Emeli Sandé

Emeli Sandé
Sandé in London, 8 September 2014
Background information
Birth name	Adele Emily Sandé
Born	(1987-03-10) 10 March 1987 (age 29) Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
Origin	Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Genres	R&B soul gospel
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter musician
Instruments	Vocals piano
Years active	2008–present
Labels	Virgin Virgin EMI Capitol
Associated acts	Naughty Boy Labrinth David Guetta Professor Green Wiley Rudimental Kendrick Lamar
Website	emelisande.com

Adele Emily Sandé (/ˈsændeɪ/ SAN-day; born 10 March 1987), better known as Emeli Sandé, is a Scottish recording artist and songwriter. She first became prominent after she was featured on the track "Diamond Rings" by the rapper Chipmunk (2009). It was their first top 10 single on the UK Singles Chart. In 2010, she was featured on "Never Be Your Woman" by the rapper Wiley, which was another top ten hit. In 2012, she received the Brit Awards' Critics' Choice Award.

Sandé released her first solo single "Heaven" in August 2011. She has two number-one singles across the UK and Ireland with "Read All About It" with Professor Green and "Beneath Your Beautiful", a collaboration with Labrinth. Her album Our Version of Events spent ten non-consecutive weeks at number one and became the best-selling album of 2012 in the UK, with over 1 million sales. In 2012, she performed in both the Opening and Closing ceremonies of the London Olympics. She won two Brit Awards at the 2013 ceremony: Best British Female Artist, and British Album of the Year.