Mary Kiani

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Mary Kiani
Background information
Also known as	Märy Kiani
Origin	Scotland
Genre(s)	Dance
Occupation(s)	Singer
Label(s)	Mercury
Associated acts	The Time Frequency
Website	MaryKiani.com

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 more successful solo career.

[edit] The Time Frequency

"Real Love", the group's only Top 10 hit in the 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.

[edit] Solo career

Mary Kiani on her 1997 debut solo album Long Hard Funky Dreams

After leaving The Time Frequency due to arguments with the band lead, 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 4th 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 popping up with an Australian only single "Wrap You Up" in 1999, released on Jam Records. She contributed a track called "No Frills Love" to a few dance compilations, the main one being Gayfest 2003.

In the late 90s 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. However, 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.^{[citation needed]}

Mary 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. She toured there in support of the album, including a very-well received performance at the 2006 Syndey Mardi Gras, where she performed "I Imagine".