The album from which the single was taken, Supernatural, was also released in 1998 to mostly positive reviews. In 1999, she won a Brit Award for the British Female Solo Artist category. In 1998, her single " Life" became a hit in Europe, reaching number 1 in many countries, as well as in Japan. In the same year she provided vocals on "Plenty Lovin '" on Steve Winwood's album Junction Seven.
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In 1997, her song "Crazy Maze" was featured on the soundtrack of the movie Nothing to Lose with Martin Lawrence and Tim Robbins. She appears in the film singing the song. The following year, she contributed the song " Kissing You" to the soundtrack of the film William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet. Her success led to an American tour with Seal in 1995. Following the single's success, Des'ree's second album, I Ain't Movin', sold in excess of 2.5 million copies worldwide. "You Gotta Be" became the most played music video on VH1 and remained on the Billboard Recurrent Airplay Chart for 80 weeks. In 1994, her single " You Gotta Be" hit the Billboard Hot 100 Top 5, peaking at number 5, and was a hit in the UK three times. The concert, named Concerto di Natale, has been held with different artists every Christmas in the years since. She ended the year singing with a host of other artists at the first concert of secular music at the Vatican City, on 23 December 1993, which was aired on Italian TV. In 1993, Des'ree collaborated with Terence Trent D'Arby on the song " Delicate", which was released as a single and hit the UK top 20 and the US top 100. She spent in 1992 touring as the opening act to Simply Red.
It received good reviews and hit the top 30 in the UK. Her debut album Mind Adventures was released in February 1992. The single did not initially reach the UK top 40, but hit #13 when it was re-released in January 1992. At the age of 22, and with no connections in the music industry, she was signed in 1991 to Sony 550 when she asked her boyfriend to send a demo to the label, and they quickly contacted her.ĭes'ree's debut single, " Feel So High", was released in August 1991, a mere 12 weeks after her signing. She was introduced to reggae, calypso and jazz music by her parents. Her mother is from British Guiana (now Guyana), and her father is from Barbados. Des'ree was born in Croydon, South East London, England, on 30 November 1968.
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