Kiera Weathers - "You Gotta Be (Des'ree Cover)"

It’s got enough of a tasteful homage to the original to be remembered and yet still has a fresh feel to it. Kiera does something rare here, by making something iconic into her own, and she does it well.

British vocalist Kiera Weathers is a soulful performer who first came to the public's attention as a contestant on the U.K. version of The X Factor in 2015. Born in 1997, Weathers grew up in St. Helens, Merseyside, England, where she worked as a barmaid and studied hair and beauty at St. Helens College. In 2015, she participated in the 12th season of the U.K.'s The X Factor, auditioning with Ella Eyre's version of Jermaine Stewart's 1986 single "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off." She was mentored by Rita Ora during her time on the show, and ultimately finished in 11th place. In March 2017 she released her debut single, "You Gotta Be," a cover of Des'ree's 1995 hit. A second single, "Talk to Me," followed that November.

So today, with another step towards the door, I choose Kiera Weathers’s cover of Des’ree’s "You Gotta Be" as my, shake off the cobwebs, dust off the hope chest, swing on the sweaters, song for a, lavender always smells sad to me, white is the color of hope, cherries remind me of summers with you, Tuesday.