SINGER

Sade

1959 - Today

Sade

Helen Folasade Adu (Yoruba: Fọláṣadé Adú [fɔ̄láʃādé ādú]; born January 16, 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. Born in Ibadan, Nigeria, but brought up in Essex, England, Sade gained modest recognition as a fashion designer and part-time model, prior to joining the band Pride in the early 1980s. After gaining attention as a performer, she formed the band Sade, and secured a recording contract with Epic Records in 1983. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sade has received more than 295,971 page views. Her biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia making her the 233rd most popular singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 300k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 49

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Sade ranks 233 out of 3,001. Before her are Dionne Warwick, Mariska Veres, Sam Cooke, Robbie Williams, Beyoncé, and Tarkan. After her are Chris Cornell, Frida Boccara, Van Morrison, Sonny Bono, Lil Wayne, and Gene Vincent.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Sade ranks 27. Before her are Mauricio Macri, Bernd Schuster, Sarah, Duchess of York, Gerhard Berger, Val Kilmer, and Inger Nilsson. After her are Simon Cowell, Michel Preud'homme, Nina Hartley, Kyle MacLachlan, Frank Darabont, and Christian Wulff.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Sade ranks 8 out of 140. Before her are Muhammadu Buhari (1942), Hugo Weaving (1960), Wole Soyinka (1934), Dr. Alban (1957), Chinua Achebe (1930), and Fela Kuti (1938). After her are Olusegun Obasanjo (1937), Usman dan Fodio (1754), Jay-Jay Okocha (1973), Francis Arinze (1932), Hakeem Olajuwon (1963), and Ken Saro-Wiwa (1941).

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