Helen Folasade Adu

Sade Adu, pronounced Shar-day (IPA /ʃɑːdeɪ/), British-Nigerian singer, songwriter (born Helen Folasade Adu on 16 January 1959 in Ibadan, Nigeria), is a jazz, pop, urban and adult contemporary vocalist, noted for her soulful,

Sade Adu, pronounced Shar-day (IPA /ʃɑːdeɪ/), British-Nigerian singer, songwriter (born Helen Folasade Adu on 16 January 1959 in Ibadan, Nigeria), is a jazz, pop, urban and adult contemporary vocalist, noted for her soulful, smoky contralto. She achieved success during the 1980s and 1990s as the frontwoman and lead vocalist of the popular English group Sade.

Sade Adu, born to a Nigerian father and English mother, was raised in Clacton-on-Sea, and moved to Camden Town, London, in 1984. She initially was the vocalist for two UK funk groups, Arriva and Pride, before launching the group that bears her name with an appearance on the Channel 4 variety show The Tube in 1984. Sade has also appeared in films such as Absolute Beginners (1986), to the soundtrack of made contributions, and on the Brazilian soap opera Um Anjo Caiu do Céu.