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Emeli Sandé, a British singer and songwriter, rose to fame with hit singles and awards. Explore her music and perspective on modern urban life. Dive into her background and music videos portraying social issues.
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Adele Emily Sandé, MBE (born 10 March 1987), known professionally as EmeliSandé, is a British singer and songwriter. Born in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear and raised in Alford, Aberdeenshire by an English mother and Zambian father, Sande rose to prominence after being a featured artist on the 2009 Chipmunk track "Diamond Rings". It was their first top 10 single on the UK Singles Chart. In 2010, she was featured on "Never Be Your Woman" by the rapper Wiley, which was another top ten hit. In 2012, she received the Brit Awards' Critics' Choice Award.
Adele EmeliSandé is a British recording artist and songwriter. Following the success of her debut album, Our Version of Events, she has won several awards, including four BRIT Awards and three MOBO Awards.
Background to the song • The song is a mixture of pacey house beats, mellow strings • One critic said the song was ‘ticking all the good boxes in modern urban music’
Her perspective (what it means to be good this day and age, how its hard for our generation because everything changes and moves so fast. Keeping your heart clean and innocent, she is not religious but believes in god. She believes heaven is somewhere very calm with family.
Class in the music video Working class young men are represented as being down on their luck possibly struggling and this is reflected in the young man sitting in the doorway in the lighting Homeless man who looks scruffy wants a shower so may pray to god for one This close up shot give us an idea that the person in the picture has sadness in his eyes and may turn to religion This man has a really dirty face so may be homeless and he might be praying for redemption