Des'ree
Des'ree (* the thirtieth November 1968 in London as Desiree Annette Weeks ) is a British singer . She was one of the most successful British soul - pop singers in the 1990s.
Life
Des'ree's debut album Mind Adventures was released in 1992 and contained the hit single Feel So High . In 1993 she published the duet Delicate with Terence Trent D'Arby .
Her second album I Ain't Movin ' (1994) contained the single You Gotta Be , which was in the top 5 of the Billboard charts . The single Life from the album Supernatural (1998) was a Europe-wide top 10 success and Des'ree's greatest success in Germany . The album also contained a duet with Babyface with Fire . Her fourth album, Dream Soldier, was a commercial flop; it did not reach a position in the German album charts.
Awards
In 1999 she won a BRIT Award for best British solo artist.
Others
In 2007, the lyrics of her song Life were voted worst lyrics of all time by listeners on BBC station 6 Music .
Discography
Albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1992 | Mind Adventures |
DE53 (11 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK26th
silver
(5 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: February 17, 1992
|
1994 | I ain't movin ' |
DE91 (3 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK13
silver
(8 weeks)UK |
US27
platinum
(45 weeks)US |
First published: May 11, 1994
|
1998 | Supernatural |
DE17 (22 weeks) DE |
AT6 (13 weeks) AT |
CH8th
gold
(18 weeks)CH |
UK16
gold
(25 weeks)UK |
US185 (2 weeks) US |
First published: August 26, 1998
|
2003 | Dream Soldier | - | - |
CH77 (3 weeks) CH |
- | - |
First published: March 31, 2003
|
Compilations
year | title | Remarks |
---|---|---|
1999 | Mystic Mixes | First published: August 4, 1999 |
2000 | Endangered Species | First published: October 23, 2000 |
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1991 | Feel So High Mind Adventures |
DE15 (15 weeks) DE |
- |
CH11 (12 weeks) CH |
UK13 (12 weeks) UK |
US67 (10 weeks) US |
First published: August 1991
|
1992 | Mind Adventures Mind Adventures |
DE94 (2 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK43 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: March 1992
|
Why Should I Love You? Mind Adventures |
- | - | - |
UK44 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: June 1992
|
|
1994 | You Gotta Be I Ain't Movin ' |
DE79 (10 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK14th
gold
(17 weeks)UK |
US5 (44 weeks) US |
First published: April 1994
|
I Ain't Movin ' I Ain't Movin' |
- | - | - |
UK44 (5 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: June 1994
|
|
Little Child I Ain't Movin ' |
- | - | - |
UK69 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: August 1994
|
|
1997 | Kissing You Supernatural |
- | - | - |
UK83
silver
(2 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: June 18, 1997
|
1998 | Life Supernatural |
DE8th
gold
(24 weeks)DE |
AT1
gold
(17 weeks)AT |
CH3
gold
(26 weeks)CH |
UK8th
silver
(15 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: June 2, 1998
|
What's your sign? Supernatural |
DE65 (9 weeks) DE |
AT31 (2 weeks) AT |
CH43 (5 weeks) CH |
UK19 (7 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: October 26, 1998
|
|
1999 | You Gotta Be (1999 Mix) Supernatural |
DE76 (9 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK10 (11 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: March 22, 1999
|
2003 | It's okay Dream Soldier |
- | - |
CH86 (2 weeks) CH |
UK69 (1 week) UK |
- |
First published: February 10, 2003
|
more publishments
- 1997: Kissing You
- 1998: Fire ( feat.Babyface )
As a guest musician
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | CH | UK | US | |||
1993 | Delicate Symphony or Damn |
DE56 (10 weeks) DE |
- |
CH34 (3 weeks) CH |
UK14 (6 weeks) UK |
US74 (8 weeks) US |
First published: June 1993
Terence Trent D'Arby feat. Des'ree |
Awards for music sales
|
Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
Country / Region | silver | gold | platinum | Sales | swell |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
|||||
Australia (ARIA) | - | gold1 | platinum1 | 105,000 | aria.com.au |
Belgium (BEA) | - | gold1 | platinum1 | 75,000 | ultratop.be |
Germany (BVMI) | - | gold1 | - | 250,000 | musikindustrie.de |
France (SNEP) | - | gold1 | platinum1 | 600,000 | infodisc.fr snepmusique.com |
Canada (MC) | - | gold1 | - | 50,000 | musiccanada.com |
New Zealand (RMNZ) | - | gold1 | - | 7,500 | nztop40.co.nz |
Austria (IFPI) | - | gold1 | - | 25,000 | ifpi.at |
Switzerland (IFPI) | - | 2 × gold2 | - | 50,000 | hitparade.ch |
Spain (Promusicae) | - | - | platinum1 | 100,000 | Sólo éxitos: año año, 1959-2002 |
United States (RIAA) | - | - | platinum1 | 1,000,000 | riaa.com |
United Kingdom (BPI) | 4 × silver4th | 2 × gold2 | - | 1,020,000 | bpi.co.uk |
All in all | 4 × silver4th | 11 × gold11 | 5 × platinum5 |
swell
- ↑ shortlist of the worst song lyrics ... ever! , BBC Radio 6 music, as of January 5, 2008
- ↑ a b c Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
Web links
- Des'ree at Allmusic (English)
- Des'ree at Discogs (English)
- The Official Des'ree Website
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Des'ree |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Weeks, Desiree Annette (maiden name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British singer |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 30, 1968 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | London |