Desiree Heslop
Encyclopedia
Princess is a British
singer
who found chart success in the mid 1980s. In the late 1970s she worked with the group
Osibisa
.
Her first solo
album
Princess (1986) was composed
and produced
by Stock Aitken Waterman
which contained the single
, "Say I'm Your Number One".
Heslop recorded
her second album, All For Love (1987) in the United States
and in 1989, she released the stand-alone single "Lover Don't Go", which failed to chart
.
From 1991 to 2003 she lived in U.S., returning to England in 2003. She appeared in ITV
's 2005 production Hit Me Baby One More Time
.
United Kingdom
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singer
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
who found chart success in the mid 1980s. In the late 1970s she worked with the group
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
Osibisa
Osibisa
Osibisa is a British Afro-pop band, founded in London in 1969 by four expatriate African and three Caribbean musicians. Osibisa were one of the first African bands to become widely popular, leading to claims of founding World Music.-History:...
.
Her first solo
Solo (music)
In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer...
album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
Princess (1986) was composed
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
and produced
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
by Stock Aitken Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman
Stock Aitken Waterman, sometimes known as SAW, were a UK songwriting and record producing trio consisting of Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman. They had great success during the mid to late 1980s and early 1990s...
which contained the single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
, "Say I'm Your Number One".
Heslop recorded
Sound recording and reproduction
Sound recording and reproduction is an electrical or mechanical inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects. The two main classes of sound recording technology are analog recording and digital recording...
her second album, All For Love (1987) in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and in 1989, she released the stand-alone single "Lover Don't Go", which failed to chart
Record chart
A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
.
From 1991 to 2003 she lived in U.S., returning to England in 2003. She appeared in ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
's 2005 production Hit Me Baby One More Time
Hit Me Baby One More Time
Hit Me, Baby, One More Time was a 2005 reality show first aired by ITV on British television and later, as a new version, by NBC in the United States; both were presented by Vernon Kay. During each programme, five former pop stars sing their biggest hit along with a cover version of a contemporary...
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Studio albums
- 1986: Princess (#15 UKUK Albums ChartThe UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
, #81 AUS) (Supreme) - 1987: All for Love (Polydor)
Singles
- 1985: "Let the Night Take the Blame" (with 501's, as Desiree)
- 1985: "Say I'm Your Number One" (#7 UKUK Singles ChartThe UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
, #8 AUS, #2 New Zealand, #4 Switzerland, #6 The Netherlands) - 1985: "After the Love Has Gone" (#28 UK, #57 AUS, 1985, #5 Norway, #6 New Zealand, #8 Sweden 1986)
- 1986: "I'll Keep On Loving You" (#16 UK, 1986)
- 1986: "Tell Me Tomorrow" (#34 UK, 1986)
- 1986: "In the Heat of a Passionate Moment" (#74 UK, 1986)
- 1987: "Red Hot" (#58 UK, 1987)
- 1987: "I Cannot Carry On" (#92 UK, 1987)
- 1988: "Jammin' With Your Love"
- 1989: "Lover Don't Go"
- 2002: "Don't Stop" (With Soul Movement)
- 2004: "Ride" (With EEDB)
- 2008: "Sweet Money" (as HRS Princess)
- 2010: "One Away"
External links
(Discography)- [ Princess mini biography] at the All Media GuideAll Media GuideAll Media Guide , is the company which owns and maintains Allmusic, Allgame and Allmovie. AMG was founded in 1990 by popular-culture archivist Michael Erlewine....
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