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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 three year trip to Barbados with her family at the age of fourteen. South London area South London (known colloquially as South of the River) is the area of London south of the River Thames. ... Reggae is a music genre developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. ... Calypso is a style of Afro-Caribbean music which originated in Trinidad at about the start of the 20th century. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... “West Indian” redirects here. ...

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. A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... In popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list—a chart—of top selling or otherwise judged most popular releases. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... VH1 (VH-1: Video Hits One until 1994) is an American cable television channel that was created in January 1985 by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, at the time a division of Warner Communications and owners of MTV. VH1 and sister channel MTV are currently part of the MTV Networks division...

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. The following year, she contributed the song "Kissing You" to the soundtrack of the film William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... Seal (born February 19, 1963) is a British soul vocalist. ... Kissing You is a song written by British singer Desree Weeks and Timothy Atack, and recorded by Desree for the soundtrack of the 1996 film William Shakespeares Romeo + Juliet. ... William Shakespeares Romeo + Juliet is a 1996 film adaptation of William Shakespeares play Romeo and Juliet, directed by Baz Luhrmann starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. ...

In 1998, her single "Life" became a hit in Europe. In 1999, she won a BRIT Award for the British Female Solo Artist category.[2] World map showing the location of Europe. ... The Brit Awards are the annual United Kingdom pop music awards founded by the British Phonographic Industry. ...

Her 2003 release Dream Soldier was considerably less successful and she was dropped by her record label, Sony. This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Sony Records is a record label courtesy of Columbia, Epic and American Recordings. ...

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. The duet, by Hendrik ter Brugghen A duet is a musical composition or piece for two performers, most often used for a vocal or piano duet. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Sananda Maitreya in concert in Budapest. ...

She also campaigned for anti-fur campaigns featuring on PETA's website, as well as FurIsDead.com. Peta can refer to: Peta (prefix), a prefix meaning times 1015 in the International System of Units People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), an animal-rights organization People Eating Tasty Animals, a parody of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Peta, Greece, a town in the prefecture...

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. [3]. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... BBC Radio is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927. ...

Des'ree also re-appeared in the news recently, when Beyoncé recorded a cover version of the Tim Atack/Des'ree penned song, "I'm Kissing You",[4] for the re-release of her latest album, B'Day. It turns out that the song was recorded without permission, legal action to recover royalties and block further distribution of the song is pending. [5] Beyoncé Giselle Knowles (IPA pronunciation: [1]) (born September 4, 1981) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, dancer, and fashion designer. ... “Sound recorder” redirects here. ... In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... A song is a relatively short musical composition. ... BDay is the second studio album by American R&B singer Beyoncé, released by Columbia Records on September 1, 2006 (see 2006 in music) outside North America, on September 4, 2006 worldwide (Beyoncés twenty-fifth birthday, hence the title) and on September 5, 2006 in Canada and the...

Her song, "Feels So High" was interpolated into the Janet Jackson song "Got 'Til it's Gone" from Jackson's CD, "The Velvet Rope". The album itself does not list the song or Des'Ree as a contributor, but the maxi single, released in 2000, lists Des'Ree as one of the song's writers.

Discography

Albums

• Mind Adventures (released 14 February 1992) #26 UK
• I Ain't Movin' (released 05 July 1994) #13 UK
• Supernatural (released 14 December 1998) #16 UK
• Endangered Species (The Best of Des'ree) (released 23 October 2000)
• Dream Soldier (released 31 March 2003)

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Singles

• 1991, "Feel So High", #51 UK
• 1992, "Feel So High" (Re-Released), #13 UK, #67 U.S. [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 U.S.
• 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

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References

1. ^ ^{a b} Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums, 19th, London: Guinness World Records Limited, p. 152. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 

External links

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