Siblings – She has a sister

Manager

Emeli is signed with Coda Music Agency, LLP.

Genre

R&B, soul

Instruments

Vocals, piano

Label

• Virgin
• EMI
• Capitol

Build

Slim

Height

5 ft 3 in or 161 cm

Weight

115 lbs or 52 kg

Boyfriend / Spouse

Emeli Sande dated –

• Adam Gouraguine (2005 – 2014) – Emeli met Adam, a Montenegrin marine biologist in 2005 in the Scottish city of Aberdeen. They spent 7 years in a relationship before officially getting married on September 15, 2012 in Montenegro (Adam’s home country). However, after only one year of marriage, Emeli and Adam divorced. It was revealed in November 2014 by Emeli.

Emeli Sande and Adam Gouraguine

Race / Ethnicity

Black

Sande has Zambian and English ancestry.

Hair Color

Blonde

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

• Undercut hairstyle
• Soprano vocal range

Measurements

34-27-34 in or 87-68.5-87 cm

Emeli Sande at Elton John Aids Foundation Event

Dress Size

8 (US) or 38 (EU)

Bra Size

32B

Shoe Size

8.5 (US) or 6 (UK) or 39 (EU)

Brand Endorsements

Emeli has appeared in O2 Tracks TV commercial, and Jaguar XE 2015 Interview commercial with Car Jam TV.

Religion

Non-religious

Best Known For

Emeli is well known for winning two Brit Awards in 2013, one for British Album of the Year and the other for Best British Female Artist.

She is also known for releasing numerous music hits such as Next to Me (was ranked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart list), My Kind of Love, Clown, Daddy ft Naughty Boy and Heaven.

First Album 

Emeli Sande’s First Album Cover

Sande released her first album on February 13, 2012 by the name Our Version of Events via EMI and Virgin Records. The album was ranked at #1 on the UK and Irish Albums Chart and was able to sell 2,076,000 copies in just UK and 155,000 copies in the US.

The album’s running time is 48:56 with a total of 14 tracks (in standard edition) including her popular songs My Kinds of Love, Heaven, Daddy, Next to Me and Clown.

First Film

Emeli hasn’t appeared in a movie yet.

First TV Show

In 2011, Sande appeared in the popular reality singing TV show The Xtra Factor as herself. She showed up in the episode #8.23.

Personal Trainer

Emeli Sande went through a weight loss diet.

You can check her body transformation on Daily Mail UK.

Emeli Sande Favorite Things

• Tour City – New York City (in NY, US), Portland (in Oregon, US)
• Artist – Nina Simone

Emeli Sande Facts

1. When Emeli was four, she and her family moved to Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
2. Her parents had met in Sunderland, while they were attending the same university.
3. At the age of 11, Sande wrote her first song for a primary-school talent show.
4. Emeli has a tattoo of the portrait of Frida Kahlo on her forearm. Frida is a Mexican painter who had great influence on Emeli. The tattoo points for strength and bravery.
5. Sande had her first performance in London, aged 15, when she was invited by Choice FM (Richard Blackwood was working at Choice FM at that time) to participate in their “Rapology” competition. Richard then invited her to sing gospel at MTV’s Camden studios too.
6. She has collaborated with Naughty Boy for more than 10 times.
7. Emeli has performed at the 2012 Olympics in London, both during the opening and closing ceremonies.
8. Sande has written songs for popular artists including Tinchy Stryder, Rihanna, Alesha Dixon and Leona Lewis.
9. She and Naughty Boy together have worked on the album I am Chipmunk (Chipmunk’s first album).
10. At an early age, Emeli learned to play piano.
11. She is one of the faces of Fashion Targets Breast Cancer.
12. Emeli created her own program called “Community Clavinova” in partnership with Yamaha. The program focused on giving an opportunity to every organization worldwide to earn a digital piano (Clavinova) for free.