Emeli Sandé

British singer · United Kingdom · On the map · Musicians · Born 1987 · age 39

Adele Emily Sandé, known professionally as Emeli Sandé, is a British singer and songwriter.

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2022“The easiest thing is to start blaming the company - they didn’t let me do what I wanted - but often enough, we stop ourselves because it is scary to take a risk.”In their words5 May 2022I’ve never felt this depth of love’: Emeli Sandé on coming out, race and making music again by Zoe Williams. 5 May 2022. RetrievedRead the whole statement

“Cutting my hair was probably the starting point of embracing myself. We try to control the natural things about ourselves because we’ve been told to be something else.”In their words30 April 2022Emeli Sandé: ‘Cutting my hair was the starting point of embracing myself’ by Hayley Myers. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 9/11/2023.Read the whole statement

2017Brit Award for British Female Solo ArtistAward1987Born10 March 1987

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Emeli Sandé

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Music gave me an identity.
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I definitely feel, as a woman at a certain age, if you don’t fit into a certain box, it becomes hard for everybody else.
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You have to be a citizen of the world.
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Awards

Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist2017

James Joyce Awards

Member of the Order of the British Empire

About this person

Born in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England and raised in Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Sandé rose to prominence after her guest appearance on Chipmunk's 2009 single "Diamond Rings", which peaked within the top ten of the UK singles chart. The following year, she guest appeared on Wiley's single "Never Be Your Woman", which also peaked within the chart's top ten. In 2012, she received the Brit Awards' Critics' Choice Award.

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United Kingdom