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Poetica is the first album by the New York City based dance music act iiO. It was released in March of 2005.
Six tracks from the album were released as singles; four of these - "Rapture", "At the End", "Smooth" and "Runaway" - were released before the album. "Kiss You" was released alongside the album, and "Is it Love?" was released in August 2006.
The album consists of 15 tracks. A re-release in the United States also included a 16th track, an edited version of "Kiss You" by Frank Bailey.
The End may refer to:
Nadia Ali (Urdu: نادیہ علی; born August 3, 1980) is a Pakistani American singer-songwriter, born in Libya and raised in Queens, New York. She gained attention as the frontwoman and songwriter of the band iiO, after their 2001 hit "Rapture" reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart. The song also charted across several countries in Europe. Their 2006 single, "Is It Love?", reached the top of the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart.
After embarking on a solo career in 2005, Ali became successful as an oft-requested vocalist in electronic dance music. She released her debut album Embers in 2009. Critics praised her unique songwriting, which combined electronica with ballads, Eastern and acoustic music. Three singles from the album reached the top-ten of the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart, including the No. 1 hit, "Love Story". The song was also nominated at the 25th International Dance Music Awards at the Winter Music Conference, while "Fantasy" was nominated for a Grammy award.
In 2010, she released a remix compilation titled Queen of Clubs Trilogy to mark her decade-long career as a singer-songwriter. "Rapture" was re-released as the only single from the compilation and the song was once again a chart success in Europe. Ali released the single "Pressure" with Starkillers and Alex Kenji in 2011, which became a club and festival anthem and received an International Dance Music Award. She has also collaborated with several notable producers and DJs, such as Armin van Buuren, Schiller, BT and John Creamer & Stephane K. Ali is currently working on her second studio album titled Phoenix, which is due to be released in 2012.
One day my head filled up with thought
One day i said i would never get caught
One day i explored all the possible ways
One day i swore i would understand it
I open up
I dream awake
I open up and i dream
One night my good intentions turned me away
One night i left my hell and found out i stayed
One night i became all the people i hate
One night i swore i would never relate
And i find
There is light
There is hope
There is a glow