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about sade
Helen Folasade Adu,
OBE, (born 16 January 1959), better known
as Sade (pronounced /ʃɑːˈdeɪ/ shah-DAY), is a
British Nigerian
singer-songwriter,
composer, and
record producer. She first achieved success
in the 1980s as the frontwoman and lead vocalist of the popular
Brit and
Grammy Award winning
English group
Sade.
Sade (pronounced /ʃɑːˈdeɪ/ SHAH-day) is an
English
group which achieved success in the 1980s,
1990s, and 2000s. The band's music features elements of
soul,
jazz,
R&B,
quiet storm,
soft rock,
funk,
easy listening, and
adult contemporary. The lead vocalist,
Sade Adu, is the only woman in the band and
is the only one to appear on their album and single covers. Sade's 2000
release,
Lovers Rock sold 3,881,000 copies in the
U.S. and the prior album, 1992's
Love Deluxe sold 3,407,000. Since 1984's
Diamond Life debut, Sade has sold nearly 17
million units in the U.S. alone according to Nielsen SoundScan,
and has sold more than 50 million units worldwide to date.
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