years_active alias label name background instrument genre article_title birth_name occupation
1983 -- present princess supreme princess solo_singer vocals pop , dance princess -lrb- singer -rrb-
 desiree heslop singer , songwriter
princess -lrb- singer -rrb-

desiree heslop , best known as 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 '' -lrb- 1986 -rrb- was composed and produced by stock aitken waterman which contained the hit single , `` say i 'm your number one '' .
the album spawned 5 charting singles , and was certified silver in the uk .
heslop signed with polydor and recorded her second album , `` all for love '' -lrb- 1987 -rrb- in the united states , but neither the album nor its 3 singles had much success .
in 1989 , she released the stand-alone single `` lover do n't go '' , which failed to chart .
her third album , `` say it '' , which was slated for release in 1990 , eventually was never issued as princess retired from the music scene and moved to the usa after the death of her mother and the assassination of her brother .
from 1991 to 2003 she lived in the u.s. , before returning to england in 2003 .
that same year she formed her own music label with her brother donovan , onda ground music label , which has released all her music since , and released her first single in 14 years , `` ride '' , with rap ensemble eedb .
a music video was also filmed which referenced her retirement .
she appeared in itv 's 2005 production `` hit me , baby , one more time '' , singing kylie minogue 's `` slow '' .
in april 2014 , she released her third album , `` the emergence '' , the first in 27 years .
it is the first in a trilogy of albums , the other ones titled `` the passion '' and `` the one '' .
