Diana King
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Diana King (born November 8, 1970 in Spanish Town , Jamaica ) is a Jamaican singer.
Life
Diana King was born as one of 15 children in Spanish Town , near Kingston , and grew up on Hope Road in Kingston, in the neighborhood of reggae legend Bob Marley . As a friend of Cedella and Sharon Marley, she was a regular guest at the Marley house and came into contact with the music business at a very young age. After her contribution to Stir It Up , the record label Sony became aware of the singer with the unmistakable voice and signed her.
With Shy Guy , known from the soundtrack to the film Bad Boys , she entered the charts worldwide for the first time . She later had another hit with her cover of I Say a Little Prayer , soundtrack to My Best Friend's Wedding . 1997 it reached Album Think Like a Girl in the US Top Reggae Albums charts of Billboard space first
King came out as a lesbian in 2012. This makes her the only prominent person in Jamaica to be outed as gay. She has been in a relationship with Mijanne Webster since 2007, who she married in January 2018.
Discography
Albums
- 1995 - Tougher Than Love
- 1996 - Tougher & Live
- 1997 - Think Like a Girl
- 1998 - Remix Kingdom
- 2002 - Respect
Singles
- 1994 - Stir It Up
- 1994 - Love Triangle
- 1995 - Shy Guy
- 1995 - Ain't Nobody
- 1996 - I'll Do It (& Nahki)
- 1997 - I Say a Little Prayer
- 1997 - LL-Lies
- 1997 - Find My Way Back
- 1997 When We Were Kings ( Brian McKnight and Diana King)
- 1998 - Rise Up (Jamaica United starring Ziggy Marley , Buju Banton , Diana King, Shaggy , Maxi Priest , Ini Kamoze , Toots Hibbert )
- 2002 - Summer Breezin '
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- ↑ a b Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ a b Awards: DE UK US
- ↑ L-Mag.de: K-Word # 235: News from the Lesbian World , January 19, 2018, accessed on January 23, 2018.
Web links
- Diana King at Allmusic (English)
- Diana King at Discogs (English)
- Diana King's website
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SURNAME | King, Diana |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Jamaican singer |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 8, 1970 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Spanish Town , Jamaica |