Carlos Scola Pliego Is the Man Sade Was Madly in Love with & Her Only Husband to Date

Carlos Scola Pliego is the only man who has married British Nigerian singer Sade. The filmmaker is suspected to be the source of some of the melancholy on her early '90s album.

Sade mourned the end of her love story with Spanish documentary filmmaker Carlos Scola Pliego for longer than their relationship lasted.

His career peaked around the time they got married. The assistant director was on the crew of one of John Malkovich's first major films and a James Bond movie during the Sean Connery era.

Carlos Scola Pliego Has Tried His Hand at Several Filmmaking Professions

During the course of his working life, Pliego has been involved with various facets of the Spanish film industry. He got his start as the script supervisor on "La boda del señor cura" in 1979 and "Opera Prima" released in 1980.

Between 1981 and 1985, the young filmmaker was the assistant director of nine film and TV projects. He worked on "Eleni," an early John Malkovich vehicle, and the 1985 miniseries "Christopher Columbus" starring Gabriel Byrne and Virna Lisi.

Pliego was the second assistant director on the Spain location shoot for the 1983 James Bond film, "Never Say Never Again," with Sean Connery and Kim Basinger. The same year he worked on "Curse of the Pink Panther," in the same capacity. His work on both Hollywood films was uncredited.

In 1988 Pliego wrote, directed, and produced "Ngira: Gorilas en la montaña," a documentary short filmed in the Democratic Republic Of Congo.

The couple married in a Spanish castle.

He followed this with a full-length documentary, "Donde termina el corazón," touching on various aspects of the African continent. His last film credit on IMDb is as an additional crew member on the 2007 sports drama "Goal II: Living the Dream."

Sade Fell Madly in Love with Carlos Scola Pliego

Sade reportedly introduced her director boyfriend as her husband in 1987 while recording in France. Sade met Pliego while shooting three music videos with director Brian Ward in Spain off the album "Promise," released in 1985.

Following a grueling tour promoting her second studio album, the untimely death of her father, Bisi Adu, and the unrelenting media attention, the singer relocated to Spain. She reconnected with the assistant director and was to have fallen "madly in love" with him.

The filmmaker was with her in the studio during the production of the album "Stronger Than Pride," which spawned hits such as "Nothing Can Come Between Us" and "Love Is Stronger Than Pride." The couple married in a Spanish castle on October 11, 1989, and lived together in Madrid.

Sade and Carlos Were Not Together for Long

According to news reports, Sade and Pliego had a rocky relationship. The "I Never Thought I'd See the Day" singer split from her husband a year after their wedding and moved back to London. She said in a rare interview that she did not get over their love fleetly:

"It was a very sad situation. I had to leave... very quickly... with a very small bag. It took five years for it not to be something that affected the way I felt. "

The couple's divorce was finalized in 1995. The private singer, who has sold millions of albums around the world, has not disclosed the details of the settlement.

Not one to share her feelings with the media, Sade's fans get the best insight into your life through her music. Towards the end of 1992, the singer was ready to open up on the album "Love Deluxe." She expanded on the title:

"'Love Deluxe' is one of the few luxury things you can't buy. Now, you can buy any kind of love, but not love deluxe. That's something entirely different."

Sade found 'love deluxe' in 1996 with the father of her child, Bobby Morgan, a Jamaican music producer. The duo remained together for a few years, making the relationship work long distance.

The singer considered getting remarried to Ian Watts, with whom she lived in rural Gloucestershire, England, with their two kids from previous relationships around the time she released "Soldier of Love." The singer regretted past mistakes but said, "You really know it's right because you've already been through all the wrong."