Nadia Ali (Urdu: نادیہ علی; born August 3, 1980) is a Pakistani-American singer-songwriter and the former front-woman and songwriter of the band iiO, whose 2001 hit "Rapture" reached number two on the UK Singles chart. Embarking on a solo career in 2005, Ali has garnered much success. Her single "Love Story" reached number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart, while "Fantasy" was nominated for a Grammy award. She has also collaborated with several prominent producers and DJs such as Armin van Buuren, Schiller, BT and John Creamer & Stephane K. ...show more

Nadia Ali (Urdu: نادیہ علی; born August 3, 1980) is a Pakistani-American singer-songwriter and the former front-woman and songwriter of the band iiO, whose 2001 hit "Rapture" reached number two on the UK Singles chart. Embarking on a solo career in 2005, Ali has garnered much success. Her single "Love Story" reached number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart, while "Fantasy" was nominated for a Grammy award. She has also collaborated with several prominent producers and DJs such as Armin van Buuren, Schiller, BT and John Creamer & Stephane K.

Early years Nadia Ali was born in Libya to Pakistani parents in 1980. The family relocated to Queens, New York shortly after and has remained there ever since.[1] A 17-year-old Ali was working in the New York offices of Versace, and aspiring to start a music career when a co-worker introduced her to producer Markus Moser, who was looking for a female singer to collaborate on some of his original dance music production.[2] The two teamed up and started a group that was originally named Vaiio, named after the Sony laptop Ali was working on. They later dropped the "va" to avoid causing problems in the future with Sony.[3] Working with Moser, she wrote the lyrics and the vocals for the songs. The single charted at number 2 on UK Singles Chart and Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play Chart.[4][5] After the success of the 2001 hit "Rapture", the single was remixed many times by the likes of Paul van Dyk, Armin van Buuren, John Creamer & Stephane K, and Deep Dish with bootleg and white label remixes emerging as well.

The duo toured internationally and released several more singles, including "At the End", "Runaway", "Smooth", and "Kiss You". An album, Poetica followed in 2005.[6] Ali left the group in 2005 to pursue a solo career, while Moser continues to release iiO material featuring her on vocals. Most notably, these releases include the 2006 single "Is It Love?", which reached number one in America on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart[7], the 2007 Album Reconstruction Time: The Best Of iiO Remixed[8] and the 2011 album Exit 110[9]. Solo career After leaving iiO, Ali toured extensively and collaborated with prominent DJs and producers. ...show less