Imaani

Imaani Saleem
Imaani performing at the Dalston Festival Vortex in September 2008
Background information
Birth name	Melanie Crosdale
Also known as	Imaani
Born	1972 Nottingham, England
Occupation(s)	Singer

Imaani Saleem (born Melanie Crosdale in 1972) is an English singer, best known for representing the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 in Birmingham with the song "Where Are You".

In 1998, Saleem entered the A Song for Europe competition to find the UK's song for the Eurovision Song Contest. Her track "Where Are You" was a runaway winner with the British public and was selected to represent the UK. Saleem finished seven points behind the winner Dana International, in second place in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998. The UK has never been so close to winning ever since.

After its success in the contest, "Where Are You" entered the UK Singles Chart in May 1998, peaking at #15. The track spent more than two months in the chart. Despite this success, her record label EMI decided to cancel the release of her follow-up single "You Got A Way" and parted company with Saleem.

In 2000, she supplied the lead vocals on Tru Faith & Dub Conspiracy's UK garage cover of Adina Howard's "Freak Like Me". "Freak Like Me" reached No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart. Saleem went on to record with the jazz-funk band, Incognito.

Since 2005, Saleem has performed as part of UK session organisation, The AllStars Collective.