Rani
Birth nameRani Kamalesvaran
Also known asRani Kamal
Born1971 (age 51–52)
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 and chart positions
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. 1 2 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.
  2. 1 2 "Rani – Always On My Mind", Australian-Charts
  3. 1 2 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, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 230.
  11. ↑ Parsons, Kate (26 July 1998), "CD Reviews", Sunday Telegraph
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