SINGER
Sade
1959 - Today
Sade
Helen Folasade Adu (Yoruba: Fọláṣadé Adú [fɔ̄láʃādé ādú]; born 16 January 1959), known professionally as Sade Adu or simply Sade ( shah-DAY), is a Nigerian-born British singer, known as the lead singer of her eponymous band. One of the most successful British female artists in history, she is often recognised as an influence on contemporary music. Her success in the music industry was recognised in the UK with an award of the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2002, and was made Commander in the 2017 Birthday Honours.Sade was born in Ibadan, Nigeria, and brought up partly in Essex, England, from the age of four. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sade has received more than 382,399 page views. Her biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia. Sade is the 266th most popular singer (up from 308th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Nigeria (up from 8th in 2019) and the most popular Nigerian Singer.
Memorability Metrics
380k
Page Views (PV)
58.48
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
51
Languages Editions (L)
4.57
Effective Languages (L*)
4.59
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Sades by language
Among SINGERS
Among singers, Sade ranks 266 out of 3,528. Before her are Fabrizio De André, Mylène Farmer, Jessye Norman, Victoria de los Ángeles, Christa Ludwig, and Shirley Bassey. After her are Jimmy Cliff, Mohammed Abdel Wahab, Mahalia Jackson, Kiri Te Kanawa, Cab Calloway, and Axl Rose.
Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia
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Fabrizio De André
1940 - 1999
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 260
Mylène Farmer
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 261
Jessye Norman
1945 - 2019
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 262
Victoria de los Ángeles
1923 - 2005
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 263
Christa Ludwig
1928 - 2021
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 264
Shirley Bassey
1937 - Present
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 265
Sade
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 266
Jimmy Cliff
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 267
Mohammed Abdel Wahab
1901 - 1991
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 268
Mahalia Jackson
1911 - 1972
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 269
Kiri Te Kanawa
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 270
Cab Calloway
1907 - 1994
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 271
Axl Rose
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 272
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1959, Sade ranks 45. Before her are Guy Parmelin, Michel Preud'homme, Kelly Lynch, Per Gessle, Mauricio Macri, and Rigoberta Menchú. After her are Anne Hidalgo, Victoria Abril, Rosanna Arquette, Michael P. Anderson, Youssou N'Dour, and Ving Rhames.
Others Born in 1959
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Guy Parmelin
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 39
Michel Preud'homme
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 40
Kelly Lynch
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 41
Per Gessle
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 42
Mauricio Macri
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 43
Rigoberta Menchú
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 44
Sade
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 45
Anne Hidalgo
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 46
Victoria Abril
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 47
Rosanna Arquette
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 48
Michael P. Anderson
1959 - 2003
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 49
Youssou N'Dour
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 50
Ving Rhames
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 51
In Nigeria
Among people born in Nigeria, Sade ranks 7 out of 236. Before her are Hugo Weaving (1960), Wole Soyinka (1934), Muhammadu Buhari (1942), Dr. Alban (1957), Chinua Achebe (1930), and Fela Kuti (1938). After her are Usman dan Fodio (1754), Olaudah Equiano (1745), Hakeem Olajuwon (1963), Olusegun Obasanjo (1937), Jay-Jay Okocha (1973), and Ken Saro-Wiwa (1941).
Others born in Nigeria
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Hugo Weaving
1960 - Present
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 1
Wole Soyinka
1934 - Present
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 2
Muhammadu Buhari
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 3
Dr. Alban
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 4
Chinua Achebe
1930 - 2013
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 5
Fela Kuti
1938 - 1997
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 6
Sade
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 7
Usman dan Fodio
1754 - 1817
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 8
Olaudah Equiano
1745 - 1797
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 9
Hakeem Olajuwon
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 10
Olusegun Obasanjo
1937 - Present
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 11
Jay-Jay Okocha
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 12
Ken Saro-Wiwa
1941 - 1995
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 13
Among SINGERS In Nigeria
Among singers born in Nigeria, Sade ranks 1. After her are Yemi Alade (1989).
