Smooth operator meaning sade biography

(1959-)

Who Is Sade?

In the early 1980s, Sade signed with Epic Records and recorded her first album, Diamond Life, in 1984.

A huge hit thanks to such singles as 'Smooth Operator,' the album won Sade a Best New Artist Grammy, and her subsequent multi-platinum albums established Sade as a top-selling soul and pop artist.

Profile

Sade was born Helen Folasade Adu on January 16, 1959, in Ibadan, Nigeria.

Raised in London by her English mother, Sade developed several interests as a teen, including singing, fashion design and modeling. She sang with a few local bands before signing with Epic Records and recording her first album, Diamond Life, in 1984.

A huge hit in her native England, the album also had mass appeal across the pond thanks to such singles as "Smooth Operator." In 1986, she won a Grammy Award for Best New Artist.

Sade's subsequent multi-platinum albums, Promise, Stronger Than Pride and Love Deluxe, established her as a top-selling soul and