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In 1983, when she recorded a demo of her first single Smooth Operator, it was originally rejected by every major label. But she persuaded (then boyfriend) Elms, who worked in the media, to drum up publicity in fashion and style magazines based on her stunning looks, trademark black polo-neck sweater and slicked-back hair.
Sade squatted in Wood Green, North London, in the 1980s, with her then-boyfriend English writer Robert Elms.