"Putting an uplifting face on urban R&B music, ‘90s British songstress Des'ree has used her enchanting style to lure in listeners around the globe. Most famous for her 1994 single ""You Gotta Be,"" Des'ree's soothing blend of calypso, reggae and British pop music creates a magical vibe, exuding a sense of calm not normally found in an urban R&B setting.Des'ree grew up in London, England, but her Caribbean parents raised her in a mixture of both cultures. Living in Barbados for three years during her youth, the creative vocalist drew from the calypso music of the Caribbean as well as the pop music she experienced in England to create her own unique genre of R&B music. This vocal style has done nothing less than work wonders for her, and the young starlet has garnered incredible attention ever since her arrival on the music scene back in 1992. Des'ree got her lift into the spotlight in 1992 with the duet ""Delicate"" with Terence Trent D'Arby. The song was an instant success in the U.K., but failed to chart in the U.S. A second stab at captivating an American audience left Des'ree with the 1994 album I Ain't Movin', which easily did the trick. The album's hit single ""You Gotta Be"" exploded on arrival, reaching top 10 spots on the Adult Contemporary, Top 40 Mainstream, Billboard Hot 100 and Top 40 Adult Recurrents charts in 1994 and 1995. The song was partly a tribute to Princess Diana, and it ultimately pushed I Ain't Movin' into the number one slot on the Heatseekers chart, selling over 16 million copies.A tour of the U.S. with Seal and a performance at the Vatican left Des'ree beaming in the spotlight as her hit songs showed up in both the Spike Lee film Clockers as well as the 1996 version of Romeo and Juliet. Des'ree has released three more albums since the 1994 smash, but none have been as popular."