Career
McNally lives in the United States. McNally always loved to sing and dance and dreamed of being in the entertainment industry from a young age. She started out as a backing dancer at the age of 16 in her hometown of Birmingham, dancing for various artists who performed in the city (Busta Rhymes, Beverley Knight and Soul 4 Real).
Although McNally loved to dance, her ambition was always to become a singer and entertainer.
Deciding to leave her hometown of Birmingham for London in 1999, McNally marked the beginning of her professional career. Shortly after the release of "Why", McNally left the group with plans to embark on a solo career, signing a recording contract with Mercury Records in 2002.
Foreign the best part of a year, McNally was recording most of her debut album in Atlanta, Georgia. Whilst there, her album brought about a range of collaborations with some of America"s hottest producers such as RedZone (who produced Mya"s "Case of the Ex"), Anthony Dent (who worked on Destiny"s Child"s "Survivor"), Swizz Beatz, Focus, Kandi Burruss and Bobby Brown.
Such liaisons also had her feature in videos for Ja Rule feat.
Bobby Brown, Jazze Pha featuring Cee Lo, Jagged Edge, Ludacris and Big Boi of OutKast. McNally released two singles from her debut album All of Maine in 2003/2004 on Mercury Records, which received good reviews in the urban press Her second single "Been Around the World" featuring Vybz Kartel and Beenie Manitoba was a hit on urban radio stations up and down the country and the video gained heavy rotation on Music Television Base, Music Television Hits, Kiss television and Channel U.
But failed to cross over into the United Kingdom mainstream market.
After releasing "Been Around the World", she was approached by Avex Records in Japan, who signed and released her debut album All Of Maine in Japan and Southeast Asia in 2005, supported by the third single, "All Of Maine". McNally then continued to work in Japan doing promotional work for the release of "All Of Maine", which included supporting Beenie Manitoba on Tour, and a national radio tour.
In 2006, McNally presented her own entertainment show In The MIXX on Sky television in the United Kingdom. She interviewed artists including The Game, Cassie, Ne-Yo and Akon, and actors ranging from Penélope Cruz to Denzel Washington. After leaving In The MIXX in 2007, McNally was approached by British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 1Xtra to co-present their new early morning breakfast show alongside Trevor Nelson.
The duo interviewed celebrity guests such as Mariah Carey, Kelly Rowland, Ne-Yo, Lil Wayne, Reggie Bush, Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige and Jennifer Lopez.
She also presented on Channel 4"s web show Bite from 2007 to 2008. The show was shown every Tuesday on the Channel 4 website.
