Sade
Formed in the UK in 1982, Sade (Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman, Andrew Hale, and Paul Denman) was founded out of the ashes of Adu's former band Pride. Born in Nigeria to a Nigerian father and an English mother, Adu found a love of '70 soul music like Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross early in her childhood after being taken to the English countryside by her mother. Initially looking to study fashion, Sade moved to London for school. Swept into the artsy nightlife scene of early '80s London, she was quickly engrossed into the music world and found her peers in Pride which soon evolved into her eponymous group.With the release of Diamond Life in 1984 and the success of singles like "Smooth Operator" the band quickly became a hit machine from the '80s well into the 2010's. Selling over 50 million albums and ranking among the highest selling female British artists of all time, Sade has been mentioned as an influence everywhere from the jazzy world of Norah Jones to the biggest hitmakers of the last twenty years like Beyoncé and Mary J. Bilge. In this episode of Influenced, we trace the band and her incredible lasting effect of the music industry.Follow Us Here: https://www.instagram.com/influenced.podcast/