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Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel (born February 19, 1963 in Paddington, London, England) is an English soul singer and songwriter, professionally known only by his first name, Seal. He won three Grammy Awards for his 1995 single “Kiss from a Rose”.
Seal is of Brazilian and Nigerian descent. A childhood battle with discoid lupus left him with distinctive facial scarring and hair loss.

Music career

Seal (1991)

As the vocalist on the Adamski single “Killer”, Seal became a hot property when the single reached number one in 1990 in the UK. Like many other Adamski tracks, the single was also a hit in night clubs. Seal subsequently signed to ZTT Records and released his debut album (produced by Trevor Horn), titled Seal, in 1991. Two versions of the album are known to be in circulation: the original “premix” version and a second, more common version with an updated mix. This is attributed to the demand for a produced single rushing the final album edit, and as Seal puts it, his and producer Horn’s “inability to let go.” The album was positively received by critics and the singles “Crazy”, “Future Love Paradise”, and his own rendition of “Killer” from the album all performed well on the charts, with “Crazy” becoming a big worldwide hit, reaching the number one in several countries. Excerpts from “Crazy” have been used as commercial background music, and more recently, Alanis Morissette has covered it.

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1	Kiss From a Rose	3,888
2	Crazy	2,022
3	Love's Divine	982
4	Prayer for the Dying	714
5	Amazing	555
6	Killer	526
7	Fly Like an Eagle	401
8	Waiting for You	379
9	A Change Is Gonna Come	373
10	Get It Together	362
11	Don't Cry	356
12	Future Love Paradise	355
13	I Can't Stand the Rain	321
14	Stand by Me	297
15	Bring It On	279

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Sagune wrote:
13 days ago

This guy is real. He has the kind of music that can resonate deep into your soul. The stuff of legends.

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icepink wrote:
last month

He's one of those people whose inner beauty is so strong, it shines through

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surdez wrote:
last month

a thing that i wasn't to know: seal is a brazilian descent :O

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Jpop_Dutchess wrote:
October 2009

I luv this guy

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killhannahowns wrote:
October 2009

Its such a shame that he doesn't have more listens, especially his lesser known tracks. Seal's music, in general, is incredibly underrated and deserves more attention than it recieves :) [2] He's so amazingly talented! I wish more people realized this!

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bigga_nigga wrote:
October 2009

This guy make really pretty music...

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Silverfox616 wrote:
October 2009

I am so diggin on Seal and his style of singing and vocalizations.

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gpeti1989 wrote:
October 2009

Kiss from a rose <3

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dieanja wrote:
October 2009

his haunting vocals on the apocalyptic "Killer" are among my top 3* of the last 20 years. Just wow!!! * No. 1 and 2 would be Jeff Buckley on "Grace" (unbelievable!) and Shara Nelson on "Unfinished sympathy"

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johny016 wrote:
October 2009

I Can't Stand Rain came fabulous :D ... Soul is really a great album.

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ROMANdNT wrote:
October 2009

very good, love's divine is really inspiring.

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NoDrummer wrote:
October 2009

Heidi Klum ? Lucky bastard ;( [3]

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DDevils_dance wrote:
October 2009

Heidi Klum ? Lucky bastard ;( [2]

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troianeca wrote:
October 2009

Heidi Klum ? Lucky bastard ;(

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paulinochacon wrote:
October 2009

Crazy <3

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fishman59 wrote:
September 2009

Its such a shame that he doesn't have more listens, especially his lesser known tracks. Seal's music, in general, is incredibly underrated and deserves more attention than it recieves :)

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pillah wrote:
September 2009

I've been kissed by a rose on the gray...

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Kamui-kun01 wrote:
September 2009

Kiss From a Rose - мегавещь!

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IcedCooley wrote:
September 2009

shoulda called your band manatee

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AnaDirce wrote:
September 2009

i love this man ! sorry heidi klum... hahhahahahha!

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