Seal (musician)

Seal
Samuel in Sydney, 2012
Samuel 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)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
DiscographySeal discography
Years active1987–present
Labels
Spouse
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(m. 2005; div. 2014)​
Children4
AwardsFull list
Websiteseal.com

Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel[3][4] (born 19 February 1963) is a British singer, songwriter, and record producer.[5] He is the recipient of three Brit Awards, four Grammy Awards, and an MTV Video Music Award, with sold 20 million albums or singles sold by October 2011.[6] He signed with record producer Trevor Horn's ZTT Records to release his eponymous debut studio album (1991). Met with critical and commercial success, it spawned the singles "Crazy" and "Killer", which peaked at numbers two and one on the UK singles chart, respectively, while both entered the US Billboard Hot 100. His 1994 single, "Kiss from a Rose", peaked atop the latter chart after its inclusion on the film soundtracks for The NeverEnding Story III and Batman Forever.

"Kiss from a Rose" spawned from Seal's second eponymous studio album (1994), which peaked atop the UK Albums Chart along with its predecessor. His following albums—Human Being (1998), Seal IV (2003), System (2007), Soul (2008), Seal 6: Commitment (2010), Soul 2 (2011), 7 (2015), and Standards (2017)—were each met with critical praise.[7][8] As a songwriter, Seal has won two Ivor Novello Awards for "Best Song Musically and Lyrically" by the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors for "Killer" and "Crazy".[9]

He served as 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.