Oleta Adams

Oleta Adams

Oleta Adams (born May 4, 1953, Seattle, Washington) is an American soul, jazz, and gospel singer and pianist. Adams was born the daughter of a preacher and was raised with gospel music. In her youth her family moved to Yakima, Washington, which is sometimes shown as her place of birth. Adams started her career in 1980 with two self-financed albums which had limited success. In 1985, she was discovered by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith, founders of the famous English pop band Tears for Fears whilst performing in a Kansas City, Missouri bar. Read more on Last.fm

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Appearances

FIRST

07/02/1991
Get Here
Mimed Performance

LAST

05/10/1995
Never Knew Love
Mimed Performance

TOTAL
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5

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Artist Statistics

Below are the number of appearances made, sorted by the most popular types of performance. Repeat performances are not counted, unless stated otherwise.

Studio Performances

2

Repeat Performances

1

Live Performances

0

Satellite Performances

0

Music Videos

1

Linked Performances

0

Artist Appearances

Episode Performance
05/10/1995 Never Knew Love
Mimed Performance
Christmas 1991 Get Here
Music Video
10/10/1991 Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
Top 40 Breaker Clip
21/02/1991 Get Here
Mimed Performance
07/02/1991 Get Here
Mimed Performance

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