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Emeli Sande Is The Other Adele

03/08/2013
. (Radio.com) You know she's a huge deal � that Olympics opening ceremony headlining slot performance, the biggest-selling artist in the U.K. for 2012, the songwriting credits for Rihanna and Alicia Keys. But what don't you know about Emeli Sande?

When she sat down with Radio.com, we discovered three things you must know to know Emeli Sand�.

1. She is the other Adele. No really. Her first name is Adele. "I am Adele Emeli Sand�. And I'd met another Adele in my life until Adele came out," Sand� laughed.

"It was maybe, about four years ago. She'd just won the BRIT [Awards] Critics' Choice Award. And I kept hearing her name. It was just before I released my first feature on a record and I thought, 'I should probably pick a different name because I think she's going to be quite big.' And looking back now, I think it was a good idea. I feel very happy being Em�li and I feel I have my identity as an artist." Read the other 2

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