Simon Ward (singer) explained

Birth Date:	27 December 1983
Years Active:	2008–present
Current Member Of:	Soup
Past Member Of:	The Strumbellas

Simon Ward (born December 27, 1983) is a Canadian singer and musician best known as a founding member and the former frontman of The Strumbellas.^[1] In 2022, he announced his decision to stop singing with the group, though he is still involved with its songwriting.^[2]

Career

Ward founded The Strumbellas in 2008 in Toronto. He found most of the members on Craiglist.^[3]

The band has released five albums, My Father and the Hunter, We Still Move on Dance Floors, Hope, Rattlesnake, and Part Time Believer. However, for the last album, he no longer served as lead singer.

In March 2022, the band announced on Instagram that Ward had transitioned into a behind-the-scenes role in order to focus on his family and songwriting. Jimmy Chauveau replaced Ward as the band's vocalist.^[4]

Since his departure from the group, he has started to focus more on writing. Subsequently, he joined the grunge group Soup.^[5]

Discography

with The Strumbellas

Studio albums

My Father and the Hunter (2012)
We Still Move on Dance Floors (2013)
Hope (2016)
Rattlesnakes (2019)
Part Time Believer (2024)

EPs

The Strumbellas (2009)

Singles

„Spirits“ (2016)
„We Dont Know“ (2016)
„Young & Wild“ (2017)
„Salvation“ (2018)
„I Will Wait“ (2019)
„Greatest Enemy“ (2021)
„Hold Me“ (2023)
„Running Out of Time“ (2023)

References

Web site: Code . Colour And . CODE . COLOUR AND . Simon And The Island . 2024-09-27 . www.simonandtheisland.com . en.
Web site: 2022-03-08 . Strumbellas lead singer Simon Ward steps away from microphone for new lead vocalist . 2024-09-27 . CTVNews . en.
Web site: 2013-11-09 . Strumbellas up for Juno Award - TownARTS - MyTownCrier.ca - the online home of Toronto's Town Crier Group of Community Newspapers . 2024-09-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131109193257/http://www.mytowncrier.ca/strumbellas-up-for-juno-award.html . 2013-11-09 .
Web site: Shemesh . Yasmine . 2021-11-18 . Canadian Singer-Songwriter Simon Ward Wants You To Know You're Not Alone . 2024-09-27 . MONTECRISTO . en-US.
Web site: Former Strumbellas Vocalist Simon Ward Forms Family Grunge Band │ Exclaim! . 2024-09-27 . Former Strumbellas Vocalist Simon Ward Forms Family Grunge Band │ Exclaim! . en.