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. Before TTF, Kiani was a session musician and has toured with Donny Osmond and performed vocals on The Simpsons' Yellow Album. Kiani was born in Glasgow to Pakistani parents originally from Rawalpindi.

The Time Frequency

"Real Love", featuring Kiani, the group's only top 10 hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaked at No. 8 in November 1993. 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.

Solo career

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. All the singles were taken off her album Long Hard Funky Dreams, which was commercially less successful.

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum details
Long Hard Funky DreamsReleased: 27 January 1997 Label: Mercury (#534 512-2) Formats: CD, CS
The Sydney SessionsReleased: 5 December 2006 Label: JRB Music (#93780.1) Formats: CD
Little Things Mean a LotReleased: 20 July 2012 Label: Fanfare (#FANFARE067) Formats: CD

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbum
SCOUKUK Dance
1995"When I Call Your Name"3181Long Hard Funky Dreams
"I Give It All to You"/"I Imagine"203512
1996"Let the Music Play"9196
1997"100%"12233
"With or Without You"21469
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

YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbum
SCOUKUK DanceUK Indie
1992"Real Love"60Dominator
New Emotion (EP)36
1993The Power Zone EP17
"Real Love '93"8
2002"Real Love 2002"1243104Futurelands
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

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