Des'ree
Background information
Birth name	Desiree Weeks
Born	November 30, 1968 (1968-11-30) (age 38)
Origin	London, England
Genre(s)	Soul, R&B, pop
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	1992–present
Label(s)	Sony Records

Des'ree (born Desiree Weeks, November 30, 1968 in London, England) is one of Britain's most successful pop/soul vocalists throughout the 1990s.

Contents 1 Career 2 Other work 3 Discography 3.1 Albums 3.2 Singles 4 External links

Career

Des'ree was raised in South London and introduced to reggae, calypso and jazz music by her parents, who came to Britain from the Caribbean. Des'ree's interest in pursuing a musical career followed a 3 year trip to Barbados with her family at the age of fourteen.

In 1994, her single "You Gotta Be" hit the Billboard Hot 100 Top 5 and was a hit in the UK three times. You Gotta Be became the most played music video on VH1 and remained on the Billboard recurrent air-play chart for 80 weeks.

Following the single's success, Des'ree's second album, I Ain't Movin' , sold in excess of 1.6 million copies worldwide. Her success lead to an American tour with Seal in 1995.

In 1998, her single "Life" became a hit in Europe. In 1999, she won a BRIT Award for the British Female Solo Artist category.

Her 2003 release Dream Soldier was considerably less successful and she was dropped by her record label.

Other work

Des'ree has also performed various duets, including "Fire" with Babyface, "Plenty Lovin" with Steve Winwood and "Delicate" with Terence Trent D'Arby.

She also campaigned for anti-fur campaigns featuring on PETA's website, as well as FurIsDead.com.

In spring of 2007, Des'ree was voted the worst pop lyricist of all time for the song 'Life' according to a BBC Radio poll. [1].

Discography

Albums

• Mind Adventures (released 14 February 1992)
• I Ain't Movin' (released 05 July 1994)
• Supernatural (released 14 December 1998)
• Endangered Species (The Best of Des'ree) (released 23 October 2000)
• Dream Soldier (released 31 March 2003)

Singles

• 1991, "Feel So High", #51 UK
• 1992, "Feel So High" (Re-Released), #13 UK, #67 US [1995]
• 1992, "Mind Adventures", #43 UK
• 1992, "Why Should I Love You", #44 UK
• 1993, "Delicate" (Terence Trent D'Arby with Des'ree), #14 UK
• 1994, "You Gotta Be", #20 UK, #5 US
• 1994, "I Ain't Movin'", #44 UK
• 1994, "Little Child", #69 UK
• 1995, "You Gotta Be" (Re-released), #14 UK
• 1998, "Fire"
• 1998, "Life", #8 UK, #1 SPA. "Life" remained in the UK top 40 for 11 weeks, and was a number one seller across Europe
• 1998, "What's Your Sign", #19 UK, #30 SPA
• 1999, "You Gotta Be" (Remix), #10 UK, #1 SPA
• 1999, "Ain't No Sunshine", #42 UK
• 2003, "It's Okay", #69 UK

External links

• Des'ree from allmusic.com
• Des'ree at the Internet Movie Database