Carly Simon

Carly Simon is one of those artists who gets unfairly reduced to a single song — and even then, "You're So Vain" is so good it almost proves the point. But the deeper catalog is genuinely brilliant: "Anticipation," "Haven't Got Time for the Pain," "The Right Thing to Do" — this woman had a run in the early '70s that would make most songwriters weep with envy. She grew up in the Bronx, studied at Sarah Lawrence, played guitar and piano, wrote her own material, and sang with a voice that felt like she was letting you in on something personal. Winning the Grammy for Best New Artist in 1972 and then an Oscar for Best Original Song in 1989 shows the range she had across decades. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction in 2022 felt long overdue, honestly, but at least they got there.

Name (English)

Carly Simon

Name (Japanese)

カーリー・サイモン

Reading

かーりー・さいもん

Born

June 25, 1943 (age 83)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Goat

Origin

The Bronx, New York, United States

Occupation

singer / composer / songwriter / guitarist / pianist

University

Sarah Lawrence College

Awards & achievements

• 1972 Grammy Award for Best New Artist
• 2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
• 1989 Academy Award for Best Original Song

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://www.carlysimon.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/carlysimonhq/
• Xhttps://x.com/CarlySimonHQ
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B5%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3

Tags

• New York
• singer
• composer
• songwriter

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.