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Helen Folasade Adu, CBE (Yoruba: Fọláṣadé Adú [fɔ̄láʃādé ādú]; born 16 January 1959), known professionally as Sade Adu or simply Sade (/ʃɑːˈdeɪ/ shah-DAY), is a British Nigerian singer, songwriter, and actress.

Born in Ibadan, Nigeria and brought up in Essex, England, Sade gained modest recognition as a fashion designer and part-time model, prior to joining the band Pride in the early 1980s. After gaining attention as a performer, she formed the band Sade, and secured a recording contract with Epic Records in 1983. The band then released the album Diamond Life a year later, which became one of the best selling albums of the era, and the best-selling debut ever by a British female vocalist. It also gained widespread critical acclaim and is largely considered one of the best albums of all-time.

Soon after, they released Promise (1985), which was also a resounding critical and commercial success, topping the UK Albums Chart and becoming the band's first album to debut

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Sade’s 20 Best Songs – The CLASH Verdict

Supreme masters of classic, cool-blend soul music, Sade married substance with elegantly-rendered style across six albums in a four decade span. It all began in 1983. Helen Folasade Adu and guitarist/saxophonist Stuart Matthewman parted ways with London outfit Pride after performances of seminal hit ‘Smooth Operator‘ caught the attention of labels both sides of the Atlantic. Enlisting keyboardist Andrew Hale, bassist Paul Denman and drummer Paul Cook, the band signed with Epic Records and Sade were formed.

The band’s impact can be measured by their crossover commercial success but also their legacy as distillers of retro-conscious compositions. Sade’s popularity in the US was a rare feat for a British pop/RnB act. They amassed multiple multi-platinum releases during their ten-year Imperial Phase, and their urban, uber-romantic musical oeuvre has inspired a wealth of contemporary artists. Just ask Beyoncé, Missy Elliott, Drake, Bon Iver and Deftones.

Sade Adu, the face and soul

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Soldier of Love (Sade song)

2009 single by Sade

"Soldier of Love" is the first single and title track from the album's same title by the English band Sade. It premiered worldwide on 8 December 2009, and it was released on iTunes digitally on 12 January 2010. It was also the band's first new material in almost ten years, preceding their long-awaited sixth studio album of the same name which was released worldwide on 8 February 2010. The song was number-one on the Billboard Adult R&B.[1] The song debuted at #58 on the BillboardHot 100 becoming the band's highest debut on the chart.[2] It peaked at number 52, making it the band's highest-peaking single on that chart since 1992's "No Ordinary Love".

The track won the Grammy for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 53rd Grammy Awards ceremony. The song was used during the end credits of The Lady, a 2010 film directed by Luc Besson based on eyewitness accounts of former Burmese political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi and her husband, Michael Aris.[3][4]

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