Desiree Coleman aka Kadesh (From,

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, New York, United States) is an American vocalist and actress. She was the leading actress in ''Chloe Kane'', a feature film directed by Farzam Salami. Coleman is also the founder of Love Culture Center in Los Angeles, California. Coleman is the ex-wife of former professional basketball player and former head coach of the

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, Mark Jackson. Coleman came on the scene replacing

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in the longest running

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musical production of '' Mama, I Want to Sing!'', in 1983. Coleman discovered her ability to sing at the age of six. Desiree's mother on hearing her daughter's voice encouraged her to join the St. Luke Baptist Church choir in

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, New York. During her growing years, she did several commercials and by age fourteen became a part of a community choir called the Soul Searchers of New York City.
In 2006, Coleman recorded a song with

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called, "Holla", which later became the entrance music for

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Discography

* 1988 – ''Desiree''

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* 1966 births Living people 20th-century American actresses Actresses from New York City American sopranos Motown artists American soul singers American gospel singers People from Queens, New York 21st-century American women singers 21st-century American singers {{US-singer-stub