# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/des-ree
# Generated: 2026-08-13T01:54:36.310Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/des-ree"
name: "Des'ree"
slug: "des-ree"
description: "Desirée Annette Weekes, known by her stage name Des'ree, is a British pop and soul recording artist and songwriter, who rose to prominence during the 1990s. Known for her distinctive contralto voice and uplifting lyrics, Des'ree's biggest hits include the singles \"Feel So High\", \"You Gotta Be\", and \"Life\", as well as the ballad \"Kissing You\", which featured on the soundtrack of the 1996 film Romeo + Juliet. She was named Best British Female at the 1999 Brit Awards. Her other accolades include an Ivor Novello Award, a World Music Award, and four BMI Awards."
tagline: "English pop singer"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1968-11-30"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           67.71
  momentum:             0.9079445145018914
  historical:           20.71698533333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     95
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
totalFollowers: 10300
platforms:
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/33918879138"
    handle:    "33918879138"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/desreeofficial/"
    handle:    "desreeofficial"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.des-ree.com"
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/Desreeofficial"
    handle:    "Desreeofficial"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0220783/"
    handle:    "nm0220783"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
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    handle:    "73ZPfpfg1LBVvDEArK4l5B"
  - platform:  "YOUTUBE"
    url:       "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkh-dofvKnsrQSIeKRmjFbw"
    handle:    "Des'ree - Topic"
    followers: 10300
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "ديزري (مغنية)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ديزرى"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "دیزری (شارکیچی)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Des%E2%80%99ree"
    title: "Des’ree"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Des'ree"
    title: "Des'ree"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Des'ree"
    title: "Des'ree"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Des'ree"
    title: "Des'ree"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Des%E2%80%99ree"
    title: "Des’ree"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Des'ree"
    title: "Des'ree"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Des'ree"
    title: "Des'ree"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Des'ree"
    title: "Des'ree"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%BA%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC"
    title: "デズリー"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%8D%B0%EC%A6%88%EB%A0%88"
    title: "데즈레"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Des'ree"
    title: "Des'ree"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Des%E2%80%99ree"
    title: "Des’ree"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Des'ree"
    title: "Des'ree"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Des'ree"
    title: "Des'ree"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Des%E2%80%99ree"
    title: "Des’ree"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Des'ree"
    title: "Des'ree"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Des'ree"
    title: "Des'ree"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Des'ree"
    title: "Des'ree"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/250504d4-eca1-4b23-bea6-db1dc7d2eaf9"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q258379"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1267175"
    title: "Des'ree"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump