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Mary Sandeman (born 20 November 1948), better known by her former stage name Aneka ( ə-NEE-kə), is a retired Scottish traditional singer. In 1981, she reached number one in the UK Singles Chart with her song "Japanese Boy". She was well known for the Oriental image she took on for the song. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aneka has received more than 377,715 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Aneka is the 1,231st most popular singer (up from 1,267th in 2019), the 3,344th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,580th in 2019) and the 127th most popular British Singer.

Mary Sandeman (born November 20, 1954), is a Scottish singer better known by the name Aneka. She had an international #1 with the 1981 single "Japanese Boy". Aneka's only studio album, Aneka, failed to chart in the US; with decreasing chart placements for her follow-up singles, the last of which was released in 1984, she was forever labeled a "one-hit wonder." Aneka, whose name was chosen at random from a phone directory, is also remembered for her distinct usage of Japanese clothing.

Sandeman has since disowned her '80s act and returned to her musical beginnings in her native Scotland as a folk singer, performing and recording interpretations of Scottish folk songs with the Scottish Fiddle Orchestra. Aneka's career enjoyed a modest resuscitation as a result of "Japanese Boy" being featured on the soundtrack of the 2002 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.

Happy 75th Birthday Scottish folk singer and number one hit wonder  Mary Sandeman aka Aneka.

Born in Edinburgh in 1947 Mary rose to become  respected traditional vocalist, she sang with the Scottish Fiddle Orchestra, and taught herself to sing in Gaelic. 

Mary Sandeman was asked to provide vocals to a pop project by producer Neil Ross early 1981. Not really wanting to do this in her own name, she chose the pseudonym Aneka for her debut single “Japanese Boy” on Hansa, released in May. The synth pop song featured geisha-like vocals, and when the single suddenly shot up the European charts, eventually peaking at #1 in the UK and eight more countries in August, Mary Sandeman was soon in demand on music shows in which she also dressed like a geisha in kimono. The B side of the single was Rabbie Burn’s Ae Fond Kiss.

The album Japanese Boy, released in the UK simply as Aneka, was released in October 1981 along the new single Little Lady. Although a Top 10 single in Germany, it could only climb to 50 in the UK in November.

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