Simona Hulej

Simona Hulejová is a Slovak singer who grew up in the heart of Liptov and has been devoted to Slovak folklore since childhood. She is the granddaughter of the famous folk singer Anna Hulejová, with whom she started performing on the stages of major festivals. She is a laureate of many competitions (Janka Guzová Prize, Slovak Slav...), regularly performs with the Orchestra of Folk Instruments for Slovak Radio and Television and as a soloist has participated in many major festivals - Východná, Grape , Uprising, Viva Musica..

She studied jazz singing at the Jaroslav Ježek Conservatory Vocational College in Prague. He collaborates with leading jazz musicians on the Slovak and Czech scene, is part of the worldmusic project led by phenomenal musicians such as Stanislav Palúch, Peter Korman and Marcel Commendant. With Samuel Hošek, she recorded the duet All the Way on the jazz album Peace, where she collaborated with the top of the Slovak jazz scene - Nikolaj Nikitin, Ľuboš Šrámek, Juraj Griglák and Brazilian drummer Matheus Jardim. She is the vocalist of the Slovak legendary singer Petr Lipa. Soloist of the Army Symphony Orchestra of the Czech Republic. He is part of the band of the great trumpeter Oskar Török. She is a jazz singing lecturer at the jazz workshop Doda Šoška in Piešťany together with famous names such as Martin Valihora, Klaudius Kováč, Stanislav Palúch. This year, she is recording an album with Katarzia, with whom she is planning a tour.

Currently, she is engaged in original work in her band Baron Haze, with whom she recorded a live session in the Svárov studio, and they plan to release their debut album in 2024.