Sandé first became known to the public eye after she featured on rapper Chipmunk's debut single, "Diamond Rings". She appeared again on Roll Deep star, Wiley's "Never Be Your Woman", which became another top ten hit. Simon Cowell called her "his favourite songwriter at the minute". She has written for a number of artists, including Cher Lloyd, Susan Boyle, Preeya Kalidas, Leona Lewis, Cheryl Cole, and Tinie Tempah.
In 2010, she signed a publishing deal with EMI Music Publishing. She later announced that Virgin Records had given her a record deal. Sandé released her first solo single "Heaven" in August 2011, and her debut album, "Our Version of Events", is set to be released on 30 January 2012. She also appears as a guest artist on Professor Green's single "Read All About It".
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Emeli Sandé has admitted that she changed her name because of Adele. The singer had to ditch her birth name - which is also Adele - as the Brit Award winner was gaining popularity.
Sandé told Metro: "I changed it as soon as Adele came out. I just thought, 'You've kind of taken the [name] now', so I went with my middle name. She was just getting bigger and bigger, so I thought I just really need it."
The up-and-coming star also claimed that Susan Boyle, whom she has written for in the past, should be classed as a true "rock star". Sandé said: "Can you imagine a party with Susan Boyle? She'd just do something nuts and everyone would just be shocked. That's a real rock star - very unpredictable."
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