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 Nigerian-born British singer, known as the lead vocalist of her band Sade. 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 with the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2002, and she was made Commander in the 2017 Birthday Honours.Sade was born in Ibadan, Nigeria, and was brought up in England from the age of four. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sade has received more than 420,857 page views. Her biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia. Sade is the 265th 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.
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Among singers, Sade ranks 265 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.
1940 - 1999
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 259
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 260
1945 - 2019
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 261
1923 - 2005
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 262
1928 - 2021
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 263
1937 - Present
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 264
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 265
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 266
1901 - 1991
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 267
1911 - 1972
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 268
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 269
1907 - 1994
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 270
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 271
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.
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 39
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 40
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 41
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 42
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 43
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 44
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 45
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 46
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 47
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 48
1959 - 2003
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 49
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 50
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 51
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).
1960 - Present
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 1
1934 - Present
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 2
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 3
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 4
1930 - 2013
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 5
1938 - 1997
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 6
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 7
1754 - 1817
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 8
1745 - 1797
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 9
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 10
1937 - Present
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 11
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 12
1941 - 1995
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 13
Among singers born in Nigeria, Sade ranks 1. After her are Yemi Alade (1989).