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Aneka /əˈniːkə/ (born Mary Sandeman, 20 November 1954) is a Scottish singer.
In 1981, she hit number one in the UK Singles Chart with her song, "Japanese Boy". She was well known for the Oriental image she adopted for the song. After her brief foray into pop she reverted to her real name and established herself as an accomplished singer of Scottish traditional music.
Mary Sandeman recorded the song "Japanese Boy" in 1981. Impressed with the results, her record company, Hansa decided to release it as a single with full promotion. Arriving at the name 'Aneka' in a telephone directory, Sandeman fashioned a suitable image for the song. Released in summer 1981, "Japanese Boy" made an impressive leap in the charts and reached No.1 for one week in August.
Buoyed by this level of success, the record company commissioned an album and looked to find a follow-up single. The song "Little Lady" was chosen, but caused some concern as to what her image would be now, as it was felt that a Japanese look would be inappropriate for the song as well as giving the artist a limited lifespan. In the event, Sandeman adopted a 19th Century lady image, but retained the same high-pitched voice as used for her hit. The song failed to chart highly in the UK, reaching only No.50 - securing her the label of 'one-hit wonder'.
By the house that you call home lies the evil and the scared
Pass the saints through the heaven gates - we can hide out there
I've known you all my life tonight and I won't let that go
I've known you all my life tonight
On the Highland borderline it brings us back when we were kids
Pictures of our dead loved ones - the night is young so don't be scared
I've known you all my life tonight and I won't let that go
I've known you all my life tonight