![]() When Sade was 11 years old, she moved to Holland-on-Sea, Essex, to live with her mother. Hayes returned to England with Sade and her elder brother, Banji, to live with their grandparents near Colchester, Essex. When Sade was four years old, her parents separated. Her parents are Adebisi Adu, a Nigerian lecturer in economics of Yoruba background, and Anne Hayes, an English district nurse they met in London, married in 1955, and moved to Nigeria. Her middle name, Folasade, means "honour earns the crown". Helen Folasade Adu was born on 16 January 1959 in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Since then, they have released two songs, " Flower of the Universe" for the soundtrack of Disney's A Wrinkle in Time, and " The Big Unknown", part of the soundtrack of Steve McQueen's film Widows. The band produced no more music until the release of Soldier of Love, ten years later. The album departed from the jazz-inspired inflections of their previous work, featuring mellower sounds and pop compositions. After releasing their third and fourth albums, Stronger Than Pride (1988) and Love Deluxe (1992), the band went on hiatus after the birth of Sade's child.Īfter eight years without an album, the band reunited in 1999 and released Lovers Rock in 2000. In July 1985, Sade was among the performers at the Live Aid charity concert at Wembley Stadium, and the next year, she appeared in the film Absolute Beginners. After gaining attention as a performer, she formed the band Sade, and secured a recording contract with Epic Records in 1983.Ī year later the band released the album Diamond Life, which became one of the era's best-selling albums and the best-selling debut by a British female vocalist. She studied at Saint Martin's School of Art in London and gained modest recognition as a fashion designer and part-time model before joining the band Pride in the early 1980s. ![]() Sade was born in Ibadan, Nigeria, but was brought up in England from the age of four. Her success in the music industry was recognised with the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2002, and she was made Commander in the 2017 Birthday Honours. One of the most successful British female artists in history, she is often recognised as an influence on contemporary music. ![]() Helen Folasade Adu CBE ( Yoruba: Fọláṣadé Adú born 16 January 1959), known professionally as Sade Adu or simply Sade ( / ʃ ɑː ˈ d eɪ/ shah- DAY ), is a Nigerian-born British singer, known as the lead vocalist of her self-titled band. ![]()
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