Diana King is a reggae
fusion singer-songwriter, who performs a mixture of R&B, reggae
and dancehall. Diana was born on November 8, 1970 in Spanish Town,
Jamaica to an Indo-Jamaican father and an Afro Jamaican mother.
Diana’s career began after she made an appearance on The Notorious
B.I.G.'s 1994 song "Respect," from his album Ready to Die.
Diana signed a recording contract with Sony Music. Her first single
"Shy Guy", came off her debut album “Tougher Than Love”
released in 1995. It was a hit, reaching #13 on the Billboard Hot
100. It was certified gold by the RIAA in the U.S. It also hit #2 on
the UK Singles Chart and it reached #1 on the Eurochart Hot 100
Singles chart. The single went on to sell nearly five million singles
worldwide. The “Shy Guy” song made the soundtrack to the 1995
film, Bad Boys. Diana King not only sings her reggae and dancehall
music that sounds awesome, she also does cover versions of two of my
favorite singers. She did a cover version of the song "I Say a
Little Prayer" (originally recorded by Dionne Warwick in 1967)
and did a fantastic job. Diana also did a cover version of the Chaka
Khan’s “Ain’t Nobody”, which was on her second album “Think
Like a Girl” released in 1997. Diana released her third album
“Respect” on July 24, 2002, in Japan. Eventually it was released
in other markets, such as the UK on April 17, 2006 and released
digitally in the United States on April 29, 2008. "Summer
Breezin” the lead single off this album was played on BET, VH1
video and received some urban radio play. Warrior
Girl was Diana’s fourth album, but it was released in the United
States (under the title Agirlnameking) on November 8, 2011. Out of
all her songs on all four albums, my favorites are “Summer
Breezin”, “Shy Guy”, “L L Lies”, “Yu dun Kno”,
"Closer", "When We Were Kings" (with Brian
McKnight), "Love Triangle" and “Love Me Thru The Night”.
Diana King is one of those artists that can sing. I can’t believe I
have never heard of her, this lady is a real talent!! Her voice is
unbelievable. In her personal life Diana came out as a lesbian. Good
for you Diana King. I look at life like this. You have to be happy
with yourself and do you! Streetwise Radio is playing songs from
Diana King. You can also listen to Streetwise Radio on MyGen365,
live365, Athena365 and I-Tunes.
LM
