. . "1983Z"^^ . "1959-01-16Z"^^ . . "Sade"@en . . . "(OBE)"@en . . . . "1959Z"^^ . . . . . . . . "Helen Folasade Adu, OBE (Yoruba: F\u1ECDl\u00E1\u1E63ad\u00E9 Ad\u00FA; born 16 January 1959), professionally known as Sade Adu or simply Sade (/\u0283\u0251\u02D0\u02C8de\u026A/ shah-DAY), is an English singer-songwriter, composer, arranger, and record producer. With Paul S. Denman, Andrew Hale, and Stuart Matthewman, she gained worldwide fame as the lead vocalist of the English band Sade. Following a brief stint as a fashion designer of men's clothing and part-time model Adu began backup singing for the band Pride."@en . . . "Helen Folasade Adu"@en . . . . . .