Seal 's mother is Nigerian .
As a songwriter , he received the British Academy 's Ivor Novello Award , for Best Song Musically and Lyrically , in consecutive years for `` Killer '' ( 1990 ) and `` Crazy '' ( 1991 ) .Lister , David , Pop ballads bite back in lyrical fashion , The Independent , 28 May 1994 Seal was born at Paddington General Hospital in Paddington , London ,  'S+MUM+LIVING+IN+SQUALOR.-a061328408 to a Nigerian mother , Adebisi Ogundeji , and a Brazilian father , Francis Samuel .
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