Quick Facts

Full Name	Teri DeSario
Occupation	Singer
Date Of Birth	Nov 27, 1951(1951-11-27)
Age	73
Birthplace	Miami
Country	United States
Birth City	Florida
Horoscope	Scorpio

Teri DeSario Biography

Teri DeSario is one of the most popular and richest Singer who was born on November 27, 1951 in Miami, Florida, United States. Teri Lynn DeSario (born on 27th November 1951) is a famous American artist and singer hailing who hails from Miami, Florida.

In the year 1980, her smash hit “Yes, I’m Ready” gave her the status of a one- hit wonder The disco era was making an appearance despite the fact that their duet KC was a pop-infused remake of a slow-dancing tune. The singer-songwriter recorded two records with Casablanca, Caught, an album that reflected her relationship with the company that she worked for as well as Relationships that was put on hold after the company changed direction. In the mid-1980s she released two contemporary Christian albums in rapid succession with Word Records, A Call to us All and Voices in the Wind, which were written and recorded in collaboration with Bill Purse. Between these two albums, she released a Post-disco/Dance-pop-flavored album with Joey Carbone and Richie Zito entitled Overnight Success in Japan only. the title track came out as a single and did not have a huge commercial impact. In 1986 she was nominated for an Grammy in the category of gospel for the Best Female Performance. She also wrote songs for and was featured on several artist’s albums. The same time her music was a hit in Japan as well as the Philippines. The music of DeSario became more reflective and challenged traditional Christianity. In 1986, she asked to be let go of her contract with Word Records.

In 1989, DeSario also performed/recorded a version of “Lifeline” with The Maranatha! Singers on a compilation CD for Maranatha! Music.

DeSario took her talents to production for Emergence on 1993’s Laughing Medusa Theme Series, Vol. 1 release. DeSario was credited as executive producer, producer and vocalist and husband Bill took on the roles of synthesizer, piano, arranger, keyboards, vocals, producer, engineer, editing, executive producer and mixing. DeSario would also provide vocals on Mark Snow’s 1996 album The Truth and the Light: Music from the X-Files

In the latter half of the 1970s and the early 1990s DeSario had three TV appearances, including American Bandstand with Captain and Tennille and KC (December 29 1979), The Midnight Special featuring Tom Jones (February 8, 1980) and Solid Gold hosted by the Pointer Sisters (January 17, 1981). In each of the episodes she was herself.

Teri DeSario Net Worth

Teri DeSario is one of the richest Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Teri DeSario 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

DeSario played in various music genres after graduating from high school. She sang and played recorder and harp between 1970 and 1977 with the Medieval as well as Renaissance music group called The Early Music Consort. The group was led by a scholar who was also Pro Musica member Arnold Grayson. She started her career as a singer/songwriter within the folk genre, and later extended her love of folk music to include her love for jazz. After her wedding to horn player arranger as well as musician Bill Purse, they founded Abacus, a pop- folk and jazz collaboration. Abacus. One night , a man with long hair was seen entering the club in which she was performing declaring to be one of the producers for the Bee Gees; it turned out to be. Barry Gibb had heard her performance of her original songs and was so enthralled by the vocals of DeSario that he composed a song for her entitled “Ain’t Nothing Gonna Keep Me from You” and also helped get her a recording deal.

“Ain’t Nothing Gonna Keep Me from You” from 1978 was her first chart-topping single, composed by Barry Gibb from her first album Pleasure Train, also released in 1978. Although the song from her debut album, Pleasure Train, made

43 on the U.S. chart however, she wasn’t enjoying the process of recording

and was looking for an entirely new direction. Then she met an old school friend she was a teenager with, Harry Wayne Casey (KC) of KC and the Sunshine Band.

In the U.S., DeSario is mainly known for her duet with KC, lead singer of the R&B and funk group KC and the Sunshine Band of the Barbara Mason cover, “Yes, I’m Ready” from 1980 (#2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and certified gold, Adult Contemporary #1 for 2 weeks) from her second album Moonlight Madness, released in 1979. Follow-up singles (album title track) “Moonlight Madness” and a remake of “Dancin’ in the Streets” charted but didn’t make the Billboard Top 40.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Teri DeSario Dating?

According to our records, Teri DeSario married to Bill Purse. As of December 1, 2023, Teri DeSario’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Teri Ranked on the list of most popular Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Teri DeSario celebrates birthday on November 27 of every year.

How old is Teri DeSario?

70 years (November 27, 1951)

Who remade yes Im ready?

Other versions “Yes, I’m Ready” has been covered by other artists, including Mona Carita (fi) (as “Tahdon”), Shirley Ellis, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Maureen McGovern, Jeffrey Osborne, and Carla Thomas.

Who is Teri desario married to?

Bill Purse

What is KC and the Sunshine Band net worth?

Net Worth: $15 Million
Gender:| Male
Profession:| Musician, Record producer, Singer, Songwriter
Nationality:| United States of America

How old is Barbara Mason?

74 years (August 9, 1947)