Des'Ree

Biography

Desirée Annette Weekes (born 30 November 1968), known by her stage name Des'ree (), is a British pop and soul recording artist and songwriter, who rose to prominence during the 1990s. Known for her distinctive contralto voice and uplifting lyrics, Des'ree's biggest hits include the singles "Feel So High", "You Gotta Be", and "Life", as well as the ballad "Kissing You", which featured on the soundtrack of the 1996 film Romeo + Juliet. She was named Best British Female at the 1999 Brit Awards. Her other accolades include an Ivor Novello Award, a World Music Award, and four BMI Awards.

Bio from Wikipedia

Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

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  Breakfast In America

  1979

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  William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (Music From The Motion Picture)

  1996

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  All For You

  2001

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  Together As One

  2005

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  Life

  1998

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  Diana (Princess Of Wales) Tribute

  1997

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  Mind Adventures

  1992

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  I Ain't Movin'

  1994

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  Mind Adventures

  1992

Credited work

584 releases · 99 albums · active 1991–2024

• Performance · 810
• Production · 409
• Other credits · 24
• Engineering · 2

Studios: TTD's Hummingbird Monasteryo · Soul II Soul Studios · A-Pawling Studios · Neptune Factor Studios

Frequent collaborators

• Various
• Terence Trent D'Arby
• Ladysmith Black Mambazo
• Steve Winwood
• Nature Living
• Janet
• Grim Deeds
• Giorgia

Around the web

• Wikipedia