# Margeaux > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Margeaux > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Margeaux.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margeaux > Source revision: 1328382105 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Canadian singer, songwriter, fashion designer and television personality}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Margeaux | image = | caption = | alt = | birth_name = Margo Elaine Simms | alias = | birth_date = | birth_place = [Toronto, Ontario](/source/Toronto%2C_Ontario), Canada | relations = | spouse = {{marriage|[Nikko London](/source/Nikko_London)|2007|2015|end=sep.}} | occupation = {{flat list| * Singer * songwriter * fashion designer * television personality }} | years_active = 2004–present | module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed = yes | genre = {{flat list| * [Pop](/source/Pop_music) * [hip hop](/source/Hip_hop_music) * [electronic](/source/Electronic_music) }} | instrument = {{flat list| * Vocals * guitar }} | label = | associated_acts = }} | website = {{URL|houseofmargeaux.com}} }} '''Margo Elaine Simms''', known professionally as '''Margeaux''' ({{IPAc-en|m|ɑr|ˈ|ɡ|oʊ}} {{respell|mar|GOH}}), is a Canadian singer, songwriter, fashion designer and television personality. She appeared on the [VH1](/source/VH1) reality television series ''[Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta](/source/Love_%26_Hip_Hop%3A_Atlanta)''. Born in [Toronto](/source/Toronto), Canada, she first pursued her music career in 2004. While attending [Ryerson University](/source/Ryerson_University), where she studied [fashion design](/source/fashion_design), Margeaux first started singing mostly on hip hop tracks. In 2005, she moved to [New York City](/source/New_York_City) to become a fashion designer, but soon decided to start a career as a professional musician. She formed the group Test Drive with Nikko London and together they worked with producers such as [Timbaland](/source/Timbaland), [Danja](/source/Danja_(record_producer)) and [The Runners](/source/The_Runners_(production_duo)) along with [DJ Khaled](/source/DJ_Khaled). After an unsuccessful record deal with [Universal](/source/Universal_Music_Group), Margeaux moved to [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles) and began working on her solo material. She released her debut EP, ''Animal House'', in 2010 under the name Margo. She went on to work on various music projects including the [dubstep](/source/dubstep) duo Invaderz, with Nikko London and joining the band Roma!, after her return to New York City. In 2015, Margeaux joined the cast of ''Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta''. ==Early life== Margeaux was born Margo Elaine Simms in [Toronto, Ontario](/source/Toronto), Canada.{{cite web|url=http://afri-culture.com/archives/10053|title=Love & Hip Hop Atlanta: Nikko's Wife Is From Toronto!|last=Nkuba|first=Raissa|date=August 13, 2014|website=Afri-Culture|access-date=July 9, 2015}} She is of [Jamaican](/source/Jamaicans) descent.{{cite web|url=http://www.wetpaint.com/2015-04-13-season-4-who-is-margeaux/|title=Love & Hip Hop Atlanta Season 4: Who Is Margeaux?|last=Augustine|first=Afiya|date=April 13, 2015|website=[Wetpaint](/source/Wetpaint)|access-date=July 9, 2015}} Her father was a [chemist](/source/chemist) and he died when Margeaux was 24 years old.{{cite web|url=http://thacelebritea.com/2015/06/exclusive-our-interview-with-lhhatl-margeaux-simms/|title=EXCLUSIVE: Our Interview With LHHATL Margeaux Simms|last=Molette|first=Gregory|date=June 29, 2015|website=Tha Celebritea|access-date=July 9, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://vimeo.com/19947798|title=Margo and Matt: The Interview|last=Rodrigues|first=Matt|date=February 14, 2011|website=Sunday Morning Interview|access-date=July 9, 2015}} She has two sisters. ==Career== ===2005–09: Career beginnings and Test Drive=== Margeaux first started writing songs at the age of 14. She later enrolled at the [Ryerson University](/source/Ryerson_University) in Toronto where she studied [fashion design](/source/fashion_design). After finishing college, she moved to [New York City](/source/New_York_City), [New York](/source/New_York_(state)) to pursue her career as a [fashion designer](/source/fashion_designer). She [interned](/source/Internship) with the designer [Betsey Johnson](/source/Betsey_Johnson) but soon decided she wanted to become a professional musician and put together the group Test Drive. They worked with producers such as [Timbaland](/source/Timbaland), [Danja](/source/Danja_(record_producer)) and [The Runners](/source/The_Runners_(production_duo)) along with [DJ Khaled](/source/DJ_Khaled). ===2010–13: ''Animal House'', Invaderz and Roma!=== Margeaux released her debut [EP](/source/Extended_play), Animal House, in September 2010 and announced that she was working on a full-length album called ''Gunpowder''.{{cite web|url=http://www.indieshuffle.com/live-in-los-angeles-margo-animal-house-ep/|title=Live in Los Angeles: Margo – Animal House EP|author=tward|date=November 17, 2010|website=Indie Shuffle|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110414040913/http://www.indieshuffle.com/live-in-los-angeles-margo-animal-house-ep/|archive-date=April 14, 2011|access-date=July 9, 2015}} On November 2, she released the song "[Walking In L.A.](/source/Spring_Session_M)" – a [cover version](/source/cover_version) of [Missing Persons](/source/Missing_Persons_(band))' song of the same name, accompanied by a music video.{{cite web|url=http://www.thecouchsessions.com/2010/11/new-music-margo-walking-in-la/|title=NEW MUSIC: Margo – Walking In LA|last=Ford|first=Winston "Stone"|date=November 2, 2010|website=The Couch Sessions|access-date=July 9, 2015}} In 2011, Margeaux started working on a new project with Nikko London, called Invaderz. The duo released their [dubstep](/source/dubstep) mixtape ''Just Landed'' on September 19. In 2012, Margeaux moved back to New York City and in August, she joined the rock band Roma! under the stage name "Bomba!". However, she departed from the band by the end of the year. Around the same time, she started working at the nightclub and concert venue [Webster Hall](/source/Webster_Hall) as a [bartender](/source/bartender). ===2014–present: ''Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta'' and ''Black Cocaine''=== In January 2014, she appeared in an episode of an online docu-series ''Second Skin'' for the website StyleLikeU. In April 2015, it was announced that Margeaux would appear on the fourth season of the [VH1](/source/VH1) reality television series ''[Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta](/source/Love_%26_Hip_Hop%3A_Atlanta)'' alongside her husband [Nikko London](/source/Nikko_London). His [sex tape](/source/Celebrity_sex_tape) with [Mimi Faust](/source/Mimi_Faust) was the main subject of the season.{{cite web|url=http://www.wetpaint.com/2015-04-09-season-4-cast-lineup/|title=Love & Hip Hop Atlanta Season 4 Cast — Who's Hired, Who's Fired?|last=Augustine|first=Afiya|date=April 9, 2015|website=[Wetpaint](/source/Wetpaint)|access-date=July 9, 2015}} That same year, she released her single "Start a War", which she also performed on the show.{{cite web|url=http://singersroom.com/content/2015-07-08/Did-Love-Hip-Hop-Atlantas-Margeaux-Show-Promise-With-Start-a-War/|title=Did Love & Hip Hop Atlanta's Margeaux Show Promise With "Start a War"?|author=DJ JusMusic|date=July 8, 2015|website=Singersroom|access-date=July 9, 2015}}{{cite web|url=https://www.vh1.com/news/frvgnc/is-margeauxs-1980s-inspired-rock-music-your-cup-of-tea|title=Is Margeaux's '80s-Inspired Rock Music Your Cup Of Tea?|last=Bellino|first=Damian|date=May 21, 2015|website=[VH1](/source/VH1)|publisher=[Viacom Media Networks](/source/Viacom_Media_Networks)|access-date=July 9, 2015}} In September, Margeaux announced that her EP, ''[Yellow Dirty Rose](/source/Yellow_Dirty_Rose)'', would be released later that month. On June 15, 2017, Margeaux released a music video for "Bad Chick" as the lead single from her upcoming EP ''[Black Cocaine](/source/Black_Cocaine_(Margeaux_EP))'' (2017) scheduled to be released on June 23.{{cite web|url=http://pausemusicale.com/premiere-margeaux-bad-chick/|title=[Premiere] Margeaux – Bad Chick|last=Cuckier|first=Deborah|date=June 14, 2017|website=Pause Musicale|access-date=June 15, 2017}} ==Other ventures== ===Fashion=== Besides her music career, Margeaux has her own creative brand ''House of Margeaux'', a clothing line and hand-painted [skateboard](/source/skateboard) line called Tokiebow.{{cite web|url=http://www.mstarz.com/articles/73657/20150629/exclusive-interview-lhhatl-margeaux-simms-divorce-mimi-faust-beef-nikko-smith.htm|title=Exclusive Interview 'LHHATL' Margeaux Simms Talks Divorce, Mimi Faust Beef & Dating Women|last=Gebremariam|first=Mereb|date=June 29, 2015|website=Mstarz|access-date=July 9, 2015}} ==Personal life== Margeaux married her boyfriend and long-time music collaborator, [Nikko London](/source/Nikko_London), in 2007.{{cite web|url=http://www.vibe.com/2014/08/exclusive-nikko-comes-clean-about-his-10-year-marriage/|title=EXCLUSIVE: Nikko Comes Clean About His 10-Year Marriage|author=VIBE|date=August 12, 2014|website=[Vibe](/source/Vibe_(magazine))|publisher=[Spin Media](/source/Spin_Media)|access-date=July 9, 2015}} In August 2014, it was announced that she had been secretly married to London.{{cite web|url=http://bossip.com/1015301/love-hip-hop-lies-rarely-seen-photos-of-shady-nikko-smith-with-his-estranged-wife-margo-simms/|title=Love, Hip Hop & Lies: Rarely Seen Photos Of Shady Nikko Smith With His "Estranged" Wife Margo|author=Bossip Staff|date=August 13, 2014|website=[Bossip](/source/Bossip)|access-date=July 9, 2015}} ==Discography== * ''Animal House'' (2010) * ''[Black Cocaine](/source/Black_Cocaine_(Margeaux_EP))'' (2017) ==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2015 | ''[Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta](/source/Love_%26_Hip_Hop%3A_Atlanta)'' | Herself | Supporting Role |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{IMDb name|8291273|Margeaux}} {{Margeaux}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Margeaux}} Category:Living people Category:1984 births Category:21st-century Canadian women singers Category:Alternative hip-hop musicians Category:Canadian electronic musicians Category:Canadian fashion designers Category:Canadian women guitarists Category:Canadian women singer-songwriters Category:Canadian hip-hop singers Category:Canadian people of Jamaican descent Category:Canadian pop guitarists Category:Canadian rock guitarists Category:Canadian women songwriters Category:Canadian feminist musicians Category:Canadian LGBTQ rights activists Category:Singers from Toronto Category:Toronto Metropolitan University alumni Category:Singers from New York City Category:Songwriters from New York (state) Category:Synth-pop singers Category:Canadian women in electronic music Category:Canadian women pop singers Category:Participants in American reality television series Category:Guitarists from New York City Category:21st-century American women singers Category:21st-century American women guitarists Category:21st-century American guitarists Category:21st-century American singers Category:Canadian women fashion designers Category:21st-century Canadian singer-songwriters Category:Canadian women civil rights activists --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Margeaux](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margeaux) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margeaux?action=history)). 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