How much is Sade worth?
| Net Worth: | $75 Million |
|---|---|
| Profession: | Professional Singer |
| Date of Birth: | January 16, 1959 (age 62) |
| Country: | Nigeria-born English |
| Height: | 1.7 m |
About Sade Adu
Sade Adu, also known as Helen Folasade Adu or just Sade, is a British actress, singer, and songwriter who was born in Nigeria. Her estimated net worth is $75 million. Sade is an English musician and songwriter best known for being the band Sade’s lead singer. In 2002, she received an Order of the British Empire medal in the UK for her contributions to music.
When the Sade band split off to form a side project in 1982, they were initially part of a British band called Pride. They gave the side project the moniker Sade in honor of lead singer Sade Adu. The band gained media and record label interest after performing several concerts in their own United Kingdom, as well as in the U.S. and other countries.
The band permanently parted ways with Pride in 1983 and signed with American label Portrait Records. In the UK and the US, Diamond Life was released in July 1984 and February 1985, respectively.
Earlier Years
Early in the band’s existence, singles and albums were not released in the United States at the same time as they were in the United Kingdom and other parts of Europe. As a result, Sade experienced several hits at various points in time and in various regions of the globe. The band’s peak period of popularity in the US was from the middle of the 1980s to the beginning of the 1990s, during which time songs like “Smooth Operator” from the Diamond Life album and “Sweetest Taboo” from their sophomore album Promise from 1985 both became hits. The first five studio albums by the group each achieved American sales of at least three million copies.
Returns and Pauses
The band’s fourth and fifth studio albums were released eight years apart as the members concentrated on their personal life and other musical endeavors. Additionally, the band had another protracted break, this time lasting nearly 10 years, following the publication of its fifth album, Lovers Rock, in 2000. They made their debut in December 2009 with the song “Soldier of Love,” and in February 2010 released an album with the same name. The group’s first album, Soldier of Love, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard albums chart and won a Grammy for Best R&B Performance.
The Book of Time
The band launched its Sade Live tour in 2011, dubbed the “Once in a Lifetime Tour” or the “Soldier of Love Tour” Over $50 million was made by them from the tour, which included 59 performances.
The Sade ensemble released the acoustic ballad “Flower of the Universe” for the Disney movie A Wrinkle in Time’s soundtrack in 2018. Sade’s net worth is projected to reach $75 million as of 2023.
Personal
Helen is Sade Adu’s real name; Sade is just a stage name.
Carlos Pliego, a Spanish film director, and Sade were wed from 1989 to 1995. Ila Adu, a daughter, was also born to her in 1996.
The trio’s three members, but not Sade Adu herself, have a jazz/funk side project called Sweetback. The vocalists who have appeared on Sweetback’s albums include Maxwell, Amel Larrieux, and El DeBarge.
“Soldier of Love”
If Maxwell’s comeback in 2009 was the biggest R&B comeback, Sade Adu and her colleagues, guitarist-saxophonist Stuart Matthewman, bassist Paul Denman, and keyboardist Andrew Hale, are unquestionably 2010’s biggest story. The group’s first studio album in ten years, Soldier of Love, which was released in the United States on February 9, 2010, is unquestionably their strongest work in nearly two decades. The musicianship is equally delicate and retains the same type of mature, quiet dignity that has always been their characteristic, while Sade’s voice sounds as delicately strong as ever despite the protracted break.
The sixth album by Sade, Soldier of Love, has a lot of songs about many types of love and lovely melodies. On the surface, it looks to be quite similar to the music from their peak in the late 1980s and early 1990s. But this time, the words and concepts are a tad darker than they were before. One illustration is the album’s opening track, “The Moon and the Sky,” which is about a relationship gone wrong and the heartbroken lover who is left behind and wonders what might have been. Sade sings over a gloomy rhythm, “Why did you make me cry, why didn’t you come get me one last time?/You’ll always know the reason why/We could have had the moon and the sky,”
“Long Hard Road.” the sixth song on the album, is another illustration of the gloomy mood. Sade says “There’s a long, hard road ahead,” over a lightly orchestrated, mid-tempo song, and you can hear a hint of fatigue in her voice. Despite this, she sings, “but a voice inside me says … it’s gonna be alright,” in the next line of the song. Even though the song’s overarching theme is one of hope, there are unmistakable undertones of grief in the music, lyrics, and voice.
Perhaps the best illustration of the album’s dual themes of love and pain is the first single and title tune, “Soldier of Love” (and how painful love can sometimes be). I’m at the edge of my faith, I’m at the edge of my dedication, I’m on the front lines of this struggle, but I’m still alive. I’m a soldier of love, Every day and night/I’m soldier of love, All the days of my life, the song’s lyrics make it abundantly apparent. Since U.S. troops, British soldiers, and other forces are currently engaged in very real battles in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other places, the lyrics give the impression that she is fighting for love in both the literal and metaphorical dimensions.
Soldier of Love is a generally upbeat album with exquisite melodies, intelligent lyrics and concepts, and of course, some of the most beautiful singing you’ll ever hear, despite being somewhat depressing at times. An old proverb states that great art can emerge from suffering, and in this case, that proverb is undoubtedly accurate. But the record doesn’t indulge in self-pity or dwell on its misery for too long. The entire album is a celebration of the strength of love and a tribute to it.
Selected Discography
2011: The Ultimate Collection (compilation).
2010: Soldier of Love.
2000: Lovers Rock.
1992: Love Deluxe.
1988: Stronger Than Pride.
1985: Promise.
1984: Diamond Life.
Awards Won
2011: Best R&B; Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals Grammy for “Soldier of Love.”
2002: Best Pop Vocal Album Grammy for Lovers Rock.
1994: Grammy for Best R&B; Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, for the song “No Ordinary Love.”
1986: Grammy for Best New Artist.
1985: Brit Award for Best British Album, for Diamond Life.
Current members: Sade Adu, vocals; Stuart Matthewman, guitar, saxophone; Paul Denman, bass guitar; Andrew Hale, keyboards.
Former members: Paul Cook, drums, from 1982 to 1984.
