She developed her voice as a member, and later director and vocal coach, of her church choir.
[2] She began singing professionally in the mid-1980s, releasing the single "In and Out of My Life" in 1988 on Easy Street Records.
[4] The album was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry[5] for UK sales exceeding 300,000 copies.
[2] Adeva collaborated with house-music pioneer Frankie Knuckles in 1995, with whom she released two UK top 40 singles[1] and an album, Welcome to the Real World.
She was also featured on the 2004 single "Wish I Never Knew" by the Scandinavian dance act Slippery People.