1959 - Today
Helen Folasade Adu (Yoruba: Fọláṣadé Adú [fɔ̄láʃādé ādú]; born 16 January 1959), known professionally as Sade Adu or simply Sade ( shah-DAY), is a British singer, songwriter, and actress, known as the lead singer of her eponymous band. She has been credited as one of the most successful British female artists in history, and is often recognised as an influence on contemporary music. Her services to music were recognised in the UK with an award of the OBE in 2002, and a CBE in the 2017 Birthday Honours.Born in Ibadan, Nigeria and brought up partly in Essex, England since age 4, Sade studied at Saint Martin's School of Art in London and gained modest recognition as a fashion designer and part-time model, prior to joining the band Pride in the early 1980s. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sade has received more than 322,477 page views. Her biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Sade is the 309th most popular singer (down from 234th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Nigeria and the most popular Nigerian Singer.
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Among singers, Sade ranks 309 out of 3,541. Before her are Edita Gruberová, Andy Williams, David Byron, Boy George, Ornella Vanoni, and Eric Adams. After her are Mahalia Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Mylène Farmer, Perry Como, Ariana Grande, and Rita Pavone.
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 303
1927 - 2012
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 304
1947 - 1985
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 305
1961 - Present
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 306
1934 - Present
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 307
1952 - Present
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 308
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 309
1911 - 1972
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 310
1981 - Present
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 311
1961 - Present
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 312
1912 - 2001
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 313
1993 - Present
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 314
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 315
Among people born in 1959, Sade ranks 43. Before her are Kelly Lynch, Christian Wulff, Vincent D'Onofrio, Morten Harket, Richie Sambora, and Ving Rhames. After her are Per Gessle, Sam Raimi, Victoria Abril, Ramón Díaz, Rigoberta Menchú, and Michael P. Anderson.
1959 - Present
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 37
1959 - Present
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 38
1959 - Present
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 39
1959 - Present
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 40
1959 - Present
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 41
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 42
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 43
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 44
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 45
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 46
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 47
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 48
1959 - 2003
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 49
Among people born in Nigeria, Sade ranks 8 out of 200. Before her are Dr. Alban (1957), Hugo Weaving (1960), Muhammadu Buhari (1942), Chinua Achebe (1930), Fela Kuti (1938), and Tony Allen (1940). After her are Hakeem Olajuwon (1963), Usman dan Fodio (1754), Olusegun Obasanjo (1937), Olaudah Equiano (1745), Ken Saro-Wiwa (1941), and Jay-Jay Okocha (1973).
1957 - Present
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 2
1960 - Present
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 3
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.81
Rank: 4
1930 - 2013
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 5
1938 - 1997
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 6
1940 - 2020
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 7
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 8
1963 - Present
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 9
1754 - 1817
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 10
1937 - Present
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 11
1745 - 1797
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 12
1941 - 1995
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 13
1973 - Present
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 14
Among singers born in Nigeria, Sade ranks 1.