Sade Biography

Diamond Life

Diamond Life, which The New York Times' Stephen Holden called "the year's most impressive debut album," was honored with the British Phonographic Institute's 1985 Best Album award, while Sade took home a Grammy as Best New Artist. The album -- featuring "Your Love Is King" along with the Top Five smash "Smooth Operator" and the followup hit "Hang On to Your Love" -- spent an amazing 81 weeks on Billboard's album charts, and remains the all-time best-selling debut by a British female singer. Soon after, Sade made her film debut in Julien Temple's Absolute Beginners, performing the song "Killer Blow," which she co-wrote.