Des'ree

Des'ree is a British R&B recording artist who rose to popularity during the 1990s. She is well known for her hits: "Feel So High", "You Gotta Be", "Life", and "Kissing You" from the soundtrack of the film William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet.

Her first single, "Feel So High", which was from the album Mind Adventures, went top 10 in the UK and several other European countries.

In 1994, her single "You Gotta Be" hit the Billboard Hot 100 Top 5, peaking at #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 airplay chart for 80 weeks. With the single's success, Des'ree's second album, I Ain't Movin', sold in excess of 2.5 million copies worldwide.

In 1996, she contributed the song "Kissing You" to the soundtrack of the film William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet. In 1997, her single "Crazy Maze" was featured on the soundtrack of the movie Nothing to Lose.

In 1998, her single "Life" became a hit in Europe and Japan. In 1999, she won a BRIT Award for the British Female Solo Artist category. The album, Dream Soldier, was released in 2003 with the single, "It's Okay".

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

In 2012, her song "You Gotta Be" was used for the trailer for Tyler Perry's movie, Good Deeds. Des'ree has won several awards, including a Brit Award, an Ivor Novello Award, World Music Award, Urban Music Award and a BMI award for over five million plays of "You Gotta Be" in America.

She continues songwriting and has performed for charities.