On 7th November, the 24-year-old new and upcoming singer from south London Mimi Simmons, known as MIMI, released her brand new single “Copenhagen.”

She started writing music at a young age and has always been inspired by artists such as Lana Del Ray and Florance and the Machine. With the demanding nature of the university, this was put on a back burner for a while. Luckily for us, she graduated in 2021 which can only mean one thing. More Music!

Throughout her four songs, she discusses very heartfelt subjects that I’m sure many people in their 20s can relate to, namely heartbreak, longing, and figuring out how to grow up into an adult in this day and age. As a 20-something delusional romantic myself, MIMI is quickly becoming one of my favourite singer-song-writers and someone I will be sure to follow closely.

MIMI released her debut single last August entitled “Oblivion Baby” with her producer and songwriter Jules Konieczny which has a similar soft sound to “Copenhagen” yet her voice is a lot more raw. She has performed at BBC Radio One as well as BBC Radio London and has been interviewed by BBC Introducing’s Jess Iszatt.

“Copenhagen” explores her airy voice which captures the dreamy element of this song. It tells the evocative story of an unrequited, friends-to-lovers relationship. This indie vibe also reminded me of the amazing soundtrack from the hit TV show Heartstopper and I am therefore very much hoping for it to appear in its upcoming season three.

From my initial listen, I was immediately transported into a romance novel where two friends go on holiday in an attempt to fix their friendship whilst grappling with the fact that they are falling for each other. This style of story-telling is very reminiscent of that of other successful, female singers like Maisie Peters and Taylor Swift, in particular, “In My Head” from her 2018 EP Dressed Too Nice For A Jacket and Taylor Swift’s “You Belong with Me” from her second album, Fearless.

MIMI is set to release more music next year and, I for one, am hoping that this is just the beginning of her huge success story.