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#134 

DES’REE

In the 1990s, Des'ree was an exponent of British soul. The English singer was born Des'ree Weeks in 1968 of West Indian parentage. Her music is a blend of calypso, pop, reggae, adult contemporary and neo-soul.  

Her 1st hit was "Feel So High" in 1992. The single charted in Britain, Europe and Australia. It would be released in America 3 years later. The song was a track on her debut album 'Mind Adventures'. She later charted with"Delicate", a duet recorded with Terence Trent D'Arby.

Follow-up "I Ain't Movin'" featured the global hit "You Gotta Be". In 1994-5, the disc peaked at #5 in America and made the Top 10 in Australia. It eventually did the same in the UK as a re-issue in 1999.

She recorded the lush ballad "I'm Kissing You" for the 1997 film version of 'Romeo + Juliet'.1998 saw Des'ree back in the Top 10 around the globe with the catchy "Life". Her most recent album was issued in 2003. Entitled 'Dream Soldier', it contained the singles "It's Okay" and "Why?".

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135 ACE OF BASE

136 VAN MORRISON

137 SAM COOKE

138 THE DOORS

139 AMY WINEHOUSE

140 PHARRELL WILLIAMS

141 GEORGE BENSON

142 MINNIE RIPERTON

143 VILLAGE PEOPLE

144 CURTIS MAYFIELD

145 FOREIGNER

146 EURYTHMICS

147 TOTO

148 BARRY WHITE

149 CARL RISELEY

150 TONI BRAXTON

151 NEIL DIAMOND

152 HALL & OATES

153 LUTHER VANDROSS

154 ERIC CLAPTON

155 THE O’JAYS

156 RUMER

157 SLY & THE FAMILY STONE

158 LITTLE RICHARD

159 HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUE NOTES

160 CHRIS ISAAK

161 MICHAEL McDONALD

162 GLORIA GAYNOR

163 TWENTY ONE PILOTS

164 BEN E. KING

165 MEAT LOAF

166 JAMES REYNE

167 JOAN ARMATRADING

168 SADE

169 A-HA

170 GLEN CAMPBELL

171 DIRE STRAITS

172 COLD CHISEL

173 LINDA RONSTADT

174 ANTHONY CALLEA

175 LISA STANSFIELD

176 EN VOGUE

177 MICHAEL BUBLE`

178 TRACY CHAPMAN

179 DRAGON

180 OLETA ADAMS

181 LITTLE RIVER BAND

182 SOPHIE ELLIS – BEXTOR

183 THE RONETTES

184 CERRONE

185 MODELS

186 SCISSOR SISTERS

187 DARREN HAYES

188 PETULA CLARK

189 MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS

190 LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY

191 ART GARFUNKEL

192 THE REELS

193 JANIS IAN

194 JOHN PAUL YOUNG

195 S CLUB 7

196 CHARLIE PUTH

197 THE MARVELETTES

198 ICEHOUSE

199 LEO SAYER