Rani Kamalesvaran (born 1971),[1] who performs as Rani is an Australian singer. Her debut single "Always on My Mind" reached No. 33 on the ARIA singles chart,[2] was on high rotation nationally on Triple J[3] and was nominated for 1997 ARIA Awards for Best New Talent[4] and Best Pop Release.
Rani | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Rani Kamalesvaran |
| Also known as | Rani Kamal |
| Born | 1971 (age 52–53) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Career edit
Rani is the daughter of Australian-based singer, Kamahl, and his wife, Sahodra.[1][5] She first came to notice by providing the vocals on "I Have a Dream" by Hatman and as a result signed with Virgin.[6] Her first single "Always On My Mind" was released in mid 1997[3] and she followed up with "Trust in Me" later that year.[7] In 1998 she issued "Living in Shadows",[8] which was followed by her debut album, The Infinite Blue, released in August 1998.[9]
Discography edit
Albums edit
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUS [10] | ||
| The Infinite Blue[11] |
|
94 |
Singles edit
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [2] | |||
| "Always On My Mind" | 1997 | 33 | The Infinite Blue |
| "Trust in Me" | — | ||
| "Living in Shadows" | 1998 | — | |
| "Underwater" (Delerium featuring Rani) | 2001 | — | Poem |
| "Surrender" (Mr. Sam featuring Rani) | 2003 | — | Non-album single |
Awards and nominations edit
ARIA Music Awards edit
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | "Always On My Mind" | Best Pop Release | Nominated |
| Best New Talent | Nominated |
References edit
- ^ a b Schluter, Kevin (16 December 1981). "You Wanted to Know with Kevin Schluter". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 49, no. 28. p. 143. Retrieved 11 January 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b "Rani – Always On My Mind", Australian-Charts
- ^ a b Scott, Jody (24 July 1997), "Like father, like song - Kamahl's Rani does it her way", The Australian
- ^ "The ARIA Nominees", Billboard, 27 September 1997
- ^ Jansen, Ara (29 May 1997), "Rani's Debut Fits Family Tradition", The West Australian
- ^ Adams, Cameron (28 August 1997), "Cool Rani. Only 13 producers on stage", Herald-Sun
- ^ Koch, Philip (9 November 1997), "Rani - Heart & soul / Rani's all about soul / Determined diva found", Sunday Telegraph
- ^ Adams, Cameron (25 June 1998), "SINGLES", Herald-Sun
- ^ Stewart, Paul (16 August 1998), "All by her self", Sunday Herald Sun
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 230.
- ^ Parsons, Kate (26 July 1998), "CD Reviews", Sunday Telegraph