Legendary UK artist Princess whose discography includes the multi-million seller Say I’m Your Number One and whose debut album ‘Princess’ went gold is enjoying a “Coming Forward” in her own words.
Princess’ true foray into music was encouraged by her Jamaican born brother Don, who was visiting during his summer vacation from the American International School of Dusseldorf, Germany. He lived with their dad, James Lloyd, who was a fairly well known singer in Germany. Princess says “I was interested in pursuing the Law as a career and began that journey. During my first year of college I got my first opportunity to sing backing vocals on a Punk Rock track. The die was cast I was hooked”. Princess toured as a backing vocalist as well as doing sessions in the subsequent years before her first real break came.

Desiree PKA Princess grew up listening to a wide variety of music that represented UK radio’s diverse programming. Among her many influences are Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, The O’Jays, The Temptations, Michael & The Jackson 5, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Chaka Khan, Isaac Hayes, Luther Vandross, Joni Mitchell, The Beatles, Weather Report, Lonnie Liston Smith, Bob Marley and The Wailers, Dennis Brown, Miles Davis, Grover Washington Jr. and many more too numerous to mention. “I was able to vocally mimic these artists and many a lunch hour found me entertaining my friends with latest rendition of a new Jackson Five hit”.