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Mary Kiani
12+ albums
female vocalistspopeurodancedanceaustralia
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Mary Kiani (usually spelled Märy Kiani on her records) is a Scottish singer who first had hit songs as vocalist for dance music act The Time Frequency in the early 1990s and later a failed solo career. Before TTF, Mary was Session/Backing vocalist and has toured with artists such as Donny Osmond and performs vocals on The Simpsons' Yellow Album. Mary Kiani on her 1997 debut solo album Long Hard Funky DreamsAfter leaving The Time Frequency due to disagreements, Kiani signed a solo recording contract with Mercury Records. With her energetic dance hits she quickly became one of the top nightclub acts on the scene, being nicknamed 'Queen of Clubs'.[citation needed] . She topped numerous club charts and her solo singles all made the national charts. "When I Call Your Name" made #18, the double A-side release "I Give It All To You" / "I Imagine" peaked at #35 and was followed into the charts by the cover of "Let the Music Play" (originally a ground-breaking and genre-defining freestyle song recorded by Shannon) which reached #19. Her fourth release "100%", her last single to be remixed by Motiv8 was another hit at #23 and "With or Without You" (a U2 cover, apparently approved by the The Edge himself) hit #46. All the singles were taken off her album Long Hard Funky Dreams, which sold disappointingly. Kiani then disappeared from the music scene for a while resurfacing with an Australian-only single "Wrap You Up" in 1999, released on Jam Records. She contributed a track called "No
