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CodeDS/UK/2552
NameSandé; Emeli (10 March 1987); MBE; British singer songwriter
Variations of NameAdele Emily Sandé | Emily Gourguine
Dates10 March 1987
GenderFemale
Place of Birth/OriginSunderland, Tyne and Wear, England (born)
RelationshipsDaughter of Joel Sande (Zambian) and Diane Sande-Wood (English)
Wife of Adam Gourguine (marine biologist)
BiographyEmeli Sandé MBE is a British singer and songwriter. Sande rose to prominence after being a featured artist on the 2009 Chipmunk track "Diamond Rings". 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.

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. In 2013, at the Brit Awards 2013 ceremony, she won two awards: Best British Female Solo Artist, and British Album of the Year.

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