic)" were released on their first official EP release in Recover 2007. But after the tour, when Epic was scheduled to release the album Automatic Loveletter, they were told to continue touring and asked by then President Charlie Walk to write more upbeat music.
Instead, Simms submitted a fan favorite "Black Ink Revenge" which was rejected several times for rewrite until it became "My Goodbye" one of the tracks off the upcoming Sony release. "I had been signed to Epic for going on three years, I toured in cars with my completely broke band and was feeling like I disappointed my fans who had been promised music for over a year so I sat in my room for four days re - writing and re - submitting that song like 5 times. I like "My Goodbye" a LOT but it was the result of a lot of pressure and the desire to get an album released."
"My Goodbye", "The Day that Saved Us", and "Hush (New Version)" were quickly released as another self-titled EP just before the final chapter with Epic Records when they fired all the members except Currier before the first headlining tour.File:Juliet Simms. cropped.jpg]]
Epic held auditions for new members and hired Jacob Fatoroochi, James Bowen, and Wayne Miller. Halfway through the tour, Epic called Simms and told her that all of the pay for the band was being withdrawn and the band was dropped from the label. Despite this setback, the band pulled together and stayed on to complete the tour. Automatic Loveletter went on to sell out venues like the Knitting Factory in LA and San Francisco. "It was very liberating. After crying my eyes out for a couple hours, I had some of my best show's ever on that tour." The band was picked up by Sony and Simms was asked to write for a new album produced by Josh Abraham.
In 2011, Automatic Loveletter released an entirely acoustic album through Paper + Plastick Records called "The Kids Will Take Their Monsters On". The album was produced by Shane Henderson.{{Cite web |last=Kraus |first=Brian |date=June 26, 2011 |title=Automatic Loveletter post new song |url=https://www.altpress.com/automatic_loveletter_post_new_song/ |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=Alternative Press Magazine |language=en-US}}
Solo career
= ''The Voice'' (2012) =
Simms was a contestant on the 2012 season of the American television show The Voice.{{Cite web |last=Mortensa |first=Mala |date=March 29, 2021 |title=10 women in pop-punk who have left an unforgettable impact on the genre |url=https://www.altpress.com/influential-women-in-pop-punk/ |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=Alternative Press Magazine |language=en-US}} She sang the Beatles' "Oh! Darling" for her blind audition, and chose to be a member of Team Cee Lo.{{cite web|url=http://www.nbc.com/the-voice/video/blind-auditions-part-1/1416153/|title=Blind Auditions, Part 1|year=2012|work=NBC|publisher=NBCUniversal Media, LLC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120923233549/http://www.nbc.com/the-voice/video/blind-auditions-part-1/1416153|archive-date=September 23, 2012|url-status=dead|access-date=September 29, 2012|df=mdy-all}}
Simms advanced to the live rounds after defeating Sarah Golden in a duet. In her first live show, she performed "Roxanne" by The Police.{{Cite web |last=Zaleski |first=Annie |date=April 10, 2012 |title=Juliet Simms covers the Police on 'The Voice' |url=https://www.altpress.com/juliet_simms_covers_the_police_on_the_voice/ |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=Alternative Press Magazine |language=en-US}} During the quarterfinals, Simms covered "Cryin'" by Aerosmith.{{Cite web |last=Zaleski |first=Annie |date=April 24, 2012 |title=Juliet Simms covers Aerosmith on 'The Voice' |url=https://www.altpress.com/juliet_simms_covers_aerosmith_on_the_voice/ |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=Alternative Press Magazine |language=en-US}}
Simms was the only female contestant to advance onto the finals, edging out Jamar Rogers, after covering "It's A Man's Man's Man's World". Simms' cover of "It's A Man's Man's Man's World" reached #70 and also attained positions in three other charts on Billboard.{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=juliet simms|chart=Hot 100}}
For the finale, Simms sang Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird."{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2--7OJGo6U|title=The Voice – Juliet Simms – Free Bird – The Voice|author=IdolsUSA|date=May 7, 2012|work=YouTube|publisher=Google, Inc|access-date=September 30, 2012}}{{Cite web |last=Yancey |first=Bryne |date=May 8, 2012 |title=Juliet Simms (Automatic Loveletter) covers "Free Bird" (Lynyrd Skynyrd) on NBC's 'The Voice' |url=https://www.altpress.com/juliet_simms_automatic_loveletter_covers_free_bird_lynyrd_skynyrd_on_nbcs_t/ |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=Alternative Press Magazine |language=en-US}} She placed second behind Jermaine Paul.{{Cite web |last=Zaleski |first=Annie |date=May 9, 2012 |title=Juliet Simms finishes in second place on 'The Voice' |url=https://www.altpress.com/juliet_simms_second_place_the_voice/ |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=Alternative Press Magazine |language=en-US}}
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|+ {{Nowrap|Performances on The Voice Season 2}} |
| scope="col" |Round in Season
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Song\Artist ! scope="col" | Result |
|---|
| scope="row" | Blind Audition
| "Oh! Darling" | Coaches Adam, Christina, and CeeLo turned Joined Coach CeeLo |
| scope="row" | Battle Round
| "Stay With Me" (vs Sarah Golden) | Saved by CeeLo Green |
| scope="row" | Live Show 2
| "Roxanne" | Saved (Public Vote) |
| scope="row" | Quarter-Finals
| "Cryin'" | rowspan="2" | Bottom 2 (Saved by |
| scope="row" | Last Chance
Performance | "Torn" |
| scope="row" | Semi-Finals
| "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" | Safe (121 Points) |
| rowspan="3" scope="row" | Finale
| "Crazy" | rowspan="3" | Runner-Up |
| "Born to Be Wild"
(with CeeLo Green) |
| "Free Bird" |
Simms' "The Voice Performances" singles released by Universal Republic Records. Made available on iTunes and CD
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
!Title !Original Artist !Release |
| "Roxanne"
|January 1, 2012 |
| "Oh! Darling"
|February 5, 2012 |
| "Stay With Me"
|March 13, 2012 |
| "Cryin'"
|April 23, 2012 |
| "It's a Man's Man's Man's World"
|April 30, 2012 |
| "Born to Be Wild"
|May 7, 2012 |
| "Free Bird"
|May 7, 2012 |
= Post-''The Voice'' (2012–2021) =
Shortly after finishing The Voice, Simms was signed by CeeLo Green, her coach on the show. Her debut single "Wild Child" was released on December 11, 2012,{{cite web|title=Wild Child – Single|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/wild-child-single/583472585|work=iTunes Preview|publisher=Apple Inc|access-date=December 15, 2013|date=December 11, 2012}} followed by a music video in April 2013,{{Cite web |last=Whitt |first=Cassie |date=February 4, 2013 |title=Video Premiere: Juliet Simms, "Wild Child" (acoustic) |url=https://www.altpress.com/video_premiere_juliet_simms_wild_child_acoustic/ |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=Alternative Press Magazine |language=en-US}} for which Cee Lo Green was an executive producer. An album was scheduled for release in 2013,{{cite web|title=Former "The Voice" Contestant Juliet Simms Releases New "Wild Child" Video|url=http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/former-the-voice-contestant-juliet-simms-releases-new-wild-child-video/10490865|work=Artist Direct|publisher=Rogue Digital, LLC|access-date=December 15, 2013|author=Carly Costello|date=April 23, 2013}} but ultimately was not released after she left the label. Simms completed a US tour with Secondhand Serenade and Veronica Ballestrini during March and April 2013.{{cite web|title=Secondhand Serenade and Juliet Simms – Tour Dates|url=http://marleymagazine.com/2013/03/05/secondhand-serenade-and-juliet-simms-tour-dates/|work=Marley Magazine|access-date=December 15, 2013|date=March 5, 2013|archive-date=December 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215060903/http://marleymagazine.com/2013/03/05/secondhand-serenade-and-juliet-simms-tour-dates/|url-status=dead}}
Simms transitioned her branding after The Voice, and has since produced her own content as a solo artist. On January 27, 2015, Simms released her "All or Nothing" EP. The recording and development of the album was primarily funded by PledgeMusic,{{cite web|url=http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/julietsimms|title=Juliet Simms: The "All or Nothing" EP|access-date=June 17, 2016}} A music video for the EP's fourth track, "End of the World", was released May 2015.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/06/ew-premiere-watch-pretty-emotional-new-video-voice-contestant-juliet-simms|title=EW Premiere: Watch an emotional new video from 'The Voice' contestant Juliet Simms|magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=June 17, 2016}} Simms heavily promoted the EP during the Vans Warped Tour of that year,{{cite web |date=June 22, 2015 |title=Juliet Simms CRUSHES It at Vans Warped Tour |url=http://www.thetattootourist.com/2015/06/22/juliet-simms-crushes-it-at-vans-warped-tour/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410142159/http://www.thetattootourist.com/2015/06/22/juliet-simms-crushes-it-at-vans-warped-tour/ |archive-date=April 10, 2016 |access-date=June 17, 2016 |website=Tattoo Tourist}} where she also began dating Andy Biersack of Black Veil Brides.{{Cite web |last=Owens |first=Paige |date=October 20, 2020 |title=Juliet Simms and Andy Biersack know how to dominate together and apart |url=https://www.altpress.com/juliet-simms-andy-biersack-couples-cover-issue-388/ |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=Alternative Press Magazine |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Owens |first=Paige |date=October 21, 2020 |title=Here’s how Juliet Simms and Andy Biersack met before Warped Tour |url=https://www.altpress.com/how-juliet-simms-and-andy-biersack-actually-met/ |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=Alternative Press Magazine |language=en-US}} They married in April 2016.{{Cite web |last=Ralph |first=Caitlyn |date=2016-04-18 |title=Andy Biersack and Juliet Simms marry |url=https://www.altpress.com/andy_biersack_and_juliet_simms_marry/ |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=Alternative Press Magazine |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Childers |first=Chad |date=2016-04-18 |title=Black Veil Brides' Andy Biersack Weds Singer Juliet Simms |url=https://loudwire.com/black-veil-brides-andy-biersack-weds-juliet-simms/ |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=Loudwire |language=en}}
Simms second solo EP, From the Grave,{{Cite web |last=Gonzalez |first=Sean |title=Album Review: Juliet Simms - 'From The Grave' |url=https://newnoisemagazine.com/reviews/album-review-juliet-simms-grave/ |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=New Noise Magazine |language=en-US}} was crowd-funded though PledgeMusic with pledgers receiving a free download of the song 'Someday.'{{Cite web |last=Crane |first=Matt |date=May 6, 2014 |title=Juliet Simms (Automatic Loveletter) launches PledgeMusic for solo EP |url=https://www.altpress.com/juliet_simms_automatic_loveletter_launches_pledgemusic_for_solo_ep/ |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=Alternative Press Magazine |language=en-US}} The EP was released July 15, 2016.{{Cite web |last=Lockard |first=Megan |date=2016-07-15 |title=Juliet Simms - From The Grave (Album Review) |url=https://crypticrock.com/juliet-simms-from-the-grave-album-review/ |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=Cryptic Rock |language=en-US}}
Simms was featured on the seventh installment in the Fearless Records compilation series Punk Goes Pop. She and Biersack performed a duet cover of Adele's 2015 hit song When We Were Young on July 14, 2017. A music video was also released for the cover upon the release of Punk Goes Pop Vol. 7. On April 27, 2018, she released her new single 'Take Me', which was written about the emotional hardships of two touring musicians in a committed relationship. The music video was released on May 9, 2018.
In 2019, Simms announced her signing to Sumerian Records and released single "Bad Love" to kick off the Rockstar Energy Disrupt 2019 Tour in August 2019. Following this, she released her second single with Sumerian, '100 Little Deaths' in September 2019. In 2020, Simms released a 3-song EP titled 'Descent' along with a music video for the lead song off of the EP, 'All American'.
= Rebrand as Lilith Czar (2021–present) =
After leaving fans in the dark on social media after her 2020 EP 'Descent', Simms posted teasers and photos, hiding her face. In February 2021, Simms announced her new name Lilith Czar, inspired by Lilith, the female equal to Adam, and a czar, meaning a ruler.{{Cite web |last=Schaffner |first=Lauryn |date=2021-02-19 |title=Singer Reborn as Lilith Czar With Dominating Single 'King' |url=https://loudwire.com/lilith-czar-juliet-simms-king-lyrics-new-album/ |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=Loudwire |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Moran |first=Justin |date=2021-02-19 |title=Lilith Czar Is the King of Rock |url=https://www.papermag.com/lilith-czar-king-2650617693.html |access-date=2021-02-23 |website=PAPER |language=en}} She announced a new album called Created from Filth and Dust, which was released by Sumerian Records on April 23, 2021.{{Cite news |last=Serra, Maria |date=February 19, 2021 |title=Juliet Simms is Gone, and Lilith Czar is Taking the Throne with "King" |work=Alternative Press |url=https://www.altpress.com/news/lilith-czar-king-juliet-simms/ |access-date=February 20, 2021}}
On February 19, 2021, she released the single 'King',{{Cite web |last=Penderwick |first=Joannie |date=2022-05-05 |title=10 of the Best Feminist Anthems in Rock |url=https://loudwire.com/best-feminist-anthems-rock/ |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=Loudwire |language=en}} featuring the lyrics “If it’s a man’s world, I want to be king.”{{Cite web |title=Lilith Czar |url=https://www.disturbia.co.uk/pages/lilith-czar |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=Disturbia Clothing |language=en}} Simms has said that the song: "came to me because of some guy in a band that was really misogynistic towards me. I felt sick of being treated badly because I have a vagina and boobs, and that’s where the lyric, ‘If it’s a man’s world, I want to be king’ comes from. Work on this song began in the middle of 2019, but it went through a huge number of rewrites over the course of the following 12 months. I scrutinised over every note and did a significant number of takes when it came to recording, and so many ended up being thrown away. It was pretty painful."{{Cite web |date=2021-04-20 |title=Lilith Czar: The 10 songs that changed my life |url=https://www.kerrang.com/lilith-czar-the-10-songs-that-changed-my-life |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=Kerrang! |language=en}}
In 2022, Simms toured with The Trinity Of Terror Tour in America, also featuring Black Veil Brides, Motionless In White, and Ice Nine Kills.{{Cite web |last=Kusano |first=Rodney |date=2022-02-14 |title=LILITH CZAR Announced as Support for The Trinity of Terror Tour |url=https://outburn.com/news/lilith-czar-trinity-of-terror-tour/ |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=OUTBURN ONLINE |language=en-US}} She also supported Taylor Momsen and The Pretty Reckless alongside The Warning.{{Cite web |last=Sprouse |first=Mike |date=2022-07-25 |title=The Pretty Reckless, The Warning, and Lilith Czar rock Baltimore |url=https://www.metaltalk.net/the-pretty-reckless-the-warning-and-lilith-czar-rock-baltimore.php |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=Metal Talk |language=en-GB}} In 2023, Simms toured in the United Kingdom with Black Veil Brides and Cemetery Sun.{{Cite web |last=Shaw |first=Andy |date=2023-02-21 |title=Black Veil Brides / A band at the height of their musical powers |url=https://www.metaltalk.net/black-veil-brides-a-band-at-the-height-of-their-musical-powers.php |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=Metal Talk |language=en-GB}}
In 2025, Simms featured on track 'Hearse for Two' by The Funeral Portrait.{{Cite web |last=Howell |first=Maddy |date=2025-02-07 |title=The Funeral Portrait Team Up With Lilith Czar For Romantic Single 'Hearse For Two' |url=https://rocksound.tv/news/the-funeral-portrait-team-up-with-lilith-czar-for-romantic-single-hearse-for-two |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=Rock Sound |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=McVeigh |first=Darren |date=2025-02-10 |title=The Funeral Portrait – “Hearse For Two” With New Guest Vocals By LILITH CZAR |url=https://metalplanetmusic.com/2025/02/the-funeral-portrait-hearse-for-two-with-new-guest-vocals-by-lilith-czar/ |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=Metal Planet Music}}
Personal life
On October 31, 2016, Simms was detained by the FBI off of an airplane for allegedly hitting her husband, Andy Biersack while under the influence on a flight to Los Angeles.{{cite web|author= |date=October 31, 2016|title=Ex-'Voice' Contestant Hauled Off Plane For Drunken Fight with Husband|url=https://www.tmz.com/2016/10/31/juliet-simms-fight-husband-on-plane-the-voice/|work=TMZ|access-date=February 9, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004101622/https://www.tmz.com/2016/10/31/juliet-simms-fight-husband-on-plane-the-voice/|archive-date=October 4, 2023}} According to the video testimony given by a witness to the incident, Simms forcibly struck Biersack in the face twice and struck herself in the face with the airline handcuffs until her nose began to bleed. Following the incident, both released statements about the effects of alcohol and confirming that they did not separate.{{Cite web |last=Britton |first=Luke Morgan |date=2016-11-02 |title=Black Veil Brides' Andy Biersack and wife issue statements following airplane arrest |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/black-veil-brides-andy-biersack-wife-airplane-arrest-statement-1817180 |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=O'Neill |first=Christina |date=2016-11-02 |title=Andy Biersack and Juliet Simms on 'traumatic' plane row |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/andy-biersack-and-juliet-simms-on-traumatic-plane-row |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=louder |language=en}}
Both of Simms' parents are members of the Church of Scientology and the family moved to Clearwater, Florida, which is the "worldwide spiritual headquarters" of Scientology, when Simms was eight years old, but Simms has not spoken about her adult involvement with the Church. Her father, Jeffrey Simms, claimed that "I'm sure she's known as a Scientologist by many in the Church... But [the support] isn't an organized thing. She probably has more fans from the Vans Warped Tour."{{Cite web |title=Clearwater-raised Juliet Simms just might win NBC's blockbuster singing competition, The Voice |url=https://www.tampabay.com/content/clearwater-raised-juliet-simms-just-might-win-nbcs-blockbuster-singing-competition-voice/2099125/ |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512134456/https://www.tampabay.com/content/clearwater-raised-juliet-simms-just-might-win-nbcs-blockbuster-singing-competition-voice/2099125/ |archive-date=May 12, 2021 |date=May 7, 2012 |work=Tampa Bay Times}}
Discography
| class="wikitable"
|+Albums, Extended Plays, and Singles !Moniker !Title !Release Type !Release ! !Label (at the time) |
| rowspan="6" |Automatic Loveletter
|Recover |EP |November 6, 2007 |[https://www.discogs.com/Automatic-Loveletter-Recover-EP/release/2066050 Re-released by Hot Topic label with two bonus tracks, 2008*] |
| The Ghosts We Carry Home
|Intended for release; unreleased |2007\2008 |[https://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/julietsimms/updates/37551 *Unfinished\unreleased] |
| [https://music.apple.com/us/album/automatic-loveletter-ep/303346083 Automatic Loveletter]
|EP |February 3, 2009 |*Previously unavailable due to licensing issues with then label Sony. |
| [https://music.apple.com/us/album/heart-song-single/369228287 "Heart Song"]
|Single |April, 2010 | |
| Truth or Dare
|Album |June 22, 2010 Limited-Run U.S Release |2011 Worldwide Release |
| The Kids Will Take Their Monsters On
|Album |June 28, 2011 | | Paper + Plastick Records |
| rowspan="7" |Juliet Simms
|[https://music.apple.com/us/album/wild-child-single/1445295077 Wild Child] |Single |December 11, 2012 | |
| [https://music.apple.com/us/album/all-or-nothing-ep/960053844 All or Nothing]
|EP |January 27, 2015 | |Ju Ju Productions, Inc. |
| [https://music.apple.com/us/album/from-the-grave/1123762392 From the Grave]
|Album |July 15, 2016 | |Ju Ju Productions |
| [https://music.apple.com/us/album/take-me-single/1370438127 "Take Me"]
|Single |April 27, 2018 | |Ju Ju Productions, Inc. |
| Bad Love
|Single |June 21, 2019 | |
| 100 Little Deaths
|Single |August 23, 2019 | |
| All American
|Single |6 November 2020 | |
| Lilith Czar
|Created From Filth and Dust |Album |April 23, 2021 |First album released under the name Lilith Czar |
| class="wikitable"
|+Feature Artist Work !Band !Album !Song !Release |
| LoveHateHero
|Just Breathe |"Theatre of Robots" |2005 |
| Cartel
|"Lose It" |2007 |
| All Time Low
|"Remembering Sunday" |2007 |
| rowspan="2" |Secondhand Serenade
|"Fix You" |2009 |
| Hear Me Now
|Hear Me Now |2010 |
| Win Win Winter
| Then The Archers Bowed And Broke Their Bows{{Cite web |url=http://24hourservicestation.com/artist/tommy_simms |title=24 Hour Service Station - A Record Label, Digital Distribution and Physical Distribution Company » Artists |access-date=April 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508012128/http://24hourservicestation.com/artist/tommy_simms |archive-date=May 8, 2012 |url-status=dead }} |"Here In The Horse's Heart" |2011 |
| Black Veil Brides
|Wretched and Divine: The Story of the Wild Ones |"Lost It All" |2013 |
| Simple Plan
|"I Dream About You" |2016 |
| Andy Black
|"Homecoming King", "Ribcage", "Drown Me Out", "The Void" |2016 |
| The Funeral Portrait
|Greetings From Suffragette City |"Hearse For Two" |2025 |
| class="wikitable"
|+Recorded Covers !Title !Original Artist !Cover By !Notes\Release !Recording Year\Date |
| "Voices Carry"
|Was exclusively available for download on PledgeMusic 2014.* |2007 (estimated) |
| "Careless Whisper"
|3OH!3 Featured w. Alex Gaskarth |Was available for online downloading at some point in 2008.* |2008 (estimated) |
| "Take Me Home Tonight"
|Feature Artist for Every Avenue |April 27, 2010 |
| "Gimme Shelter"
|Juliet Simms |Was exclusively available for download on PledgeMusic 2014.* |July, 2014 (estimated) |
| "When We Were Young"
|Feature Artist for Andy Black |Single via Fearless Records |2017 |
Music videos
| class="wikitable"
|+Music video filmography |
| Year
! Video !Director |
|---|
| 2006
| "Hush" |Luke Watson |
| Luke Watson |
| 2008
|"Make-Up Smeared Eyes" | Northern Five |
| 2010
|"Heart Song" |Chad Feehan |
| 2010
| "Story Of My Life" |Ehashin |
| 2013
|[https://www.videostatic.com/watch-it/2013/04/22/juliet-simms-wild-child-tabitha-denholm-dir "Wild Child"] |
| 2015
|"End Of The World" |[http://www.joshuashultz.com/ Joshua Shultz] |
| 2017
|"Trouble Finds You" |Patrick Fogarty |
| 2017
|"Say Hello" |[http://www.joshuashultz.com/ Joshua Shultz] |
| 2018
|"Take Me" |[http://www.joshuashultz.com/ Joshua Shultz] |
| 2019
|“Bad Love” |Patrick Fogarty |
| 2019
|”100 Little Deaths” |Patrick Fogarty |
| 2020
|"All American" |Patrick Fogarty |
| 2021
|"King" |Patrick Fogarty |
| 2021
|”Lola” |Patrick Fogarty |
| 2021
|"Anarchy" |Patrick Fogarty |
Charts
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Song ! colspan="2"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"| Album ! rowspan="2"| Certifications |
|---|
| style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="30"| US ! width="30"| US
|
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-size:8pt;" | as Juliet Simms |
| rowspan="3"| 2012
| align="left" | "Roxanne" | 86 | — |rowspan="3" {{n/a|Non-album single}} | |
| align="left" | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World"
| 70 |— |
|
| align="left" | "Free Bird"
| 101 | — | |
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-size:8pt;" | as Lilith Czar |
| 2021
| align="left" | "Anarchy" | — | 23 |rowspan="2"|Created from Filth and Dust | |
| 2022
| align="left" | "100 Little Deaths" | — | 37 |
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-size:8pt;" | "—" denotes a release that did not chart. |
References
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External links
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- Juliet Simms {{official website|http://www.julietsimms.com }}
Further reading
- {{cite web |url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/tampabay/access/2088240231.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+22%252C+2010&author=JAY%2520CRIDLIN&pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&desc=WARPED+MINDS+WANT+TO+KNOW...&pqatl=google |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120725102134/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/tampabay/access/2088240231.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+22%252C+2010&author=JAY%2520CRIDLIN&pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&desc=WARPED+MINDS+WANT+TO+KNOW...&pqatl=google |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 25, 2012 |title=Warped Minds Want to Know... |publisher=St. Petersburg Times |date=July 22, 2010 |access-date=January 2, 2012 |author=Cridlin, Jay}}
- {{cite web | url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/automatic_loveletter/artist.jhtml | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110209045658/http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/automatic_loveletter/artist.jhtml | url-status=dead | archive-date=February 9, 2011 | title=Automatic Loveletter | publisher= VH1 | access-date=January 2, 2012}} Includes a biography about Simms.
- {{cite web | url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/tampabay/access/1647817251.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+19%252C+2009&author=CAROLE+GIAMBALVO&pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&desc=AUTOMATIC+LOVELETTER&pqatl=google | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120725103104/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/tampabay/access/1647817251.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+19%252C+2009&author=CAROLE+GIAMBALVO&pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&desc=AUTOMATIC+LOVELETTER&pqatl=google | url-status=dead | archive-date=July 25, 2012 | title=Automatic Loveletter | publisher=St. Petersburg Times | date=February 19, 2009 | access-date=January 2, 2012 | author=Giambalvo, Carole}}
- {{cite web | url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SAEC&p_theme=saec&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=126B2758C215D040&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM | title=Night After Night | publisher=San Antonio Express | date=February 27, 2009 | access-date=January 2, 2012 | last1=Beal | first1=Jim Jr. |author2=Goodspeed, John }}
- {{cite web | url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2010/07/22/warped-still-a-good-time-for-bands-fans/ | title=Warped: Still a good time for bands, fans | publisher= Orlando Sentinel | date=July 22, 2010 | access-date=January 2, 2012 | author=Abbott, Jim}}
- {{cite web | url=http://www.nbc.com/the-voice/video/blind-auditions-part-1/1383198 | title=NBC's The Voice, Season 2 Premiere | publisher=NBC | date=February 5, 2012 | access-date=February 6, 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208092019/http://www.nbc.com/the-voice/video/blind-auditions-part-1/1383198/ | archive-date=February 8, 2012 | df=mdy-all }}
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