I saw her on a doc with Jamiroquai and that is what he called her and also commentators on the vid. I've never heard of her before.

well no-one else is. she's the queen, the princess, the duchess and whatever else female royalty is called as the UK is piss poor at providing any soul/rnb stars

but bev is a great singer, and a reall geniunely nice person. i've seen and met her a few times over the years. she knows a lot about prince too

She thinks she is and certainly comes across as very entitled. Shame her songs are generally shit save for 2 or 3.

If you're talking in the past, then Dusty Springfield.

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No.

Sade.

Not for me. I'd rather shit the bed and lie in it. Prolly be more funky too.

scriptgirl said:

I saw her on a doc with Jamiroquai and that is what he called her and also commentators on the vid. I've never heard of her before.

Ummmmmm, i don't live in the U.K., but i heard enough female artist from there. And i'm gonna say................... HELL NOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!

NinaB said:

Sade.

she's not british, she's nigerian

if you don't have to be british to be included, how about we just say aretha franklin is the queen of british soul? or james brown? it doesn't say you have to be alive or a woman does it?

Ellie said:

She thinks she is and certainly comes across as very entitled. Shame her songs are generally shit save for 2 or 3.

If you're talking in the past, then Dusty Springfield.

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lock.

unique said:

NinaB said:

Sade.

she's not british, she's nigerian

if you don't have to be british to be included, how about we just say aretha franklin is the queen of british soul? or james brown? it doesn't say you have to be alive or a woman does it?

Sade has lived in Britain since the age of 4 and one of her parents was English. She's a British citizen. Wher you're born doesnt determine your nationality otherwise both of my very English parents would be Israeli and Iranian.

shes good but her material is very hit & miss, if anyone should have that title its Mica Paris!!

Sade is the queen of brittish soul

Joss Stone is the queen of nothing other than Fake Soul Singers-Duffy is her lady in waiting.

GoldDolphin said:

Sade is the queen of brittish soul

Sade is a band.

who's that other girl singing onstage?

scriptgirl said:

who's that other girl singing onstage?

Barbara Robinson, and before you ask, I don't know what happened to her. I guess Leroy Osbourne took her place.

Caramelpfe said:

shes good but her material is very hit & miss, if anyone should have that title its Mica Paris!!

I'm gonna ride with this. Mica is the one !!!

Ellie said:

unique said:

she's not british, she's nigerian

if you don't have to be british to be included, how about we just say aretha franklin is the queen of british soul? or james brown? it doesn't say you have to be alive or a woman does it?

Sade has lived in Britain since the age of 4 and one of her parents was English. She's a British citizen. Wher you're born doesnt determine your nationality otherwise both of my very English parents would be Israeli and Iranian.

i'm aware of that, and that sade is a band, and helen adu is the name of the person being referenced. but as far as the title goes, you may as well make freddie mercury the queen of british soul, even though he wasn't born here, he's dead, he's a he, and he didn't sing soul music, but he was a queen at least, so has as much entitlement to the name as helen does

MickyDolenz said:

GoldDolphin said:

Sade is the queen of brittish soul

Sade is a band.

I know that lol! I always say that on here anyways.. But I meant Helen (Sade) Adu to be more precise because she's the lead singer after all, but I love the band!

The title, in MY opinon, would go to Helena Folasade Adu. SHE is the Queen of British Soul and HAS BEEN for over 25 years now.

Sade doesn't sing "soul" music.

Lisa Stansfield anyone?

What defines soul music? Amy's got to be somewhere in these lists, she's the best British female artist to come out in years and she definitely had soul.

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I know her music and she has a good voice Her music lacks that true gritiness that defines real soul. In actuality there has not really been a great British soul singer who redefined their music most of them are talented who love to sing soul.

Beverly is top five of Brits with soul

To me the best British soul

** Sade and Dusty Springfield (All Supreme Untouchables)

1. Amy Winehouse

2. Maxine Nightingale

3. Floetry

4. Lisa Stansfield

5. Beverly Knight

6. Rebecca Ferguson

7. Corrine Bailey Rae

8. Mica Paris

9. Adele

10. Florence Welch

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Graycap23 said:

Sade doesn't sing "soul" music.

Her music is a combination of soul and jazz.

neoretro7 said:

I much prefer Gabrielle to her - at least she has sizable hits.

Lisa Stansfield and Sade are others who are more worthy.

Although I still love this New Jack debut from Knight: