Her performances over the years were lush in their understatement - Sade resplendent, hair pulled back, jamming with her band.

radio stations featuring the 'quiet storm' style of music, heavy on mood and romance. Her deep, sultry voice quickly became a staple of U.S. Her first album, 'Diamond Life,' contained the hit singles 'Smooth Operator,' 'Your Love Is King' and 'Hang On To Your Love.' It went multiplatinum and established her around the world. Technically, Sade is a band - the singer and musicians Stuart Matthewman, Paul Spencer Denman and Andrew Hale along with drummer Pete Lewinson who has joined them on tour.Д«ut ordinarily when people refer to Sade, they are talking about the smoky-voiced Helen Folasade Adu, daughter of a Nigerian father and an English mother.ДЄ lot of us who were babies in the '70s, you might have had your first kiss to Sade or your first fool-around to Sade. 'She has had an unusual career path, but I think for her it's worked because she sits outside of trends,' said David Prince, news editor for. Message boards and fans have been buzzing for months about her return. Her new album, 'Soldier of Love' - which came out Tuesday - marks only her sixth studio album in 25 years, and her first since the very successful 'Lovers Rock,' which came out in 2000. And for someone known for her music, she hasn't released all that much of it. She almost never pops up on the red carpet or in the lenses of the paparazzi. She doesn't ordinarily sit down for extensive interviews. (CNN) - The singer Sade is as well known for what she doesn't do as what she does.

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