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Is it just me or does the photo caption sound -alot- like a commercial for apple. "Here is seal holding an I-Pod and sitting beside an I-Book". What exactly is the subject of the photo here, seal or the apple products?
Does anyone know what magazine he gave the interview to?
I remember an interview with Seal on Gloria Hunniford's programme once. She said something like "What are those funny marks on your face?" I think see thought it was some kind of African ritualistic scarring. Mintguy 01:29 21 May 2003 (UTC)
Should Seal's contribution to the vocals on the S-Express song Superfly Guy in 1988 deserve a mention? This was pre his big breakthrough with Admaski and does I feel deserve brief mention. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.79.222.87 (talk) 10:12, 16 November 2018 (UTC)Reply
"Can someone tell us how he got the scar"
I am no expert, but it seems like lupus is not the disease he suffered from. it seems like he might be dead by now, or at least not very healthy if that were the case. Lupus is a chronic disease...can somebody help us out here...? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.186.99.184 (talk) 27 February 2008
The scars on his face were caused by a disease, lupus.
Is there any explanation for this? It's a question that's been there for a few edits, and seems to break the tables, and asks a question (I presume they mean "scar") that's already answered. --Golbez 03:04, 27 Mar 2004 (UTC)
-- When people say 'lupus' they are usually referring to Lupus erythematosus. His scarring isn't consistent with Lupus erythematosus however, it seems more likely that he had Lupus vulgaris. Can't find a source for this, however. Alan Davies 00:13, 26 October 2007 (UTC)Reply
-- He had discoid lupus as a child. I just added this information, but it was immediately edited out, like within seconds, saying I need to add a source. Like give a chance! Sah10406 18:10, 27 October 2007 (UTC)Reply
-- Nightline/ABC news just did an interview on November 24th, 2007 with Seal and stated he has discoid lupus. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.108.154.67 (talk) 24 November 2007
Ok, why can't Seal be listed as formerly Married to Heidi Klum again? I've tried to fix it, even copying template. It won't show up. Explanation?
I'm slightly pissed off by this artcle. One of the things I've always admired about Seal is the fact that he is an accomplished songwriter who composes (almost) all his own material. Yet the only mention of his songwriting in the article is him having co-written "My Vision". I've changed the intro from "soul vocalist" to "soul vocalist and songwriter", but I think his composing skills do deserve more of a mention. Crisso 14:17, 16 June 2006 (UTC)Reply
Achildhood battle with discoid lupus left him with distinctive facial scarring and hair loss
I don't think this can be true, since when his first album was released he was commonly seen with funki dreds (i.e., short dreadlocks) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.80.50.111 (talk) 2 March 2007
I must admit his face looks far less scarred (no scarring?) as well though that can be due to aging.
Wait-- I take that back. http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xKgBKa9mGLY/U52MUfeuNVI/AAAAAAAAFmw/pY7XA-qx_KQ/s1600/adamski+seal.jpg
"and as a recovering Lupus survivor he now spends his time collecting rubber bands"
I'm thinking that this is someone's idea of a joke? Hey, it made me laugh, but someone should probably fix it. Unless, of course, he does collect rubber bands. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.171.3.221 (talk) 30 March 2007
Maybe someone should put something about that in 64.221.248.17 18:35, 31 May 2007 (UTC)Reply
nine names because it's seal the big star ( l'unique)of kiss from a rose, just like you said, love dvine. seal est incomparable. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.194.68.22 (talk) 21 June 2007
Shouldn't this article be under Seal (singer), as that is what he is known for? Even in the opening paragraph, it states that he is a singer/songwriter, not a musician. SKS2K6 (talk) 07:57, 10 February 2008 (UTC)Reply
Shouldn't the personal life part of the article moved before his works? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.135.205.32 (talk) 16:06, 1 March 2008 (UTC)Reply
I understand that a banned user isn't supposed to make any edits, although I haven't looked into this and don't know which banned editor this happens to be...but why are we adding unsourced information back into BLPs? There is without question material being restored that doesn't belong without sourcing. --Onorem♠Dil 20:22, 6 April 2008 (UTC)Reply
"Seal (pronounced see-ell)" - Sorry, can't understand from this what is correct pronunciation. Please clarify. -- 201.53.7.16 (talk) 15:43, 11 October 2008 (UTC)Reply
the E! True Hollywood Story episode about heidi klum says that seal was 'born into poverty in nigeria', but the article states he was born in the uk. badmachine (talk) 18:57, 2 January 2009 (UTC)Reply
The Buckethead task force is currently working on an article about Seal's percussionist Ramy Antoun. Any input from your side is highly appreciated! --Avant-garde a clue-hexaChord2 19:05, 31 January 2009 (UTC)Reply
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This article is dreadful. One of the worst I have read on wikipedia. I don't know enough about Seal to improve it but even his place of birth isn't confirmed. Boils (talk) 12:04, 26 April 2009 (UTC)Reply
This article really does need some major edits, I'm deleting what seems to be graffiti for now but this needs looking at. 5colourmap
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Early Life-
"; a mere stones throw from the suicide spot of one of his childhood heroes heroes: Mark Speight" -- this seems unlikely as mark speight was two years older than seal
"It was made worse when the make-up artist put poison in his make up for the Batman shoot.Seal never took the case further as they settled out of court." -- poison? not likely, also i think that is in the plot of batman, not real life 5colourmap jun2010
Quite a clever piece of graffiti there. Citation is a BBC article about an actual seal being bitten by a shark.
"In 2008, the BBC reported that he had been bitten by a shark off the coast of Norfolk.[25]"
Article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/norfolk/7169415.stm
I've removed it.
Heidi and Seal have had a lot of racist remarks made against them over the internet, most seem to derive from a sense of jealousy of the success of black and white couple. I was going to mention this article, are there any objections? http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/s72/project-runway/news/a313584/heidi-klum-seal-and-i-value-our-marriage.html?rss ₭₦→ [talk?] 17:40, 18 April 2011 (UTC) — ₭₦→ talk • contribs 17:49, 18 April 2011 (UTC) Reply
There was a story floating out there (pre-internet days, FWIW) that Seal had at one time been in the militry. ¿Any truth to this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.175.21.87 (talk) 06:36, 6 March 2012 (UTC)Reply
(1) http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/seal.html (2) http://forum.cybereagles.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=187356 (3) http://forum.cybereagles.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=22295
Can we have some more accurate biographical information with respect to this person.
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Xamalek (talk • contribs) 08:23, 17 February 2015 (UTC)Reply
The fact that they are not sources does not make them false and does not invalidate the issue that this article may be incorrect in certain aspects. His father also may not be Brazilian (where is the evidence that he is Brazilian? There is none I have seen), as it may have been that Seal's family origin may in fact be the 'Brazilian Quarter' of Lagos, Nigeria (which seems much more plausible). The Biography article and the forum posts do seem consistent with one another, but cannot be cited. This Wikipedia article for instance omits the time he lived in Nigeria ... It is important that Wikipedia articles not follow "a narrative", but capture accurate biographical information. The timeline (from PBS, the singer's own words) is in 1962, his mother moves to England from Nigeria, so more likely he was the child of African immigrants. Most articles (like this one: http://delafont.com/music_acts/seal.htm) again seem incomplete. From other articles, his Father was buried in Nigeria (why not England or Brazil). These are the aspects that make me doubt the published narrative. It is not uncommon for artists and musicians to have conflicting biographies; for instance no one is certain where the musician Slim Gaillard was born. So I think there is work to be done here.Xamalek (talk) 04:36, 18 February 2015 (UTC)Reply
Nobody's interested why he has such a strange nickname? -- TVippy 15:19, 11 May 2016 (UTC)Reply
I couldn't find it. Would be interested to read on it. -- TVippy 15:40, 16 May 2016 (UTC)Reply
I was wondering the same thing. What is the origin of the nickname. Really needs explanation. Venqax (talk) 16:13, 26 September 2018 (UTC)Reply
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Please change the first name from HenrytoSealhenry (one word) per sources:
2606:A000:1126:4CA:0:98F2:CFF6:1782 (talk) 21:13, 18 September 2018 (UTC)Reply
My edits were reverted (see above) -- why? The sources are reliable. Would the New York Times interview somebody, get their name wrong and fail to correct it? Certainly the name of the subject is an important piece of information for this article.
Maybe he changed his name to Sealhenry? --Dweller (talk) Become old fashioned! 11:51, 21 September 2018 (UTC)Reply
In the sketch show SCTV Network, on the June 5, 1982 episode, Chariots of Eggs, there was a sketch called Mrs. Falbo's Tiny Town: Prison (see youtube link below). There was an inmate in the sketch named Mohammed. He is a dead ringer for Seal. I can't verify that it is/isn't him, but I wonder if anyone has any insight on this. Although Seal's notable facial scarring is primarily absent, the actor doesn't really have smooth facial skin, and that could have been addressed by the heavy makeup and prosthetics that the show frequently used. Also, it doesn't match what's known about his early career. This was shot in Canada and he grew up and worked early on in England and would have been 19 at the time of this show. This actor does look older. However, the face and shaved head appear identical, and the ears are very similar. The character only has a single one-word line, "Manslaughter" so it's tough to tell by voice, but it does sound similar to Seal's speaking voice.
freebmd.org.uk has a record for an Olusegun A.A. Samuel born in the first quarter of 1963 in Paddington to a Mrs. Ogundeji. Could it be that Olusegun is his proper name and he was given the name Henry by his adoptive parents? Heepman1997 (talk) 06:54, 18 March 2020 (UTC)Reply
Where do we keep repeating that his father was Afro-Brazilian from? An in-depth New York Times from 1996 mentions his "Nigerian parents" and that Seal traveled to Nigeria at the age of 15 to scatter his father's ashes there. Regardless of what anyone said - including Seal - the only documentation we have is that his father was from Nigeria. Criticalthinker (talk) 23:26, 24 February 2024 (UTC)Reply