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'''Mary Kiani''' (usually spelled '''Märy Kiani''' on her records) is a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[singer]], born 1960, who first had [[chart-topper|hit]] [[song]]s as [[singer|vocalist]] for [[dance music]] act [[The Time Frequency]] (TTF) in the early 1990s and later a solo career. Before TTF, Mary was Session/Backing vocalist and has toured with artists such as [[Donny Osmond]] and performs vocals on The Simpsons' [[The Yellow Album|Yellow Album]].
'''Mary Kiani''', usually spelled '''Märy Kiani''' on her records, is a Scottish singer who first had [[hit record|hit]] songs as vocalist for [[dance music]] act [[The Time Frequency]] (TTF) in the early 1990s and later a solo career.<ref>{{cite news |title=the Razz: show buzz |newspaper=Daily Record|location=Scotland |date=21 November 2006 |page=14 |author1=Beverley, Lyons |author2=Liz Showbiz |name-list-style=amp }}</ref> Before TTF, Kiani was a [[session musician]] and has toured with [[Donny Osmond]] and performed vocals on ''[[The Simpsons]]''{{'}} ''[[The Yellow Album|Yellow Album]]''.


==The Time Frequency==
==The Time Frequency==
"Real Love", featuring Kiani, the group's only [[Top 40|top 10]] hit on the [[UK Singles Chart]], peaked at No. 8 in November 1993.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums 2">{{cite book
"Real Love", the group's only Top 10 hit in the [[United Kingdom|UK]], peaked at #8 in November 1993. Other charting singles were "New Emotion" #36, "The Ultimate High" / "Power Zone" #17, "Such A Phantasy" #25 and "Dreamscape '94" #32. Mary featured as vocalist on TTF songs "Real Love", "New Emotion", "Supernature", "Higher Than Heaven", "The Ultimate High", "Real Love '93", "Real Love 2002", & "New Emotion 2000".
| first= David

| last= Roberts
She has just recorded some vocals for TTFs new album Dominator 2 out this winter.{{when}}
| year= 2006
| title= British Hit Singles & Albums
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
| location= London
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| page= 560}}</ref> Other charting singles with Kiani were "New Emotion" No. 36, and "The Ultimate High" / "Power Zone" No. 17. Hit singles for the group without Kiani were "Such a Phantasy" No. 25 and "Dreamscape '94" No. 32.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums 2"/>


==Solo career==
==Solo career==
After leaving [[The Time Frequency]] due to disagreements, Kiani signed a [[solo (music)|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'.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} . She topped numerous club charts and her solo [[single (music)|singles]] all made the national charts. "[[When I Call Your Name (Mary Kiani song)|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 (song)#Mary Kiani version|Let the Music Play]]" (originally a ground-breaking and genre-defining [[Freestyle music|freestyle]] [[song]] [[sound recording and reproduction|recorded]] by [[Shannon]]) which reached #19. Her fourth release "[[100% (Mary Kiani song)|100%]]", her last single to be remixed by [[Steve Rodway|Motiv8]] was another hit at #23 and "[[With or Without You (Mary Kiani version)|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.
After leaving the Time Frequency, Kiani signed a solo recording contract with [[Mercury Records]]. She topped numerous club charts and her early [[single (music)|singles]] all made the UK chart. "[[When I Call Your Name (Mary Kiani song)|When I Call Your Name]]" made No. 18, the double A-side release "[[I Give It All To You" / "I Imagine]]" peaked at No. 35, and was followed into the charts by the cover of "[[Let the Music Play (song)#Mary Kiani version|Let the Music Play]]" which reached No. 19. Her fourth release "[[100% (Mary Kiani song)|100%]]", her last single to be remixed by [[Steve Rodway|Motiv8]] was another hit at No. 23, and "[[With or Without You (Mary Kiani version)|With or Without You]]" (a [[U2]] cover) peaked at No. 46.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006
| title= British Hit Singles & Albums
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
| location= London
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| page= 300}}</ref> All the singles were taken off her album ''[[Long Hard Funky Dreams]]'', which was commercially less successful.


Kiani then disappeared from the music scene for a while resurfacing with an [[Australia]]n-only single "Wrap You Up" in 1999, released on Jam Records. She contributed a track called "No Frills Love" to a few dance [[compilation album|compilations]], the main ones being ''The 2002 Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Official CD'' and ''Gayfest 2003''.
Kiani then disappeared from the music scene for a while resurfacing with an Australia-only single "Wrap You Up" in 1999, released on Jam Records. She contributed a cover of the [[Jennifer Holliday]] track "No Frills Love" to a few dance [[compilation album|compilations]], the main ones being ''The 2002 Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Official CD'' and ''Gayfest 2003''. In the late 1990s, Kiani opened the [[Glasgow]] nightclub 'Slave' in the city's Clyde Street.


She is still a popular performer on the [[gay club]] circuit. She returned in 2006 with her album, ''The Sydney Sessions'', which initially received an Australia-only release. The album became available on iTunes, alongside the 2005 remix of "Let the Music Play". She toured Australia in support of the album, including a performance at the 2006 [[Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras]], where she performed "I Imagine".
In the late 1990s Kiani opened the [[Glasgow]] nightclub 'Slave' in the city's Clyde Street. The media put this out as being an [[S&M]] club because of the name Slave, but the club was a normal [[nightclub]] and the name Slave is in tribute to her idol [[Prince (artist)|Prince]]. The club failed because of the media and its location on Clyde Street, a street that runs along the river - at the time the Riverside area was rundown.{{Fact|date=February 2007}}


She recorded a [[cover version]] of "After All I Live My Life" for [[Frankie Miller]]'s [[tribute album]], which was released in 2003 on [[Eagle Records]]. Kiani toured in Australia during 2007, as well as giving birth to her second child. Kiani's single, "Anything Is Possible", was released in October that year, through the Pumpin' UK label.
She is still a popular performer on the [[gay club]] circuit, her singles always included remixes that proved popular on the scene, especially those remixed by Steve Rodway ([[Motiv8]]), which were very upbeat and very melodic. She came back in 2006 with her new album, ''[[The Sydney Sessions]]'', which initially received an Australia only release in September. The album is available on iTunes alongside the 2005 remix of "Let the Music Play". She toured Oz in support of the album, including a very-well received performance at the 2006 [[Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras]], where she performed "I Imagine".


Recently Kiani's older hits have experienced a resurgence in popularity, beginning with her single "100%", which appeared on Japan's ''We Love Tech Para: Mission Style II''. Kiani is now based in Sydney, Australia and following a singing career in her new home, appeared at The Midnight Shift birthday party in 2009, and performed at Slide in October 2009 with her 'Live and Intimate Show'.
She recorded a highly-praised version of "After All I Live My Life" for Scottish Legend Frankie Miller's tribute album which was released in 2003 on Eagle Records. Backed with The Mary Kiani Sunshine Choir, her track is just one of several contributions to the album by stars including LuLu, Bonnie Tyler, Robert Carlyle, Fish, Horse, Billy Connolly & Rod Stewart.


==Discography==
Kiani toured in Australia during 2007 as well as gave birth to her second child in Spring of 2007. There is also talk of a charity single being released in Australia with all money going to a Children's Hospice.{{fact}}
===Albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:12em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:15em;"| Album details
|-


|-
Mary's new single Anything Is Possible will be available as a Maxi CD on October 7 2007 through Mary's new UK label Pumpin' UK. The Sleazesisters Remix is currently available on iTunes UK alongside Break The Chain which is billed as Club Junkies vs Nick Jay featuring Mary Kiani and is a cover of the Motiv8 club anthem.
! scope="row"| ''[[Long Hard Funky Dreams]]''
|
* Released: 27 January 1997
* Label: [[Mercury Records|Mercury]] <small>(#534 512-2)</small>
* Formats: [[Compact disc|CD]], [[Compact Cassette|CS]]
|-
! scope="row"| ''The Sydney Sessions''
|
* Released: 5 December 2006
* Label: JRB Music <small>(#93780.1)</small>
* Formats: CD
|-
! scope="row"| ''Little Things Mean a Lot''
|
* Released: 20 July 2012
* Label: [[Fanfare Records|Fanfare]] <small>(#FANFARE067)</small>
* Formats: CD
|-
|}


===Singles===
Recently Kiani's older hits have experienced a resurgence in popularity, beginning with her single "100%" appearing on Japan's "We Love Tech Para: Mission Style II"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:2em;"| Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Title
! colspan="3"| Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Album
|-

! style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| [[Scottish Singles and Albums Charts|SCO]]<br><ref>Scottish singles chart peaks:
* {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/19950806/41/ |title=When I Call Your Name |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |accessdate=2 October 2020}}
* {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/19951217/41/ |title=I Give It All to You/I Imagine |publisher=Official Charts Company |accessdate=2 October 2020}}
* {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/19960421/41/ |title=Let the Music Play |publisher=Official Charts Company |accessdate=2 October 2020}}
* {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/19970112/41/ |title=100% |publisher=Official Charts Company |accessdate=2 October 2020}}
* {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/19970615/41/ |title=With or Without You |publisher=Official Charts Company |accessdate=2 October 2020}}
</ref>

! style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/31866/mary-kiani/ |title=UK singles chart peaks |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |accessdate=2 October 2020}}</ref>

! style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Dance Singles and Albums Charts|UK<br><small>Dance</small>]]<br><ref>UK dance singles chart peaks:
* {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/dance-singles-chart/19950730/104/ |title=When I Call Your Name |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |accessdate=2 October 2020}}
* {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/dance-singles-chart/19951231/104/ |title=I Give It All to You/I Imagine |publisher=Official Charts Company |accessdate=2 October 2020}}
* {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/dance-singles-chart/19960421/104/ |title=Let the Music Play |publisher=Official Charts Company |accessdate=2 October 2020}}
* {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/dance-singles-chart/19970112/104/ |title=100% |publisher=Official Charts Company |accessdate=2 October 2020}}
* {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/dance-singles-chart/19970615/104/ |title=With or Without You |publisher=Official Charts Company |accessdate=2 October 2020}}
</ref>

|-
| rowspan="2"| 1995
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[When I Call Your Name (Mary Kiani song)|When I Call Your Name]]"
| 3 || 18 || 1
| rowspan="5"| ''Long Hard Funky Dreams''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[I Give It All To You / I Imagine|I Give It All to You"/"I Imagine]]"
| 20 || 35 || 12
|-
| 1996
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Let the Music Play (Shannon song)#Mary Kiani version|Let the Music Play]]"
| 9 || 19 || 6
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1997
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[100% (Mary Kiani song)|100%]]"
| 12 || 23 || 3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[List of cover versions of U2 songs#With or Without You|With or Without You]]"
| 21 || 46 || 9
|-
| 1999
| style="text-align:left;"| "Wrap You Up"
| — || — || —
| rowspan="2"| ''The Sydney Sessions''
|-
| 2008
| style="text-align:left;"| "Anything is Possible"
| — || — || —
|-
| 2015
| style="text-align:left;"| "Family"
| — || — || —
| {{N/A|Non-album single}}
|-
| colspan="15" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
|}

===Singles with [[The Time Frequency]]===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:2em;"| Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Title
! colspan="4"| Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Album
|-

! style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| [[Scottish Singles and Albums Charts|SCO]]<br><ref>The Time Frequency Scottish singles chart peaks:
* {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20020825/41/ |title=Real Love 2002 |publisher=Official Charts Company |accessdate=1 October 2020}}</ref>

! style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/27726/time-frequency/ |title=The Time Frequency UK singles chart peaks |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |accessdate=2 October 2020}}</ref>

! style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Dance Singles and Albums Charts|UK<br><small>Dance</small>]]<br><ref>The Time Frequency UK dance singles chart peaks:
* {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/dance-singles-chart/20020825/104/ |title=Real Love 2002 |publisher=Official Charts Company |accessdate=2 October 2020}}</ref>

! style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Independent Singles and Albums Charts|UK<br><small>Indie</small>]]<br><ref>The Time Frequency UK independent singles chart peaks:
* {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/independent-singles-chart/20020825/130/ |title=Real Love 2002 |publisher=Official Charts Company |accessdate=2 October 2020}}</ref>

|-
| rowspan="2"| 1992
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Real Love (The Time Frequency song)|Real Love]]"
| — || 60 || — || —
| rowspan="4"| ''Dominator''
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[New Emotion|New Emotion EP]]''
| — || 36 || — || —
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1993
| style="text-align:left;"| ''The Power Zone EP''
| — || 17 || — || —
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Real Love (The Time Frequency song)|Real Love '93]]"
| — || 8 || — || —
|-
| 2002
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Real Love (The Time Frequency song)|Real Love 2002]]"
| 12 || 43 || 10 || 4
| ''Futurelands''
|-
| colspan="15" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}


==External links==
==External links==

{{wikiquote}}
*[http://www.pumpinuk.com/ "Pumpin' UK"]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071107154846/http://www.pumpinuk.com/ "Pumpin' UK"]
*[http://www.marykiani.com Official website]
* [http://www.marykiani.com Official website]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aclQdEH_7Y "I Imagine"]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aclQdEH_7Y "I Imagine"]
*[http://myspace.com/marykiani Mary Kiani Official MySpace]
* [http://myspace.com/marykiani Mary Kiani Official Myspace]
*[http://www.eagle-rock.com Eagle Records]
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20000408183215/http://www.eagle-rock.com/ Eagle Records]}}
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Mary+Kiani Discogs]
* {{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p277806}}

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Mary Kiani
Also known asMäry Kiani
GenresDance
OccupationSinger
Years active1980–present
LabelsMercury

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 (TTF) in the early 1990s and later a solo career.[1] Before TTF, Kiani was a session musician and has toured with Donny Osmond and performed vocals on The Simpsons' Yellow Album.

The Time Frequency

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"Real Love", featuring Kiani, the group's only top 10 hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaked at No. 8 in November 1993.[2] Other charting singles with Kiani were "New Emotion" No. 36, and "The Ultimate High" / "Power Zone" No. 17. Hit singles for the group without Kiani were "Such a Phantasy" No. 25 and "Dreamscape '94" No. 32.[2]

Solo career

[edit]

After leaving the Time Frequency, Kiani signed a solo recording contract with Mercury Records. She topped numerous club charts and her early singles all made the UK chart. "When I Call Your Name" made No. 18, the double A-side release "I Give It All To You" / "I Imagine" peaked at No. 35, and was followed into the charts by the cover of "Let the Music Play" which reached No. 19. Her fourth release "100%", her last single to be remixed by Motiv8 was another hit at No. 23, and "With or Without You" (a U2 cover) peaked at No. 46.[3] All the singles were taken off her album Long Hard Funky Dreams, which was commercially less successful.

Kiani then disappeared from the music scene for a while resurfacing with an Australia-only single "Wrap You Up" in 1999, released on Jam Records. She contributed a cover of the Jennifer Holliday track "No Frills Love" to a few dance compilations, the main ones being The 2002 Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Official CD and Gayfest 2003. In the late 1990s, Kiani opened the Glasgow nightclub 'Slave' in the city's Clyde Street.

She is still a popular performer on the gay club circuit. She returned in 2006 with her album, The Sydney Sessions, which initially received an Australia-only release. The album became available on iTunes, alongside the 2005 remix of "Let the Music Play". She toured Australia in support of the album, including a performance at the 2006 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, where she performed "I Imagine".

She recorded a cover version of "After All I Live My Life" for Frankie Miller's tribute album, which was released in 2003 on Eagle Records. Kiani toured in Australia during 2007, as well as giving birth to her second child. Kiani's single, "Anything Is Possible", was released in October that year, through the Pumpin' UK label.

Recently Kiani's older hits have experienced a resurgence in popularity, beginning with her single "100%", which appeared on Japan's We Love Tech Para: Mission Style II. Kiani is now based in Sydney, Australia and following a singing career in her new home, appeared at The Midnight Shift birthday party in 2009, and performed at Slide in October 2009 with her 'Live and Intimate Show'.

Discography

[edit]

Albums

[edit]
Title Album details
Long Hard Funky Dreams
  • Released: 27 January 1997
  • Label: Mercury (#534 512-2)
  • Formats: CD, CS
The Sydney Sessions
  • Released: 5 December 2006
  • Label: JRB Music (#93780.1)
  • Formats: CD
Little Things Mean a Lot
  • Released: 20 July 2012
  • Label: Fanfare (#FANFARE067)
  • Formats: CD

Singles

[edit]
Year Title Peak chart positions Album
SCO
[4]
UK
[5]
UK
Dance

[6]
1995 "When I Call Your Name" 3 18 1 Long Hard Funky Dreams
"I Give It All to You"/"I Imagine" 20 35 12
1996 "Let the Music Play" 9 19 6
1997 "100%" 12 23 3
"With or Without You" 21 46 9
1999 "Wrap You Up" The Sydney Sessions
2008 "Anything is Possible"
2015 "Family" Non-album single
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles with The Time Frequency

[edit]
Year Title Peak chart positions Album
SCO
[7]
UK
[8]
UK
Dance

[9]
UK
Indie

[10]
1992 "Real Love" 60 Dominator
New Emotion EP 36
1993 The Power Zone EP 17
"Real Love '93" 8
2002 "Real Love 2002" 12 43 10 4 Futurelands
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Beverley, Lyons & Liz Showbiz (21 November 2006). "the Razz: show buzz". Daily Record. Scotland. p. 14.
  2. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 560. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 300. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. ^ Scottish singles chart peaks:
  5. ^ "UK singles chart peaks". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  6. ^ UK dance singles chart peaks:
  7. ^ The Time Frequency Scottish singles chart peaks:
  8. ^ "The Time Frequency UK singles chart peaks". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  9. ^ The Time Frequency UK dance singles chart peaks:
  10. ^ The Time Frequency UK independent singles chart peaks:
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