Seal (musician)
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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.
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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, England |
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Years active | 1987–present |
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Children | 4 |
Awards | Full list |
Website | seal |
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.