| Biography | Nama : Seal
Birth Name : Sealhenry Olusegun Olumide Samuel
Birth Date : 02/19/1963
Birth Place : Paddington, England, UK
Height : 6' 4"
Sex : M
Nationality : British
Occupation : Soul singer
Father : Francis Samuel
Mother : Adebisi Samuel
Spouse : Heidi Klum (since May 10, 2005)
Relation : Tatjana Patitz (supermodel), Tyra Banks (supermodel)
Claim Fame : Album "Seal" (1994)
Seal (born February 19, 1963) is a British soul vocalist. Born Sealhenry Olusegun Olumide 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. After school, he studied architecture and engineering.
Featured vocalist on the Adamski single, "Killer", which was a UK number one hit in 1990 (he signed a contract to Sire Records), he subsequently had solo hits such as "Crazy", "Prayer for the Dying", and "Kiss from a Rose" in 1995, which appeared in the film Batman Forever. In 1996 he covered the Steve Miller Band's "Fly Like an Eagle" for the Space Jam soundtrack.
He has released three self-titled albums in 1991, 1994 and 2003. The first single released of the 2003 album was called "Get It Together".
On January 4, 2005 Seal announced his engagement to German supermodel Heidi Klum. Klum is currently expecting a child from Seal.
On January 10, 2005 Seal slammed rappers for portraying women negatively in both their videos and lyrics.
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