Carmen Susana Simões

Carmen Susana Simões (born 8 March 1973, in Lisbon, Portugal) is a Portuguese singer and lyricist of darkwave and gothic music, characterized by a melancholic mezzo-soprano voice.

Carmen began her musical career in local Gothic rock bands known as 'Poetry of Shadows' and 'Isiphilon'. In 1997, Carmen soon became the lead singer of the prestigious darkwave band Aenima. As of 2005, next to the award-winning musician Rune Eriksen, she became the vocalist for the Doom metal band Ava Inferi, where she would also participate in a Moonspell album, in 2007.

As of 2013, Rune Eriksen and Carmen Susana Simões announced the disbandment of Ava Inferi.

Discography with Isiphilon Essence (1997)

with Aenima Revolutions (1999) Never Fragile – EP (2002) Sentient (2003)

with Ava Inferi Burdens (2006) The Silhouette (2007) Blood of Bacchus (2009) Onyx (2011)