Oleta Adams
May 4, 1953 (71 years old) in
Oleta Adams (born May 4, 1953) is an American singer and pianist. Adams found limited success during the early 1980s, before gaining fame via her contributions to Tears for Fears's international chart-topping album The Seeds of Love (1989). Her albums Circle of One (1991) and Evolution (1993) were top 10 hits in the UK; the former yielded a Grammy-nominated cover of Brenda Russell's "Get Here", which was a top 5 hit in both the UK and the US. Adams has been nominated for four total Grammy Awards, as well as two Soul Train Music Awards.
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- 2020 ·Classic Albums: Tears for Fears - Songs From the Big Chairas Self
- 1997 ·Classic Albumsas Self
- 1996 ·The Rosie O'Donnell Showas Self
- 1991 ·Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupinas Self - Guest
- 1990 ·Stars 90as Self
- 1990 ·Tears For Fears - Going To Californiaas Self - Piano / Vocals
- 1987 ·Sacrée soiréeas Self - Tears for Fears
- 1986 ·ZDF-Fernsehgartenas Self
- Future ·Rock Gala Concertas