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Sade

R&B/Soul

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Latest Release

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Artist Playlists

Sade Essentials
Sade Essentials
Her enigmatic, velvet-rich vocals cast a spell on pop music.
Sade Essentials
Inspired by Sade
Inspired by Sade
Taking cues from the original smooth soul operators.
Inspired by Sade
Sade: Love Songs
Sade: Love Songs
Sade: Love Songs
Sade: Chill
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Sade: Sing
Sade: Sing
Grab the mic and sing along with some of their biggest hits.
Sade: Sing

About Sade

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Hometown
Essex, England
Formed
1982
Genre
R&B/Soul
Over the course of Sade’s decades-long career, the soulful singer has managed to explore every aspect of relationships—from meet-cutes to makeouts to bittersweet breakups. Born Helen Folasade Adu, in Ibadan, Nigeria in 1959, the future pop star was raised in England and studied art and fashion at London’s Central Saint Martins. She launched her music career in the early ’80s as a backup singer in a jazz-funk band called Pride. She quickly moved to the front of the group, before leaving to form her own eponymous outfit and releasing its first single, “Your Love Is King,” in February of 1984. Sade’s debut album, Diamond Life followed in July, led by the low-key heartbreaker “Smooth Operator.” The combination of Sade’s velvety, breathy voice, chill R&B beats, and signature look of slicked-back hair, gold hoops, and red lips were instantly iconic. Through albums like 1985’s Promise, 1992’s Love Deluxe, 2000’s Lovers Rock and 2010’s Soldier of Love, Sade’s music blended R&B, jazz, soul, funk, and Afro-Caribbean sounds, but never detracted from her singularly smooth voice. Sade releases music at her own pace, taking years-long breaks to focus on personal matters before returning to the spotlight. In 2018, she returned from an eight-year hiatus to contribute “Flower of the Universe” to the soundtrack for Ava DuVernay’s A Wrinkle in Time. Despite her occasional absences, Sade’s look and sound remain widely influential—Kanye West has been spotted in her band’s t-shirt, Drake has two tattoos of her face on his torso, and artists ranging from The xx to Solange have introduced a new generation of cool kids to her guiding sound.
Members of Sade include, or have included, Stuart Matthewman, Andrew Hale, Sade Adu, Dave Early, and Paul Cooke.
Musical InfluencesSade's musical influences include Bob Marley, Anita Baker, Luther Vandross and more.
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