Imaani performing at the Dalston Festival Vortex in September 2008.

Imaani Saleem (born Melanie Crosdale,[1] 1972, Nottingham, England) is an English singer.

Career [link]

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 six points behind the winner Dana International, in second place in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998.[2]

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 cover version of Adina Howard's "Freak Like Me". "Freak Like Me" reached #12 in the UK Singles Chart.[3] Saleem went on to record with the jazz-funk band, Incognito.

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.

References [link]

  1. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 267. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 
  2. ^ "Precious song for Europe". BBC. 12 March 1999. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/295588.stm. Retrieved 16 May 2010. 
  3. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 568. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 
Preceded by
Katrina and the Waves
with "Love Shine a Light"
UK in the Eurovision Song Contest
1998
Succeeded by
Precious
with "Say It Again"



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Dirty South

by: Orenda Fink

In a flatbed, in a trailer
You are who you deal with
Among keys and their jailers
You speak the truth with open eyes
Oh to be a boy,
In the dirty south
In the rec room, when the rains came
She opened her arms to you
You tried to love around
You only ended up jail
Oh the dirty south
Is your living hell
The trees standing
While they sharpen their blades
To cut you down
Beautiful things can come from
The dark one-side end
I hope that you would believe that
Rise up from the ashes but now
You've been eaten down
By the dirty south
So let's give a crown
A gold shining crown
To the dirty south
To be a boy, to be a boy
In the dirty south
To be a boy, to be a boy




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