Rani (Australian singer)

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Rani
Birth nameRani Kamalesvaran
Also known asRani Kamal
Born1971 (age 49–50)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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.

Career[]

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[]

Albums[]

List of albums, with selected details
Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS[10]
The Infinite Blue[11]
  • Released: August 1998
  • Label: Virgin Records Australia
  • Format: CD
 94

Singles[]

List of singles, with selected chart positions
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[]

ARIA Music Awards[]

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[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Schluter, Kevin (16 December 1981). "You Wanted to Know with Kevin Schluter". The Australian Women's Weekly. 49 (28). p. 143. Retrieved 11 January 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "RANI - ALWAYS ON MY MIND (SONG)", Australian-Charts
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Scott, Jody (24 July 1997), "Like father, like song - Kamahl's Rani does it her way", The Australian
  4. ^ "The ARIA Nominees", Billboard, 27 September 1997
  5. ^ Jansen, Ara (29 May 1997), "Rani's Debut Fits Family Tradition", The West Australian
  6. ^ Adams, Cameron (28 August 1997), "Cool Rani. Only 13 producers on stage", Herald-Sun
  7. ^ Koch, Philip (9 November 1997), "Rani - Heart & soul / Rani's all about soul / Determined diva found", Sunday Telegraph
  8. ^ Adams, Cameron (25 June 1998), "SINGLES", Herald-Sun
  9. ^ Stewart, Paul (16 August 1998), "All by her self", Sunday Herald Sun
  10. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  11. ^ Parsons, Kate (26 July 1998), "CD Reviews", Sunday Telegraph

External links[]

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