Sade Adu is a Nigerian-born British singer. Sade’s parents divorced when she was four. Anne Hayes then returned to England, taking Sade and her older brother Banji to live with their grandparents near Colchester, Essex.
Sade moved to Holland-on-Sea, Essex, when she was 11 years old to live with her mother. After graduating from Clacton County High School and Colchester Institute at the age of 18, she moved to London to study fashion design at Saint Martin’s School of Art.
“Your Love Is King” was released as the album’s lead single on February 25, 1984, and charted at number seven in Ireland and number six on the UK Singles Chart. The song fared less well in the United States, peaking at number 54 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The third single, “Smooth Operator,” was released on September 15, 1984, and became the album’s most successful song in the United States. The song reached number five on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the US Billboard Hot Black Singles charts, as well as number one on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.
Meet Banji Adu
Banji Adu is Sade’s older brother. When their mother, Anne Hayes, returned to England, she took Sade and her older brother Banji to live with their grandparents near Colchester, Essex. Less information is known about Banji Adu.
