This is an accepted version of this page Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel[3][4] (born 19 February 1963) is an English singer, songwriter and record producer.

His 1994 single, "Kiss from a Rose", peaked atop the latter chart after its inclusion on the film soundtracks for The NeverEnding Story III and Batman Forever.

[15] Seal subsequently signed to ZTT Records and released his self-titled début album (produced by Trevor Horn) in 1991.

[15][17] Seal stole the show at the 1992 Brit Awards held at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, with the first hat-trick of wins in the history of the event.

[19] Jeff Beck and Seal performed a cover of "Manic Depression" for the 1993 album Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix.

A third single, "Kiss from a Rose", performed modestly when released, but was later featured to much wider popularity when it was remixed for the soundtrack to Batman Forever.

He also recorded a successful duet with French singer Mylène Farmer called "Les Mots" during that same period.

Although it never achieved the sales figures of either of his first two albums, this release brought him back into the public eye in the United States and continental Europe.

Recorded in a historic steel mill, the Altes Kesselhaus ("old boiler house"), in Düsseldorf, Germany, this performance includes a version of Brahms' Lullaby which Seal sings in German and then in English.

On the track titled "Wedding Day", Seal sings a duet with his then-wife, model Heidi Klum.

Seal also performed "Amazing" at the 2007 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in December, as well as the duet "Wedding Day" with his wife.

Other performers at the 2007 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show include the Spice Girls and will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas.

[28] Also appearing at the event were the actress Hilary Swank, actor Jean-Claude Van Damme and violinist Vanessa-Mae.

The New York–based Human Rights Foundation claims that it sent letters to invitees in advance of the event noting Kadyrov's record and asking them to decline the invitations.

And getting paid to be part of such a lavish show in Chechnya trivialises the suffering of countless victims of human rights abuses there.

[30][31]Seal refused to apologise for appearing at the event, sending a message from his Twitter account telling people to "leave me out of your politics".

"[10] Channel NINE announced on 8 November 2016 that Seal would be returning alongside Delta Goodrem to The Voice as a coach in 2017, replacing Jessie J after a three-year hiatus.

On 15 November 2014, Seal joined the charity group Band Aid 30 along with other British and Irish pop acts, recording the latest version of the track "Do They Know It's Christmas?"

[35] Seal was cast as Pontius Pilate in Tyler Perry's musical rendition of The Passion, which aired on Fox on 20 March 2016.

[37] Seal later re-signed to Perfect Songs and had a two-week writing period in Horn's Los Angeles studio booked for October 2012.

Stewart Copeland (formerly of the Police) said that month on his Twitter feed that Trevor Horn and Lol Crème were working with Seal on a project.

[41] Seal announced a North American tour in 2023 with Trevor Horn as the musical director, who also doubles as the show opener with his band, The Buggles.

[50] Seal first began dating German model Heidi Klum in February 2004,[51] shortly after she announced her pregnancy and the end of her relationship with Italian Formula One team manager Flavio Briatore.

[56] On 11 June 2009, Seal, on tour with his new album Soul, revealed, "It is nice to be in newspapers and magazines for something other than my marriage".

[72] Seal sang the 1986 Queen hit "Who Wants to Live Forever" and joined the rest of the acts for the all-star finale singing "We Are the Champions".

[72] Thomas Curtis-Horsfall of Smooth Radio stated Seal's performance of "Who Wants to Live Forever" was "one of the standout moments" from the concert, adding "his spine-tingling rendition of the Queen classic had everyone in the arena close to tears.

"[73] On 10 March 2012, Seal shared the stage with Kanye West, Soul Rebels Brass Band and Snoop Dogg at Brad Pitt's Night to Make It Right Foundation New Orleans after-party, hosted by comedian Aziz Ansari.

[74] The charity event, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, raised money to build homes for victims of Hurricane Katrina.