My Take
Seal is one of those voices that genuinely stops you in your tracks — I still remember hearing "Kiss from a Rose" for the first time and thinking, who IS this guy? Born in Paddington and forged through a rough early life, he built a career on pure vocal power and emotional sincerity at a time when both were genuinely rare in pop. Sweeping three Grammys in 1995 for that one song — Record, Song, and Best Male Pop Vocal — is the kind of hat trick most artists don't manage across an entire career. He has those distinctive facial scars from lupus, a look that became completely iconic, and a soul-inflected sound that never quite fit any single genre box. Decades in, he's still out there touring and recording, which tells you everything — this isn't a nostalgia act, it's a craftsman who just loves the work.
Overview
Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel (; born 19 February 1963), better known by his stage name Seal, is a British singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is the recipient of three Brit Awards, four Grammy Awards and an MTV Video Music Award, with more than 20 million albums or singles sold. He signed with record producer Trevor Horn's ZTT Records to release his eponymous debut studio album (1991).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Seal
- Name (Japanese)
- シール
- Reading
- しーる
- Born
- February 19, 1963 (age 63)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rabbit
- Origin
- Paddington, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter / recording artist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1995 Grammy Award for Song of the Year
- 1995 Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
- 1995 MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film
- 1995 Grammy Award for Record of the Year
- 2010 Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Seal | — | |
| Notable work | Seal | — |
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.seal.com/
- Xhttps://x.com/Seal
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%20(%E6%AD%8C%E6%89%8B)
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.