Helen Folasade Adu CBE (Yoruba: F?lá?adé Adú [f??lá?ādé ādú]; born 16 January 1959), known professionally as Sade Adu or simply Sade (/?ɑ??de?/ shah-DAY), is an English singer, songwriter, and actress. She is best known as the lead vocalist of the English band Sade.