After more than a decade missing, Sade (65) is back with the compilation Red Hot, which includes a very special song titled Young Lion.
The exclusive news about the Nigerian singer was given by The New York Times. The reason why those lyrics give her goosebumps is because they are dedicated to her transgender son Izaak Theo Adu-Watts (28), born from her relationship with Bob Morgan.
Furthermore, this new work by the artist, which will be released on November 22, is a tribute to the trans community as it brings together artists like Sam Smith, Hunter Schafer, and André 3000.
The singer's only child came out as transgender in 2016 on National Coming Out Day and has since documented his identity journey on Instagram.
One of the most impactful photos was when he showed the scars from his chest surgery. In the caption of the image, he wrote, "they make me free to be who I was meant to be. Sometimes it was hard to find the light. I didn't know if I would make it to the other side. But here I am, and I carry my scars with pride." In 2019, Izaak, who was born as a woman named Mickailia, completed his transition to a man after a successful phalloplasty, which is the construction or reconstruction of the male member or its artificial modification through surgery.
That same year, Izaak met a heterosexual woman named Emily Margaret Shakeshaft online, whom he married in April of this year on a picturesque beach in Hawaii.
The young artist wrote on social media, "the truth is I can't believe you are my wife. I am so lucky we found each other, you are an inspiration, you are very powerful, you inspire me and help me become the best version of myself. Thank you, my Marge, for choosing me and finding me. I love you, my elven queen."
As for his mother, during the time she chose to step away from the spotlight, she was living in Gloucestershire, one of the most beautiful places in the English countryside.
However, she was not alone, as she has been married to the chemist Ian Watts since 2007, who had previously been a Royal Navy sailor.
The singer's first husband was the documentary director Carlo Scola Pliego, whom she was married to from 1989 to 1995.
Izaak only has words of gratitude for his mother, as he demonstrated some time ago on Mother's Day in the United States: "I love you, mom. I hope all the moms in the world had a beautiful day, we wouldn't be here without you. Love and light." And above all, as Madame Figaro has published, "my mother always let me be who I am."