Seal (musician)
Seal (born February 19, 1963) is a British soul vocalist.
Seal was born Sealhenry Olusegun Olumide Samuel, in Paddington, England. His parents were Adebisi Samuel, a Nigerian immigrant, and Francis Samuel, a Brazilian immigrant. A childhood bout of lupus left him with distinctive facial scarring. After school, he studied architecture and engineering.
Featured vocalist on the Adamski single, "Killer", which was a UK number one hit in 1990 (he signed a contract to Sire Records), he subsequently had solo hits such as "Crazy", "Prayer for the Dying", and "Kiss from a Rose" in 1995, which appeared in the film Batman Forever. In 1996 he covered the Steve Miller Band's "Fly Like an Eagle" for the Space Jam soundtrack.
He has released three self-titled albums in 1991, 1994 and 2003. The first single released of the 2003 album was called "Get It Together".
Year | Title | Label |
1991 | Seal (1991) | Sire Records |
1994 | Seal (1994) | Sire Records |
1998 | Human Being | Sire Records |
2003 | Seal (2003) | Sire Records |
See also: list of musicians with multiple self-titled albums