Seal, whose real name is Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel (!) Is an English singer-songwriter, born to a Brazilian father and a Nigerian mother and who can boast of having sold no less than 30 million records. But also to have won a number of Brit and Grammy Awards.
He started his artistic career singing in clubs and bars in the early 80s. But it was only from 1987 that things started to accelerate when he joined the group Push with which he toured. in the land of the rising sun. One day experience.
It was the group S’Express and especially his experience as a backing vocalist on the track "Superfly guy" that in 1989 gave him his first major experience. But it was above all the providential meeting a year later with producer Adamski that would permanently change his destiny.
Indeed, the latter offers him on a set the title "Killer", Single which will become one of the biggest planetary success of the year 90. The notoriety of the singer literally explodes.
Mega hit by call, the soon-to-be-released Single "Crazy" was also going to be an incredible worldwide success, making the artist one of the biggest phenomena around.
His eponymous first album was released a year later in 1991, an album which in turn was to be a hit and produced two new top hits with “The beginning” but also, and above all, “Future love paradise”.
Paradoxical as it may sound, 1992 and 1993 were going to be empty years with no major single releases. So we had to wait until 1994 to see the singer return to success with the album "Seal" once again. Album which will be renamed "Seal (1994)" to avoid confusion with "Seal (1991". The main extract will be the Single "Kiss from a rose", Single specially remixed for the soundtrack of the film Batman Forever and which will experience mind-blowing sales figures and put the artist back in the spotlight in spectacular fashion.
New air holes in 1995 and 1996 where not much will happen. Then comes the soundtrack of the film Space Jam, which was released in 1997, and which allows the artist to once again rise to the surface, thanks to the title "Fly like an eagle".
A major success that will be his last of the decade. The album "Human Being" to be released in 1998 did not produce any major hits despite the album's strong sales scores on its own. It was not until the following decade to see the singer bounce back again in a spectacular fashion.
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Discography (among others ...) :
80s Decade :
Superfly guy 1989 (S-Express)
90s Decade :
Killer 1990
Crazy 1990
Future love paradise 1991
The beginning 1991
Violet 1992
Love is powerful 1993
Prayer for the dying 1994
Kiss from a rose 1994
Newborn friend 1994
Don’t cry 1995
Fly like an eagle 1996
Human beings 1998
Lost my faith 1999
2000s Decade :
Les mots 2001
This could be heaven 2001
My vision 2002
You are my kind 2002
Get it together 2003
Love's divine 2003
Waiting for you 2003
Walk on by 2004
A father's way 2006
Amazing 2007
The right life 2008
A change is gonna come 2008
I wish 2008
I can' stand the rain 2009
2010s Decade :
Secret 2010
You get me 2010
Let's stay togther 2011
Wishing on a star 2011
Like a rolling stone 2012
We loved it 2013
Every time I'm with you 2015
Do you ever 2015
Life on the dancefloor 2015
Padded cell 2015
This Christmas 2015
Weight in gold 2016
We don't need another hero 2016
Luck be a lady 2017
Santa Claus is coming to town 2017
Cry to me 2017
Ashes to ashes 2019
2020s Decade :
Ain't no better love 2021
Tracks :
1989 ... the masked beginnings. Even if he is invisible, his voice, on the other hand, is already starting to work wonders. And that's only the beginning !
1990 ... then THIS title comes ! An amazing title, which will remain as one of the most emblematic of the decade and which launched the singer's career in a sensational way. MAS-TER-FUL !
1990 ... but it was without counting on this title, a second title just as huge and which will propel the singer in the highest spheres of success and glory. In only 2 titles, he enters in a masterly way into the musical legend of the end of the 20th century. CULT !
1991 ... after an exceptional year in all respects, it will inevitably be difficult to reach an equivalent level the following year. But we are going to come close to it. The proof with this title which allows the artist to confirm his status as a phenomenon of the moment...
1991 ... the year 1990 was exceptional, the year 1991 will come closer. No less than 3 mega hits this year, hard to beat !
1992 ... the years go by but are not necessarily alike. 1990 and 1991 were very grand Cru, which will not really be the case for 1992. Only one title on the clock that year and a very small hit in the end. Incredible reversal of the situation ...
1994 ... 1993 will be even worse, with only one title and which will not even be classified in addition. Back in force the following year in 1994 and especially a return of inspiration. Who says inspiration, says success. The machine starts again !
1994 ... a return of inspiration which will give him the greatest success of his entire career. He signs here a sumptuous Intimist title which adds an additional line to the legend. MA-GIC !
1994 ... a third title to end the year in style. Certainly, it will be the least prestigious hit of the 3 but hey, we will largely be satisfied with it
1995 ... a career that was definitely up and down. It is clear that he has great difficulty in aligning 2 consecutive years of the same level. 3 titles released, 1 only which will know the favors of the public. A year 1995 far below its possibilities ...
1996 ... another single-title year, but this time, of quality. A title that allows him at least to stay in the race and especially to stay in the Big League...
1998 ... new air hole in 1997, it definitely becomes a mania in the years without. Back in 1998 with a title just on level. After a shattering start to the decade, the middle and the end are much more complicated to manage ...
1999 ... the last title of the decade. Another unranked title, but where did the flamboyant Seal of the beginning of the decade go...? We will have to wait the following decade to find out ...
2001 ... the WONDER ! A mind-blowing duo that produced one of the most beautiful titles of the decade and of the end of the twentieth century period. And above all a title which will revive him in spectacular fashion in the 2000s. MO-NU-MEN-TAL !
2001 ... certainly the level of success has dropped somewhat in solo but nothing is lost in any case. The qualitative level remains sufficient to hope for the future, that's for sure...
2002...he multiplies the partnerships at the beginning of the 2000s and it succeeds in any case. We find him alongside Dj Jakatta on this title and the result is far from devoid of interest...
2002... it's Santana's turn to share the poster with him on this title. A title that will not really have the same level of success as its predecessor but all the same...
2003 ... he will still have to wait for 2003 to finally get back into the race. After a more than sluggish end of the 90s, it was thought that mass was said for him. Oh no, the proof !
2003 ... an incredible year 2003 which saw him rise again from the ashes in a spectacular fashion. He connects the mega planetary hits at a truly astounding speed. On the other hand, when you see the quality of this title, nothing surprising about it. MA-GIC, quite simply !
2003...all the titles of the year 2003 will not turn into gold but what is certain is that the singer has found some color. And not just a little...
2004 ... the rebirth is confirmed with this new success. The singer knew how to learn from his mistakes of the previous decade and knew how to adapt perfectly to the latest trends of the moment ...
2006...here he arrived on the soundtrack of the movie 'The pursuit of happyness'. He delivers here a nice title with finesse that does not ask much except to be listened to...
2007 ... admittedly, he will not manage to reproduce the incredible feat of 2003 but what he continues to offer largely holds up. The proof once again !
2008 ... another end of the decade which sees him gradually disappear from the radar. It becomes a habit with him. Afterwards, if it is to better come back the following decade, why not ...
2008 ... he will still obtain a significant success on this title. Certainly limited but it's always better than nothing as they say ...
2008...back in partnership mode this time with DMX. Partnerships that have always produced titles of more than certain quality...
2009...he dares to attack here the cult title of Ann Peebles dating from 1973 whose Eruption will make a planetary mega hit in 1978. His version is certainly nice to him but nothing more, too bad...
2010 ... and here he is in the decade of 2010. An adventure that lasts, lasts, lasts for one of the most talented artists of his generation ...
2010...new duo of shock but especially of charm which offers us on a plate this splendid title all in smoothness and lightness. MA-GIC !
2011...he revisits here one of Al Green's flagship titles dating from 1971 and covered many times before him by other artists, in particular by Tina Turner in 1983 who will make it a mega hit and the version surely the most known. Nice try but hard to match anyway...
2011...new version revisited this time of the title of Rose Royce dating from 1978. With still a definite advantage in the Charts for this revisited version compared to its previous one...
2012...he is now covering one of Bob Dylan's cult titles dating from 1965 and making a personal version of it that is more than certain to be of interest. Anyway, we'll be happy with that...
2013...a 2010 decade that rhymes with various and varied partnerships for sure. After Jeff Beck on the previous title, he shares the bill on this title with John Legend. And it works !
2015...here he is again solo with this new opus. He will struggle to produce the slightest hit with this one but the album will still know a rather favorable destiny on the Charts side...
2015 ... what is certain is that the quality is still relevant in any case. Even if he will never find the incredible level of success he enjoyed during the 90s, what he continues to offer is far from deserving, that's for sure...
2015...we're not going to lie to each other, the best years are now behind him. But him in everything continues to believe in it and we necessarily do so...
2015...especially since he makes the effort to adapt to the latest musical trends, which can only help him stay afloat. Too bad the younger generations aren't interested in him more than that...
2015...as always, as soon as things get complicated, we release our little Christmas album. He decides here to take the title of Donny Hathaway dating from 1970 and makes a 2010 version of it more sympathetic...
2016...he continues to multiply the duets and pushes the song this time in the company of Gallant. On a title completely out of time and the musical standards of the moment, a bet for the less dared...
2016...in the series of luxury covers, here he is taking us back with Jencarlos one of Tina Turner's flagship titles dating from 1985. Nice too...
2017...new luxury cover this time of the title of Robert Alda dating from 1950. It always starts from a good feeling to want to revisit the good old titles of the past but that is not likely to create the event in this 2010 decade...
2017... here he tries a virtual duet with the great Frank, a bet once again for the less daring. All on a cover of a title dating from 1934 and repeated millions of times...
2017...we find him in the new version of 'Dirty dancing' and we cannot say that it is unworthy, far from it. On the other hand, as always, it is not likely to attract the younger generations with this type of title...
2019...he offers us here an orchestral version of David Bowie's title dating from 1980, all under the leadership of Trevor Horn. It starts from a good feeling but the result will not be able to revolutionize the title more than that...
2021...for this change of decade we find him on the soundtrack of the film 'The harder they fall'. A new decade which will still be his 5th career side and we imagine that it is not over yet, far from it...
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