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Emeli Sandé

British singer
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Summary

Emeli Sandé was born on March 10, 1987[1], in Sunderland[2]. She has worked as a singer-songwriter[3], singer[4], composer[5], lyricist[6], and musician[7]. She ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,727 views/month, #6,675 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[9]
  • Occupation: pop musician[10]
  • Field of work: music composing[11]
  • Educated at: University of Glasgow[12]
  • Award received: James Joyce Awards[13], Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist[14], Member of the Order of the British Empire[15]
  • Sex or gender: female[16]
  • Sexual orientation: bisexuality[17]
  • Genre: soul[18], rhythm and blues[19], contemporary R&B[20]
  • Record label: Virgin[21]
  • Discography: Emeli Sandé discography[22]
  • Commons category: Emeli Sandé[23]
  • Voice type: soprano[24]
  • Family name: Sandé[25]
  • Given name: Adele[26], Emely[27]
  • Pseudonym: Rio Sandé[28]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Emeli Sandé[29]
  • Depicted by: Emeli Sandé, MBE b. 1987. Singer-songwriter[30]
  • Instrument: voice[31]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[32]
  • Topic has template: Template:Emeli Sandé[33]
  • Birth name: Adele Emely Sandé[34]
  • Start of work period: 2008[35]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[36]

  • Country: GB[37]

  • Began / founded: 1987-03-10[38]

  • Genre(s): contemporary r&b, soul[39]

  • Community tags: contemporary r&b, soul[40]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7cfaac66-62e5-4fcd-af1b-9d3aa8f68e8b[41]

Why It Matters

Emeli Sandé has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] She is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

Where was Emeli Sandé born?

Emeli Sandé was born in Sunderland[2].

What did Emeli Sandé do for work?

Emeli Sandé worked as a singer-songwriter[3], singer[4], composer[5], lyricist[6], and musician[7].

Where did Emeli Sandé go to school?

Emeli Sandé was educated at University of Glasgow[12].

What awards did Emeli Sandé receive?

Honors received include James Joyce Awards[13], Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist[14], and Member of the Order of the British Empire[15].

Related Entities

Sunderland United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [36] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [39] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [40] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [41] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 4w ago · ~2026-50060-97 · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Official website: https://www.instagram.com/emelisande/"
  3. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Country of citizenship → United Kingdom
    Topic's main category → Category:Emeli Sandé
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