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Interview: Nadia Ali

If there is an Empress who reigns supreme in the dominion of Dance music, it is undisputedly Nadia Ali. Few mortals can match her lyrical depth and eloquence; fewer can produce a voice as rich as the Dance scion. Masterfully encapsulating euphoric and melancholic, Ali’s signature music style sees Eastern mystique caressed with intelligent Electronica and fortified with Soul.
The gifted singer/songwriter has enjoyed an illustrious career spanning a solid decade. Born in Libya to Pakistani parents and raised in America, stunning Ali was discovered in her home town of New York in her late teens by producer Markus Moser. The duo went on to form Dance act iiO and caught the world’s attention with their 2001 smash hit single ‘Rapture’. Dance music would never be the same again. iiO produced classic global tracks such as ‘At the End’, ‘Smooth’ and ‘Kiss You’. Nadia Ali enriched and invigorated the genre in a way none of her predecessors had before her and subsequently was placed in the Dance super league with her distinctive voice becoming the definitive one in the industry.

Gaining exclusive vantage atop that pedestal is by no means an easily attainable feat. The Dance music community is vibrant- and highly competitive. If the annual Winter Music Conference in Miami, the Dance industry’s jewel in the crown is anything to go by- 100,000 attendees were recorded in 2010 with a mammoth 1,909 artists and DJs and 3,763 industry delegates from 70 countries participating; the Dance industry continues to attract a phenomenal concerted global following and unassuming, hard working Nadia Ali is most definitely at the forefront of recording artists.

From world number one DJ and Trance producer Armin van Buuren to the respected Schiller, Ali has collaborated with the world’s most formidable producers. 2006 saw her single ‘Is It Love’ top the US Billboard Dance Chart and Ali’s solo success has seen her 2009 debut studio album “Embers” produce four consecutive hit singles with ‘Love Story’ topping the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play. The Recording Academy announced earlier this month that the Morgan Page remix of Ali’s fourth single ‘Fantasy’ has received a prestigious Grammy nomination. Written by Ali and sought after DJ/producers Sultan & Ned Shepard, Page was chosen to remix the track under Ali’s own record label Smile In Bed.

‘Fantasy’ is the perfect prologue to Ali’s “Queen of Clubs Trilogy: Best of Nadia Ali Remixed”. Consisting of the Ruby Edition, Onyx Edition and Diamond Edition, the compilation series features contributions from a myriad of talented producers and has been creating a lustrous storm in the dominion.

Tracklist:

01. Nadia Ali - People (Justin Michael And Kemal Radio Edit)
02. Nadia Ali- - Not Thinking (Green And Falkner Radio Edit)
03. Nadia Ali And Tocadisco - Better Run (Wippenberg Radio Edit)
04. Nadia Ali And Schiller - Try (Thomas Gold Radio Edit)
05. Nadia Ali - Fine Print (Serge Devant Radio Edit)
06. Nadia Ali - Silver Lining (Andretta Radio Edit)
07. Nadia Ali - Be Mine (Noel Sanger Radio Edit)
08. Nadia Ali - Fantasy (Morgan Page Radio Edit)
09. Nadia Ali - Love Story (Sultan And Ned Shepard Radio Edit)
10. Nadia Ali - Crash And Burn (Dean Coleman Vocal Smash Radio Edit)
11. Nadia Ali - The One (Ruby Edit)
12. Nadia Ali - Rebel (Ruby Edit)
13. Nadia Ali - Kiss You (Ruby Edit)




Tracklist:

1. Nadia Ali Rapture Gareth Emery Mix
2. Sultan & Ned Shepard feat. Nadia Ali Call My Name Max Graham & Protoculture Mix
3. Nadia Ali Ride With Me DJ Shogun Mix
4. Nadia Ali Triangle Michael Badal Mix
5. Nadia Ali Point The Finger Lost Stories Mix
6. Nadia Ali Promises Walsh & Mcaulely Mix
7. Nadia Ali Mistakes Rassek Mix
8. Nadia Ali At The End Hardwell Mix
9. Armin Van Buuren feat. Nadia Ali Who is Watching Tone Depth Mix
10. Nadia Ali People Eelke Kleijn Mix
11. Nadia Ali Crash and Burn Kered & Kiraly Mix
12. Nadia Ali Love Story Andy Moor Mix
13. Nadia Ali Fine Print Alex Sayz Mix
14. Nadia Ali Fantasy Starkillers Mix



Tracklist:

01. Rapture (Avicii New Generation Extended Mix) (7:08)
02. Crash Burn (DJ Shah Magic Island Extended Mix) (8:05)
03. Love Story (The Scumfrog Extended Mix) (9:03)
04. Is It Love (Ron Reeser Dan Saez Extended Mix) (7:45)
05. Ride With Me (Alex Kenji Love Extended Mix) (6:11)
06. Fine Print (TyDi Extended Mix) (8:42)
07. The Notice (Sunn Jellie Extended Mix) (8:23)
08. Fantasy (EDX Extended Mix) (8:18)
09. Triangle (Myon & Shane 54 Classic Extended Mix) (7:40)
10. Give It Up (Niklas Gustavsson Extended Mix) (8:04)
11. Point The Finger (Kevin Alves Extended Mix) (7:05)
12. Not Thinking (KhoMha Sunrise Extended Mix) (7:05)
13. Promises (Sebastian Krieg Roman F Extended Mix) (8:01)
14. Better Run (Afrojack Extended Mix) (4:37)
15. The One (Niki McNallys Seismic Dream Extended Mix) (7:59)
16. That Day feat Mikael Johnston (Tritonal Air Up There Extended Mix) (7:13)
17. Something To Lose (Cedric Gervais Extended Mix) (7:03)
18. 12 Wives In Tehran (David Tort Extended Remix) (7:59)