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Sealhenry Olusegun Olumide Adelo Samuel (born 19 February 1963 in Paddington, London) is a British soul singer and songwriter.^[1] His name Olusegun means “God is victorious“.^[2] Known professionally by his first name, Seal (pronounced see-ell) is known for his numerous international hits and his marriage to supermodel Heidi Klum.

His new album, Soul is due out November 11th, 2008 in the United States, and November 3rd, 2008 internationally.

Seal was born Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adelo Samuel in Paddington, a district of the City of Westminster in inner London, to a Nigerian mother and a Brazilian father. He graduated with a degree in architecture, and worked in various jobs in the London area. Seal got his famous characteristic facial scars as a result of discoid lupus, which, additionally, caused some hair loss

 

After a short time singing in local clubs and bars, in the 1980s he joined Push, a British funk band, and toured with them in Japan. In Asia, he joined a blues band in Thailand for a while before separating from the group and journeying throughout India on his own. When Seal arrived back in England, he met Adamski, a producer who was impressed by him. He was given the lyrics of the song “Killer”, which was a huge hit in 1990.

Seal first came to public attention as vocalist on the Adamski single “Killer” in 1990. The single eventually reached number one in 1990 in the UK. Seal subsequently signed to ZTT Records and released his debut album (produced by Trevor Horn), self-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.”^[4]

Seal was positively received by critics. The singles “Crazy“, “Future Love Paradise”, and his own rendition of “Killer” performed well on the charts. In particular, “Crazy” became a hit in the United States in 1991, reaching number seven on the Billboard Music Charts and number two in the U.K.^[5]

In April of 1992 Seal performed with the surviving members of the rock band Queen at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert. Seal performed on his own singing the 1986 hit Who Wants To Live Forever and joined the rest of the acts for the all star finale singing We Are The Champions

Seal proposed to German supermodel Heidi Klum on 24 December 2004 at 14,000 ft, in an igloo on a glacier in Whistler, British Columbia.^[11]

On 10 May 2005, the couple married on a beach in Mexico near Seal’s home on Mexico’s luxurious Costa Careyes.^[12]

The couple have two sons together, Henry Günther Ademola Dashtu Samuel or Henry Samuel, Jr., born 12 September 2005, in Los Angeles, California^[13] and Johan Riley Fyodor Taiwo Samuel, born 22 November 2006, in Los Angeles. Seal is also the stepfather of Heidi’s 4-year-old daughter Helene “Leni” Klum, whom Heidi had with Renault Formula One team director and Italian businessman Flavio Briatore.^[14] Seal is her only father figure, and he has praised Briatore for keeping his distance and not disrupting Leni’s life.^[15]

 

 

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