Artist

Sima

2 performances at The Culture Festival in 2 cities (2026).

Who is Sima?

Sima, real name Simona Hégerová, is a Slovak singer from Trnava. She describes herself not as a rapper but rather as a rapping singer. She has been singing since the age of nine, and in 2012 she made the final 24 of Hlas Česko Slovenska. She broke through in 2015 with the Podzemgang project and a duet with the rapper Ego. She writes her own lyrics, and her producer and manager is Tomáš Gajlík. She played The Culture in August 2026 in Olomouc and Liberec.

She released her debut album Femina in 2017, followed by Podľa seba (2018), Bombím (2019), Masterpiece (2022) and Lonely (2024). Masterpiece reached no. 1 on the IFPI Slovak album chart in December 2022 and has spent more than 200 weeks on it. Spolu entered the Slovak digital Top 50 SK straight at no. 1 in 2018. At the Rádio Europa 2 music awards in 2019 she won Slovak Female Singer. The video for Toto leto with Kali was the most watched music video on Slovak YouTube in 2020.

She reached no. 1 on the IFPI Slovak digital Top 100 as a guest on Ego's Pumpa (2020, five weeks), in a duet on Gabryell's single Dostať z hlavy (2022), and as lead artist for the first time at the end of 2024 with Pod vodou. Tvoje ruže, Bejby, Forever Young and SORRY are certified Platinum in Slovakia. In 2024 she was on the cover of the Slovak Forbes 30 Under 30 list. Her 13 September 2025 concert at the City Arena stadium in Trnava (capacity 25,000) sold out; according to Rádio Europa 2 she was the first Slovak solo artist to fill it. She announced a concert at Prague's O2 arena for 13 November 2026, her biggest in the Czech Republic.

What are Sima's best-known songs?

Her biggest hits on the IFPI Slovak digital Top 100 include:

  • Pod vodou (album Lonely, 2024, no. 1, Gold single)
  • Pumpa (Ego with Sima and Ben Cristovao, 2020, 5 weeks at no. 1)
  • Dostať z hlavy (Gabryell with Sima, 2022, no. 1)
  • Tvoje ruže (2024, no. 2, Platinum single)
  • Bejby (2023, no. 3, Platinum single)
  • Spolu (album Podľa seba, 2018, no. 3)
  • Toto leto (with Kali, 2020, no. 3)
  • Forever Young (2023, no. 4, Platinum single)
  • V oblakoch (with Ben Cristovao, album Masterpiece, 2022, no. 4, Gold single)
  • SORRY (2025, no. 5, Platinum single)
  • Slobodná (EP OMG, 2020, no. 5)

Her highest placing on the IFPI Czech digital Top 100 is Adam Mišík's BEZ TEBE with her (2023, no. 6).

What albums has Sima released?

Her releases include:

  • Lonely (2024)
  • Masterpiece (2022)
  • Bombím (2019)
  • Podľa seba (2018)
  • Femina (2017)

She has also released the EPs OMG (2020) and Story (2021).

Who has Sima worked with?

She makes her music with producer Tomáš Gajlík, who composed Tvoje ruže among others. With Kali she recorded Nevolaj mi and Toto leto and guested on his Aj ty and Kým sa dá. With Ego she recorded Princíp vzájomnosti and Kde je limit and guested on his Pumpa, which also features Ben Cristovao, with whom she made V oblakoch. She guested on Kontrafakt's Pocity and sang duets with Gabryell on Dostať z hlavy and with Adam Mišík on BEZ TEBE. Separ, Tripp and Tina also guest on her albums.

Sima at The Culture — performance history

Sima on The Culture posters

Sima live at The Culture — videos

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