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Biography
BLP sources|date=May 2010 Imaani Saleem (born Melanie Crosdale ,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= 267 1972, Nottingham , England ) is an English people|English singing|singer .
Career
In 1998 she entered the Eurovision: Your Country Needs You|A Song For Europe competition to find the United Kingdom|UK's song for the Eurovision Song Contest . Her track " Where Are You? (Imaani song)|Where Are You " was a runaway winner with the British public and was selected to represent the UK. Imaani finished six points behind the winner Dana International , in second place in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 .cite web|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/295588.stm|title=Precious song for Europe|date=12 March 1999|publisher= BBC |accessdate=16 May 2010
After its success in the contest, "Where Are You" entered the UK Singles Chart in May 1998, peaking at #15. 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 cover version of Adina Howard 's " Freak Like Me ". "Freak Like Me" reached #12 in the UK Singles Chart .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= 568 Saleem went on to sound recording and reproduction|record with the jazz-funk band (music)|band , Incognito (band)|Incognito .
In 2006, she sang on a house music|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.
References
Reflist S-startSuccession box|before= Katrina and the Waves with " Love Shine a Light " | title= UK in the Eurovision Song Contest | years= 1998 | after= Precious (band)|Precious with " Say It Again (Precious song)|Say It Again " | S-endUse dmy dates|date=August 2010 Persondata | NAME = Imaani | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = 1972 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = Category:1972 births Category:Living people Category:British Eurovision Song Contest entrants Category:Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1998 Category:People from Nottingham Category:English female singers
