Seal (musician)

Seal
Seal in Sydney, 2012
Seal in Sydney, 2012
Background information
Birth nameSeal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel
Also known asSealhenry Samuel[1][2]
Born (1963-02-19) 19 February 1963 (age 61)
Paddington, London, England
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active1987–present
Labels
Spouse
(m. 2005; div. 2014)
Children4
AwardsFull list
Websiteseal.com

Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel[3][4] (born 19 February 1963) is a British musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer.[5] He has sold over 20 million records worldwide.[6] These include hit songs "Crazy" and "Killer", the latter of which went to number one in the UK, and his most celebrated song, "Kiss from a Rose", which was released in 1994.

Seal has won multiple awards throughout his career, including three Brit Awards; he won Best British Male in 1992. He has also won four Grammy Awards and an MTV Video Music Award.[7][8] As a songwriter, Seal received two Ivor Novello Awards for Best Song Musically and Lyrically from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors for "Killer" (1990) and "Crazy" (1991).[9]

He was a coach on The Voice Australia in 2012 and 2013,[10] and returned to Australia to work as a coach in 2017.

  1. ^ Finn, Robin (5 June 1996). "AT LUNCH WITH: Seal; From a Crucible of Early Pain Comes the Gold of Stardom". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Seal | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  3. ^ "pounds 10m SEAL'S MUM LIVING IN SQUALOR. – Free Online Library". thefreelibrary.com.
  4. ^ Anderson, Charlie (April 2007). "Ongoing Management Commission gets Seal of Approval : Wadlow v Samuel". MusicLawUpdates.com. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  5. ^ Batey, Angus (16 September 2010). "Seal: The reluctant pop star". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  6. ^ "Acclaimed Singer And Songwriter Seal Returns With Second Set Of Soul Classics, Soul 2, Due for Release in the US on January 31st, 2012, From Warner Bros. Records; The First Single, "Let's Stay Together," Impacts Radio Today". Reprise Records. Yahoo!. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  7. ^ "History". Brit Awards. 16 October 2015. Archived from the original on 10 April 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  8. ^ "Winners". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  9. ^ Lister, David (27 May 1994). "Pop ballads bite back in lyrical fashion: David Lister charts a sea change away from rap towards memorable melodies". The Independent. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  10. ^ "will.i.am and Kylie Minogue join The Voice in 2014". Nine Network. ninemsn Pty Ltd. 2014. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2014.

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