Rani Kamalesvaran (born 1971), who performs as Rani is an Australian singer. Her debut single "

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" reached No. 33 on the

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singles chart, was on high rotation nationally on

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and was nominated for 1997

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s for Best New Talent and Best Pop Release.

Career

Rani is the daughter of Australian-based singer,

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, and his wife, Sahodra. She first came to notice by providing the vocals on "I Have a Dream" by Hatman and as a result signed with Virgin. Her first single "Always On My Mind" was released in mid 1997 and she followed up with "Trust in Me" later that year. In 1998 she issued "Living in Shadows", which was followed by her debut album, '' The Infinite Blue'', released in August 1998.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The

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Always On My Mind "Always on My Mind" is a Sentimental ballad, ballad written by Wayne Carson, Johnny Christopher, and Mark James (songwriter), Mark James, first recorded by Brenda Lee and first released by Gwen McCrae (as "You Were Always on My Mind") in Mar ...

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rani 1971 births Australian musicians Living people Australian people of Indian descent Australian people of Malaysian descent Australian people of Sri Lankan Tamil descent