Question 1

Does Emeli Sandé write her own songs?

Accepted Answer

Yes, all of them. She is credited on all 67 tracks across her five studio albums. Only three carry her name alone, so the catalogue is written but almost always co-written.

Question 2

Who wrote "Next to Me"?

Accepted Answer

Emeli Sandé with Naughty Boy, Hugo Chegwin and Harry Craze. It reached number two in the UK and number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100, her only US chart entry as a lead artist.

Question 3

Did she write for other artists first?

Accepted Answer

Yes. She built a career as a songwriter before releasing her own records, which is why her name appears on everything she sings.

Question 4

How many albums has Emeli Sandé released?

Accepted Answer

Five: Our Version of Events in 2012, Long Live the Angels in 2016, Real Life in 2019, Let's Say for Instance in 2022 and How Were We to Know in 2023.

Question 5

How well did Our Version of Events sell?

Accepted Answer

One million copies in the UK, making it the best-selling British album of 2012. It is certified 8x platinum by the BPI and gold in both the United States and Australia.

Question 6

Who does she write with most?

Accepted Answer

Naughty Boy on fourteen tracks across the early albums, then Philip Leigh on twelve and Matthew Holmes on eleven on the later ones.

Question 7

What awards has she won?

Accepted Answer

She won the Brit Awards Critics' Choice award in 2012 and Best British Female Solo Artist in 2017, her fourth win in total.

Question 8

What is her real name?

Accepted Answer

Adele Emily Sandé. She records as Emeli Sandé, born in Sunderland in 1987 and raised in Aberdeenshire.

Question 9

Which songs did she write alone?

Accepted Answer

Three across the whole catalogue, one each on Long Live the Angels, Real Life and How Were We to Know.

Question 10

How has her sound changed?

Accepted Answer

Our Version of Events is pop-soul, Real Life leans on gospel with Troy Miller producing, and Let's Say for Instance mixes classical, disco and R&B.