Sade

Helen Folasade Adu,(1959), known professionally as Sade Adu or simply Sade, is a Nigerian-born English singer-songwriter, composer, arranger, and record producer.

With members Paul S. Denman, Andrew Hale, and Stuart Matthewman, she gained worldwide fame as the lead vocalist of the English band Sade. Following the release of the band’s debut album (Diamond Life, 1984) they went on to release a string of multi-platinum selling albums The band were ranked at number 50 on VH1’s list of the “100 greatest artists of all time”