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Role
  
Internet celebrity

Name
  
Donna Simpson


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Origin
  
Albany, Western Australia

Occupation(s)
  
Singer-songwriterGuitarist

Instruments
  
VocalsGuitarTambourine

Education
  
Springfield High School

Donna Simpson (born 1970) is an Australian guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter, a member of the Australian folk rock band The Waifs. Donna's young sister Vikki Thorn (née Simpson) also plays harmonica and sings in the band. Simpson has released six albums with The Waifs, and wrote the single London Still, one of The Waifs' most successful singles to date.

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In 2003 Simpson married Ben Weaver, a US singer-songwriter, together they had one son (2006). In 2008 she was admitted to Hazelden Treatment Center in Minnesota, ‘for alcohol addiction’. During 2009 Simpson and Weaver got divorced.

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In 2012 Simpson moved back to Western Australia. She has two sons (2012 & 2013) and they all reside in Fremantle.

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The Waifs


  • The Waifs (1996)
  • Shelter Me (1998)
  • Sink or Swim (2000)
  • Lighthouse EP (2003)
  • Up All Night (2003)
  • A Brief History... (2004)
  • Sun Dirt Water (2007)
  • Temptation (2011)
  • Beautiful You (2015)
  • "Ironbark" (2017)
  • Guest appearances and collaborations


  • John Dee Holeman & the Waifs Band (John Dee Holeman & The Waifs Band) (2007)
  • References

    Donna Simpson Wikipedia