By Alicia CruzSenior writer
TheBlackUrbanTimes
I had some homemade CD's playing in the background as I sat here catching up on my writing. Suddenly, one of my favorites songs began playing "Couldn't Love You More," from Sade's 1992 Love Deluxe CD. The sultry, hypnotic Helen Folasade Adu, aka Sade had the ability to place a seductive, calming spell over her listeners.
Known for her sultry voice, flawless beauty (who could forget her appearence at the forty-fourth grammy awards when she took home the award for best pop vocal album), Sade's tunes are timeless classics.
The last big news I read on Sade was in 2005 when she recorded for the first time since giving birth to a daughter. Her track titled "Mum" appeared on DVD for Voices for Darfur to support a charity concert of the same name at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The concert was to raise awareness and funding for the crisis in Sudan's Darfur region.
The last item I read about Sade came from Entertainment Weekly. They reported that after an eight-year hiatus from recording Epic records would be relaeasing an album by Sade, but gave no official release date. An official of Epic stated that the label's president promised "a very familiar vibe" on Sade's next album and that was pretty much it.
BIOGRAPHY
Helen Folasade Adu was born January 16, 1959 in Ikere, Ekiti State, Nigeria to Bisi Adu, a Nigerian lecturer in economics and Lala Hayek, an English Nurse from London. Sade's name means love confers your crown. After her parents divorced, Sade and her older brother, banji moved to London with their mother.
Helen Folasade Adu was born January 16, 1959 in Ikere, Ekiti State, Nigeria to Bisi Adu, a Nigerian lecturer in economics and Lala Hayek, an English Nurse from London. Sade's name means love confers your crown. After her parents divorced, Sade and her older brother, banji moved to London with their mother.
Sade's music made it's grand debut in the 1980's when she was the lead singer for Grammy Award winning English group titled Sade.
Artists who inspired Sade were Donny Hathaway, Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone, Billie Holiday and Stevie Wonder.
Artists who inspired Sade were Donny Hathaway, Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone, Billie Holiday and Stevie Wonder.
In 1977, Sade arrived in London to attend St. Martin's College studying fashion design. Sade worked her way through college as a messenger and a waitress. After graduation, Sade set up a small fashion company in London's Chalk Farm and launched a line of men's clothes with a friend, Gulonia Chapper and modeled on the side. Sade and her friend made outfits for artists such as Spandau Ballet before Sade decided that fashion was no longer for her.
In 1980, Sade auditioned for a latin ensemble called Arriva. Though her tenure with the group was short-lived, a collaboration with a fellow band member produced "Smooth Operator."
Over the next few years she would join the band Pride created by Ray St. John which consisted of members like guitarist Stuart Matthewman, bassist Paul Denman, and drummer Paul Cooke.
Over the next few years she would join the band Pride created by Ray St. John which consisted of members like guitarist Stuart Matthewman, bassist Paul Denman, and drummer Paul Cooke.
The band dissolved after St. John left, but the members formed another group which became "Sade." 1983 Sade signed a solo deal with Epic and Portrait Records. In January 1989, Sade married Spanish filmmaker, Carlos Scola in the old castle of Jolajas in Guadalajara, Spain. years with Sade filing for divorce.
For a few years Sade dropped off the radar only to resurface in 1995 with a new love, retired Indian singer Bob Grubble in Ocho Rios, Jamaica.
In 1996 Sade gave birth to her first child, a daughter , Ila On 21 July 1996. She's dropped off the music radar since.
In 1996 Sade gave birth to her first child, a daughter , Ila On 21 July 1996. She's dropped off the music radar since.
To date, Sade's only screen credits include the 1985 film Absolute Beginners. She played singer Athene Duncannon.
We miss you, Sade!
We miss you, Sade!
Sade's "Couldn't Love You More" Video. One of BEST songs
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