Princess (singer)
Princess (real name Desiree Heslop , born November 27, 1961 in London ) is a British singer who was best known for her hit Say I'm Your Number One .
Career
Desiree Heslop began her music career in the 1970s with the band Osibisa . She also worked with Mai Tai, Evelyn Thomas and Precious Wilson .
In 1985 there was a collaboration with the British production team Stock Aitken Waterman . The single Say I'm Your Number One was released under the name Princess in the summer of the same year , and it sold over a million times worldwide.
In the spring of 1986 the album Princess was released , which also contains the other singles After the Love Has Gone , I'll Keep on Loving You , Tell Me Tomorrow and In the Heat of a Passionate Moment . The first three singles mentioned hit the top 40 in the UK , but none of these singles repeated the success of Say I'm Your Number One .
Princess then switched producers. Her second album All for Love was produced by Richard James Burgess among others and was released in the summer of 1987. Her last chart listing was in mid-1987 with the single Red Hot .
She lived in the USA from 1991 to 2003 , but returned to England in 2003 . In the British TV show Hit Me Baby One More Time , she had another major appearance in 2005 with her biggest hit and a cover version of Kylie Minogue's hit Slow .
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
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 DE
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 AT
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 CH
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 UK
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| 1986 | Princess |
DE32 (7 weeks) DE |
- |
CH15 (3 weeks) CH |
UK15th  (14 weeks)UK |
First published: May 1986
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More albums
- 1987: All for Love (release: September)
- 1999: Number One 2000 Remixes (compilation)
- 2014: The Emergence (first album in the trilogy The Emergence, the Passion, the One )
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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DE
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AT
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CH
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UK
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| 1985 | Say I'm Your Number One Princess |
DE2 (16 weeks) DE |
AT29 (2 weeks) AT |
CH4 (12 weeks) CH |
UK7 (12 weeks) UK |
First published: July 1985
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| After the Love Has Gone Princess |
DE27 (13 weeks) DE |
- |
CH15 (7 weeks) CH |
UK28 (13 weeks) UK |
First published: October 1985
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| 1986 | I'll keep on loving you princess |
DE25 (10 weeks) DE |
- |
CH19 (4 weeks) CH |
UK16 (8 weeks) UK |
First published: April 1986
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| Tell Me Tomorrow Princess |
DE65 (3 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK34 (5 weeks) UK |
First published: June 1986
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| In the Heat of a Passionate Moment Princess |
- | - | - |
UK74 (2 weeks) UK |
First published: October 1986
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| 1987 | Red Hot All for Love |
- | - | - |
UK58 (5 weeks) UK |
First published: June 1987
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| I Cannot Carry On All for Love |
- | - | - |
UK92 (1 week) UK |
First published: August 1987
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More singles
- 1987: Jammin 'with Your Love (released November)
- 1989: Lover Don't Go (release: July)
- 1995: Good to U (Rogue Unit vs. The Dream Team feat. The Voice of Princess)
- 2002: Don't Stop (Soul Movement presents Princess)
- 2004: Ride (with EEDB)
- 2008: Sweet Money
- 2010: One Away
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Web links
- Official website
- Princess at Discogs (English)
- Singles discography at 45cat.com
- Discography at rateyourmusic.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Princess |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Heslop, Desiree (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 27, 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |