Uchenna Carol Ikejiani was born in Nigeria to an Igbo family.
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Carol Jiani moved to Canada as a college student in the mid-1970s.
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In early 1978, Jiani recorded two tracks for the project, "If You Believe in Me" and "Higher and Higher".
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Glenn LaRusso of S ul Records convinced her to shorten her name from Uchenna Carol Ikejiani to Carol Jiani to make it easier for North Americans to pronounce.
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In 1980, Carol Jiani recorded two Sandy Wilbur-written pieces with La Greca, "Hit 'N Run Lover" and "All The People of the World".
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In 1982, Carol Jiani recorded vocals for "Get Up and Do It Again".
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In 1984, Carol Jiani moved to England and soon signed with Record Shack to record "Vanity" with producer Ian Levine.
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Carol Jiani's "Vanity", released in 1985, was a hit reaching number 1 on the UK Hi-NRG Club chart.
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Levine and Jiani went on to produce a full album for Hot Records, The Best of Carol Jiani, featuring a re-recording of "Hit 'N Run Lover", as well as brand new material.
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Carol Jiani returned to Canada to again work with Joe La Greca on her 1996 album, Superstar.
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Carol Jiani reunited with Ian Levine to provide vocals on the track "Work My Fingers to the Bone" for his album Northern Soul 2007.
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Levine and Carol Jiani recorded a cover of France Joli's "Come To Me".
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Carol Jiani "Hold That Sucker Down" 2018: "Deeper Love" Phoenix Lord Feat Carol Jiani.