Imaani
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Imaani Saleem (born Melanie Crosdale,[1] Born 1972, Derby, England) is an English singer and is best known for representing the Eurovision Song Contest in 1998.
Career
In 1998, she entered the A Song For Europe competition to find the UK's song for the Eurovision Song Contest. Her track "Where Are You" was a runaway winner with the British public and was selected to represent the UK. Imaani finished seven points behind the winner Dana International, in second place in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998.[2] Britain has never been so close to winning ever since.
After its success in the contest, "Where Are You" entered the UK Singles Chart in May 1998, peaking at #15.[1] The track spent more than two months in the chart. Despite this success, her record label EMI decided to cancel the release of her follow-up single "You Got A Way" and parted company with Saleem.
In 2000, she supplied the lead vocals on Tru Faith & Dub Conspiracy's UK garage cover of Adina Howard's "Freak Like Me". "Freak Like Me" reached No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart.[3] Saleem went on to record with the jazz-funk band, Incognito.[4]
Since 2005, Saleem has performed as part of UK session organisation, The AllStars Collective.[5]
In 2006, she sang on a house track, "Bring Me Love", by the Copyright Project on Defected Records. The track received a limited release in the UK, but reached the Top 3 in the club chart.
In 2014, Saleem released her debut album, Standing Tall. The album failed to chart in the UK.
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