Sade diamond life
Sade now.
Born Helen Folasade Adu on January 16, 1959, in Ibadan, Nigeria; raised in Clacton, Essex, England; daughter of Adebisi (an economics professor) and Anne (a nurse) Adu; married Carlos Scola (a filmmaker), c.
1990; divorced, 1991; children: daughter, with Bob Morgan (a record producer), 1996.
Sade - no ordinary love
Education: Bachelor of arts degree from St. Martin's College of Art, London, 1979. Addresses: Record company--Epic Records, 550 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10022-3211.
"Sade's music ... is so hot because it sounds so cool," declared critic Cathleen McGuigan in Newsweek.
The Nigerian-born British singer rose rapidly to prominence with her first two albums, Diamond Life and Promise; both have gone multiplatinum. Her sound is "one that has definite jazz overtones but is mixed with a pop flavor and a hint of passion," according to Walter Leavy in Ebony, and it has captured the imagination of music fans and reviewers alike.
Sade is responsible for the hit singles "Smooth Operator"
