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Seal Samuel (born February 19, 1963) is a British soul vocalist. Born Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adelo Samuel, in Paddington, England, his parents were Adebisi Samuel, a Nigerian immigrant, and Francis Samuel, a Brazilian immigrant. A childhood bout of lupus left him with distinctive facial scarring and hair loss. After school, he studied architecture and engineering.
As the featured vocalist on the Adamski single, "Killer", Seal became a hot property when the single reached number one in 1990 in the UK. Like many other Adamski tracks, the single was also a hit in night clubs. Seal subsequently signed to ZTT Records and released his debut album (produced by Trevor Horn), titled "Seal", in 1991. Two versions of the album are known to be in circulation, the original " premix" version and a second, more common, version with an updated mix. This is attributed to the demands for a produced single rushing the final album edit, and as Seal puts it, his and producer Horn's "inability to let go" . The album was positively received by critics and the singles "Crazy", "Future Love Paradise" and his own rendition of "Killer" from the album all performed well on the charts.
His second album, again self-titled, was released in 1994. A critical success, the album featured the singles "Prayer for the Dying" and "Newborn Friend". A third single, " Kiss From a Rose", performed modestly when released but was later featured in the film Batman Forever which resulted in its worldwide success. It went on to win Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year in 1996 and became Seal's best performing single in the US market. Later he recorded a cover of Steve Miller Band's "Fly Like an Eagle" for the soundtrack of the film " Space Jam".