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1970年出生于牙买加的女歌手Diana King以担任幕后和声进入歌坛,1994年因出现在英国雷鬼团体Steel Pulse和饶舌歌手Notorious B.I.G.的专辑中而受到注意获得一纸合同。1995年的"Shy Guy"随着威尔.史密斯主演的【绝地战警】(Bad Boys)电影卖座之故成为英美两地的畅销单曲,此曲同时收录在Diana King自己的专辑「Tougher Than Love」里,Diana终于从幕后成功走向台前。1997年茱莉亚.罗勃兹的喜剧片【新娘不是我】(My Best Friend’s Wedding)中出现另一首Diana King的演唱"I Say A Little Prayer",虽是老歌新唱但再次受到歌迷的喜爱。Diana King形容她2002年的专辑「Respect」是「头一次得以完全自由创作的作品,里面的音乐就是在描写我自己。」融合牙买加的雷鬼音乐、黑人流行的节奏与蓝调加上作曲填词的功力使Diana King不仅是位乐风明确的歌手,同时也是位优秀的叙事高手。轻快节奏的"Summer Breezin'"是Diana忆起与真实生活里的好友相处的夏日欢乐时光;"Suga, Suga"讲的是年轻女孩想找个糖果老爹的故事,找到有钱的男人,女孩就不用辛苦工作又有钱花,是不是时下许多女生的心愿?"Mi Lova"则是Diana私人的感情世界,讲的是她的爱人…;"The Real S**t"更是Diana成长过程的自我剖析,或许身为十五个小孩之一培养出叛逆、独立、想要与众不同的个性使周遭人不知如何面对这个「问题小孩」,而Diana在那段成长岁月唯一抚慰心灵者唯有歌唱而已。从这些歌曲不难看出这张「Respect」专辑有欢乐、有自省,Diana以一贯雷鬼加节奏蓝调节拍唱出关于生命与爱的故事。by John BushAfter her appearance on the Notorious B.I.G.'s 1994 album Ready to Die, Diana King received a contract with the Work label. Previously a collaborator of Andrew Tosh, the reggae/dancehall vocalist released two albums during 1995, Tougher Than Love and Shy Guy. Think Like a Girl followed in 1997. International tours pushed her name to the forefront, however King remained low key. She took a few years off to spend more time with her children. By the new millennium, King was in negotiations with Maverick. In 2002, King issued the funkadelic third album Respect.