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The city of Lagos will witness an unforgettable night in December when Seal, multiple Grammy award-winning R&B great, heads to Nigeria for a performance.

The Kiss From a Rose crooner who will be headlining the Black Ivory Nights event, ‘Seal’d With A Kiss’, is set to thrill thousands at the December 18 concert scheduled to hold at Eko Hotel & Suites, Lagos.

Gbolahan Opeodu, chief executive officer of Black Ivory Entertainment, organisers of the event expressed excitement at the prospect of having Seal in Nigeria.

“We look forward to a memorable night come December 18,” he said.

The celebrated singer and songwriter has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide and is known for his numerous international hits, such as Kiss from a Rose, which appeared on the soundtrack of the 1995 film, Batman Forever.

He was a coach on The Voice Australia in 2012 and 2013 and has won numerous music awards throughout his career, including three Brit awards – winning Best British Male in 1992 – four Grammy awards, and an MTV video music award.

As a songwriter, he received the British Academy’s Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically, in two consecutive years for Killer (1990) and Crazy (1991).

Born Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel on February 19, 1963 in Paddington, London, England to a Nigerian mother, Adebisi Ogundeji and a Brazilian father, Francis Samuel, Seal was raised in the city of Westminster in inner London by his foster family.

He received a two-year diploma, or associate’s degree, in architecture and took up various jobs in the London area.

He will be supported in concert by a number of top Nigerian artistes.