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Des'ree

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Setting uplifting songs of love and modern-city life to a midtempo, hook-laden blend of reggae, calypso, rap, and British pop, Des'ree reached the upper echelon of British R&B in the '90s with albums such as I Ain't Movin' and Supernatural. Scoring her most enduring hit with the international success "You Gotta Be," she went on hiatus in the early 2000s only to return in 2019 with fifth album A Love Story.

Deseree Annette Weekes was born in South London. From a young age, she expressed a desire to pursue music as a career, finally scoring a deal in 1991. Her debut single, "Feel So High," was released that August, but didn't gain much traction until early 1992 with the release of her debut LP Mind Adventures. Her 1992 duet with Terence Trent D'Arby, "Delicate," went Top Ten in the U.K. and marked her first step into the U.S. market. That track preceded her second album, I Ain't Movin' (1994), which went platinum on the back of the hit single "You Gotta Be." The inspirational song spent 80 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number five and topping charts in Canada and Europe. The singer maintained her momentum with an American tour in 1995 and performed at the first-ever secular concert at the Vatican. Her following albums -- Supernatural (1998), Endangered Species (2000), and Dream Soldier (2003) -- were not nearly as successful, though she did retain a substantial following.

After the release of Dream Soldier, she stepped away from music to focus on family and her work as a nutritionist, performing here and there into the 2010s. In late 2019, she returned with her fifth album A Love Story. ~ Neil Z. Yeung & Craig Harris, Rovi

Genres

: europop

Total plays

409.2 million
Updated on 2025-04-04

Country

United Kingdom

Social media links

Monthly listeners

1,928,648

Followers

285,256

Top Cities

  1. Australia
    33,966 listeners
  2. Australia
    29,286 listeners
  3. Brazil
    29,462 listeners
  4. Australia
    22,114 listeners
  5. United Kingdom
    30,671 listeners

Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
You Gotta Be
You Gotta Be
187,875,987 3:60 1965-01-01
Life - Special Radio Mix
Life - Special Radio Mix
122,788,907 3:15 1998-01-01
I'm Kissing You - Full Length Version
I'm Kissing You - Full Length Version
53,783,263 4:59 1997-05-26
Feel so High
Feel so High
7,795,383 3:54 1991-01-01
Feel So High - Desiree
Feel So High - Desiree
7,795,383 3:55 2006-01-01
Delicate (feat. Des'ree)
Delicate (feat. Des'ree)
7,448,618 4:16 1992-01-01
Fire
Fire
3,155,040 4:45 1998-06-01
I'm Kissing You - Radio Edit
I'm Kissing You - Radio Edit
2,461,579 4:05 1997-05-26
What's Your Sign? - Radio Edit
What's Your Sign? - Radio Edit
2,249,066 3:57 1998-06-24
Crazy Maze
Crazy Maze
1,638,200 4:35 1994-04-27
Indigo Daisies
Indigo Daisies
600,759 6:56 1998-06-29
Little Child
Little Child
528,804 3:53 1994-04-27
Ain't No Sunshine
Ain't No Sunshine
517,514 3:46 1999-09-20
Best Days
Best Days
516,763 4:11 1998-06-29
God Only Knows
God Only Knows
455,746 4:43 1998-06-29
Time
Time
410,627 4:14 1998-06-29
You Gotta Be - Tin Tin Out Remix
You Gotta Be - Tin Tin Out Remix
402,684 3:56 1994-01-01
I Ain't Movin'
I Ain't Movin'
380,192 4:21 1994-04-27
It's Okay - Stargate Radio Edit
It's Okay - Stargate Radio Edit
353,114 3:30 2003-01-01
Drunk On Your Kisses
Drunk On Your Kisses
338,327 4:30 2019-10-11
In My Dreams
In My Dreams
300,338 4:13 1994-04-27
Darwin Star
Darwin Star
299,107 5:18 1998-06-29
Proud To Be A Dread
Proud To Be A Dread
280,063 3:57 1998-06-29
Down By The River
Down By The River
276,654 5:11 1998-06-29
Don't Be Afraid
Don't Be Afraid
272,736 4:49 2019-09-08
Strong Enough
Strong Enough
248,237 4:42 1994-04-27
It's Okay
It's Okay
241,701 3:35 2003-01-01
Doesn't Matter
Doesn't Matter
235,033 4:17 2003-01-01
Life - Live in London
Life - Live in London
210,557 5:26 1994-01-01
Herald The Day
Herald The Day
204,049 5:18 1994-04-27
Nothing To Lose
Nothing To Lose
195,462 3:54 2003-01-01
Why?
Why?
193,847 4:19 2003-01-01
Living In The City
Living In The City
189,368 4:31 1994-04-27
You Gotta Be - Recorded Live In London
You Gotta Be - Recorded Live In London
187,114 5:13 2000-09-26
I Ain't Movin' - Family Stand Acoustic Mix
I Ain't Movin' - Family Stand Acoustic Mix
186,296 4:05 2000-09-26
Silent Hero
Silent Hero
185,848 5:02 1995-08-29
Love Is Here
Love Is Here
181,515 4:49 1994-04-27
Trip On Love
Trip On Love
169,931 4:29 1994-04-27
Get A Life
Get A Life
161,698 3:32 1998-02-06
Why Should I Love You
Why Should I Love You
151,548 4:15 1991-01-01
Human
Human
136,486 4:16 2003-01-01
Love Beautiful
Love Beautiful
131,872 4:15 2003-01-01
Righteous Night
Righteous Night
131,263 4:12 2003-01-01
Cool Morning
Cool Morning
126,801 4:07 2003-01-01
A Call To Love
A Call To Love
125,670 4:11 2019-10-11
Something Special
Something Special
125,393 4:28 2003-01-01
I Ain't Movin' - Percussion Reprise
I Ain't Movin' - Percussion Reprise
124,214 3:10 1994-04-27
Mind Adventures
Mind Adventures
119,629 4:45 1991-01-01
Fate
Fate
114,025 5:16 2003-01-01
Warm Hands, Cold Heart
Warm Hands, Cold Heart
111,488 4:39 2000-09-26
Caring World
Caring World
103,886 4:11 2000-09-26
Innocent & Naïve
Innocent & Naïve
100,059 3:40 2000-09-26
Soul Mates
Soul Mates
97,464 3:52 2000-09-26
It's Okay - Radio Edit
It's Okay - Radio Edit
96,818 3:13 2003-02-10
Feel so High - Live in London
Feel so High - Live in London
95,787 4:51 1994-01-01
What'll I Do
What'll I Do
91,070 4:41 2019-10-11
Sun of '79
Sun of '79
90,231 5:14 1991-01-01
Soul Paradise
Soul Paradise
87,429 4:04 1994-01-01
Stand On My Own Ground
Stand On My Own Ground
83,482 4:07 1991-01-01
Nothing I Can Do
Nothing I Can Do
81,252 5:10 2019-10-11
Love Me
Love Me
79,592 4:15 2019-10-11
Open Mind
Open Mind
79,511 4:19 1998-02-06
Wake Up The Morning
Wake Up The Morning
78,322 5:24 2007-06-01
Wake up the morning
Wake up the morning
78,322 5:23 2006-04-03
Average Man
Average Man
74,131 5:06 1991-01-01
Honey
Honey
72,967 4:23 2019-10-11
Looking Philosophical
Looking Philosophical
66,357 4:10 2000-09-26
I Ain't Movin' - Live
I Ain't Movin' - Live
64,619 5:17 2000-09-26
Little Child - Live
Little Child - Live
55,781 3:51 2000-09-26
Competitive World
Competitive World
54,831 5:31 1991-01-01
Save Me
Save Me
54,048 5:30 1991-01-01
Holding On For Dear Life
Holding On For Dear Life
53,463 3:59 2019-10-11
Fake It
Fake It
51,186 4:60 2019-10-11
Momma Please Don't Cry
Momma Please Don't Cry
50,023 4:28 1991-01-01
Laughter
Laughter
49,554 4:48 1991-01-01
Fire
Fire
37,331 4:43 2017-08-15
Rules
Rules
30,789 4:50 2003-02-10
Hoping For a Miracle
Hoping For a Miracle
30,712 4:20 2003-02-10
You Gotta Be - Love Will Save the Day
You Gotta Be - Love Will Save the Day
26,405 4:04 1995-03-20
The quality of mercy is not strained (Portia - The Merchant of Venice)
The quality of mercy is not strained (Portia - The Merchant of Venice)
21,499 3:21 2002-02-14
Sword Of Love
Sword Of Love
17,155 4:02 1997-05-26
For All We Know
For All We Know
16,453 3:32 1997-05-26
Why Should I Love You
Why Should I Love You
14,489 4:15 1991-01-01
Home
Home
14,079 2:22 2020-02-21
Holding On For Dear Life
Holding On For Dear Life
9,223 5:42 2003-01-13
Ain't No Sunshine
Ain't No Sunshine
7,219 3:44 1999-03-22
You Gotta Be - Blacksmith 12" Mix
You Gotta Be - Blacksmith 12" Mix
6,796 5:44 1995-03-20
You Gotta Be - Frankie Foncett Mix
You Gotta Be - Frankie Foncett Mix
5,852 5:19 1995-03-20
Ain't No Sunshine (Street Corner Mix)
Ain't No Sunshine (Street Corner Mix)
1,547 3:42 1999-03-22
Ain't No Sunshine (Table Mountain Mix)
Ain't No Sunshine (Table Mountain Mix)
1,471 3:45 1999-03-22
What's Your Sign? - Saturn Return Mix
What's Your Sign? - Saturn Return Mix
1,292 7:57 1998-06-24
Nothing 2 Lose
Nothing 2 Lose
1,081 4:31 2017-10-12

New releases

A Love Story
A Love Story
2019-10-11
[Stargazer Records]
Don't Be Afraid
Don't Be Afraid
2019-09-08
[Stargazer Records]
It's Okay
It's Okay
2003-02-17
[S2]
It's Okay
It's Okay
2003-02-10
[S2]
Dream Soldier
Dream Soldier
2003-01-13
[S2]
Dream Soldier
Dream Soldier
2003-01-01
[S2]
Dream Soldier
Dream Soldier
2003-01-01
[S2]
Endangered Species
Endangered Species
2000-09-26
[S2]
Life (Radio Edit)
Life (Radio Edit)
1999-03-22
[Sony BMG Music UK]
Supernatural
Supernatural
1998-06-29
[S2]
What's Your Sign?
What's Your Sign?
1998-06-24
[S2]
Life
Life
1998-02-06
[S2]
Life
Life
1998-01-01
[S2]
I'm Kissing You
I'm Kissing You
1997-05-26
[Sony Soho Square]
You Gotta Be
You Gotta Be
1995-03-20
[Sony Soho Square]
I Ain't Movin'
I Ain't Movin'
1994-05-09
[Sony Soho Square]
I Ain't Movin'
I Ain't Movin'
1994-05-06
[Sony Soho Square]
I Ain't Movin'
I Ain't Movin'
1994-04-27
[550 Music - Epic]
You Gotta Be
You Gotta Be
1994-01-01
[S2]
You Gotta Be
You Gotta Be
1994-01-01
[S2]
Mind Adventures (Expanded Edition)
Mind Adventures (Expanded Edition)
1992-02-11
[Sony Soho Square]
Mind Adventures
Mind Adventures
1991-01-01
[Sony BMG Music Entertainment]
Mind Adventures
Mind Adventures
1991-01-01
[Sony 550 Music]