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Sade Adu

British singer

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Instance of: human
Born: 16 January 1959
Place of birth: Ibadan
Sex or gender: female
Given name: Helen, Folashade
Family name: Adu
Genre: soul, jazz, funk, rhythm and blues, soft rock, cool jazz
Field of work: music composing
Occupation: singer, songwriter, singer-songwriter, composer, model, musician
Citizenship: Nigeria
Awards: Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Grammy Award for Best New Artist
birth name: Helen Fọláṣadé Adu
different from: Sade
educated at: Saint Martin's School of Art, Colchester Institute, The Stanway School, Clacton County High School, Central Saint Martins
instrument: voice
languages spoken, written or signed: English, Yoruba
member of: Sade
name in native language: Sade Adu
nominated for: Grammy Award for Best New Artist
notable work: By Your Side, Smooth Operator, Your Love Is King
number of children: 1
partner in business or sport: Stuart Matthewman
pseudonym: Sade
record label: Portrait, Epic Records
residence: Cotswolds, Ibadan, Ekiti State, Holland-on-Sea, London, Colchester, Ocho Rios, Madrid, London
significant event: Montreux Jazz Festival 1984, Montreux Jazz Festival 1986
social media followers: 510000, 513000, 510000, 509000
start of work period: 1980
voice type: contralto
writing language: English