British musician (born 1963)
Seal
Birth name Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel Also known as Sealhenry Samuel[1] [2] Born (1963-02-19 ) 19 February 1963 (age 61) Paddington , London, EnglandGenres Occupation(s)
Musician
singer
songwriter
record producer
Years active 1987–present Labels Spouse
Children 4 Awards Full list Website seal .com
Musical artist
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.
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^ Batey, Angus (16 September 2010). "Seal: The reluctant pop star" . The Guardian . London. Retrieved 25 November 2012 .
^ "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 .
^ "History" . Brit Awards. 16 October 2015. Archived from the original on 10 April 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2016 .
^ "Winners" . National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 15 January 2016 .
^ 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 .
^ "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 .