Mandalay was a trip hop duo from the United Kingdom , composed of multi-instrumentalist Saul Freeman (formerly of Thieves ) and singer Nicola Hitchcock. They released two albums (plus one America-only compilation disc) and were briefly tagged as "Madonna's favourite band.
The third single from their second LP, Empathy - "Beautiful" - appeared on a number of chillout albums of the time including Cafe Del Mar Vol 6 and Hed kandi's Serve Chilled. As a result Mandalay were invited to headline at the Cafe Del Mar 20th anniversary celebrations in Ibiza in 2000. A sunset remix of "Beautiful" was recorded and mixed by Lenny Ibizarre, the leading chillout DJ/musician on the island. The song went on to be used in a major advertising campaign by Estee Lauder and was chosen for the title track of German film Der Eisbar. In 2003 "Beautiful" was covered by Sarah Brightman and released as the lead single for her hit album Harem. The Victor calderone mix was the club mix to play in the states, however, bringing the band huge amount of new fans.
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Calderone Mix
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30VWQubv6Lg.
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