"Babyfather" in 2010. Sade and Morgan later separated, and she has been in a relationship with Ian Watts, a former Royal Marine, since 2007; from this relationship, she has a stepson. In 2016, on National Coming Out Day, Sade's child, Izaak Theo Adu, came out as a transgender man. In September 2019, Izaak posted a message online, thanking his mother for her support through his transition. In 2005, Sade moved to the Gloucestershire countryside, where she bought a run-down cottage to renovate. She rarely grants interviews. Honours, awards and nominations Sade was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2002 for services to music, and stated her award was "a great gesture to me and all black women in England". She was promoted to Commander of the same Order (CBE) in the 2017 Birthday Honours, also for services to music. In 1986, she became the first Nigerian-born artiste to win a Grammy Award when she was named Best New Artist. In 2023, Sade was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Discography Studio albums Diamond Life (1984) Promise (1985) Stronger Than Pride (1988) Love Deluxe (1992) Lovers Rock (2000) Soldier of Love (2010) Tours 1984: Diamond Life Tour 1986: Promise Tour 1988: Stronger Than Pride Tour 1993: Love Deluxe World Tour 2001: Lovers Rock Tour 2011: Sade Live See also Music history of the United States in the 1980s References Further reading Books Magazines Newspapers Websites External links Main – official site Articles Shapersofthe80s.com – Provides images and stories of Sade Adu's life while a men's clothing designer and part-time model. 1959 births Living people Alumni of Saint Martin's School of Art 20th-century Black British women singers Commanders of the Order of the British Empire English contraltos English songwriters English soul singers Grammy Award winners Musicians from Essex Musicians from Ibadan Nigerian emigrants to the United Kingdom Nigerian people of English descent English people of Nigerian descent Nigerian songwriters People from Tendring (district) Sade (band) members Singers from London Smooth jazz singers Sophisti-pop musicians 20th-century squatters Yoruba women musicians 21st-century Black British women singers Torch singers Ballad musicians