Born in the former Czechoslovakia, Simonne Draper was raised in Moravia, the same region where the classical composer Leoš Janáček was born and lived. As a child, Simonne listened to the music of Janáček, and also to the music of Antonín Dvořák and Bedřich Smetana, but she tuned in to pop and rock as well. When she reached 18, Simonne moved to Prague for her studies, where she obtained a degree in law at Charles University. Later, she lived in England, but in 2008 returned to Prague – just before her daught…