Sade Adu
Sade Adu was a Nigerian singer, songwriter, singer-songwriter, composer, model and musician (born 1959). She was born at Ibadan.
Also recorded as Helen Folasade Adu; Sade.
Overview
Recorded at birth as Helen Fọláṣadé Adu.
Also worked under the name Sade.
Born at Ibadan in 1959.
Identity and origins
Sade Adu was recorded at birth as Helen Fọláṣadé Adu. She also worked under the name Sade. The authorities additionally record the headings Helen Folasade Adu and Sade. Her recorded languages were English and Yoruba.
Work and production
Works recorded as notable number 3: By Your Side, Smooth Operator and Your Love Is King. Her recorded genres are soul, jazz, funk, rhythm and blues and soft rock.
Catalogued works
4 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service.
By Your Side. Feel No Pain. Never as Good as the First Time. Pearls.
Literature
5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
John Laws/Sade, John Laws/Sade, 1987. Éditer et lire Sade en Russie, Sade en jeu, 2018. Sade and Transcendence, Sade, 2001. Sade, Sade, 2012. Voltaire [François Marie Arouet] to père Jacques François Paul Aldonce de Sade, abbé de Sade, Jean Baptiste François Joseph de Sade, comte de Sade and Joseph David de Sade, c. Monday, 25 May 1733 [voltfrVF0860338a1c], Electronic Enlightenment Scholarly Edition of Correspondence, 2025.
In detail
Sade Adu studied at Saint Martin's School of Art, Colchester Institute and The Stanway School. the recorded working language is English and Yoruba.
The field of work recorded is music composing. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are soul, jazz, funk and rhythm and blues.
Residence is recorded at Cotswolds and Ibadan. Membership is recorded of Sade.
Works named in the authority record are By Your Side, Smooth Operator and Your Love Is King.
Distinctions recorded are Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire and Grammy Award for Best New Artist.
Chronology
- 1959Sade Adu born at Ibadan.
Sources
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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Wikidata, structured authority record Q194187: Sade Adu
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