Question

In 2022, Brad Pitt confirmed that this singer’s band was first to record in the redesigned Miraval Studios. After beginning as a singer for the band Pride, this woman formed a new band with Stuart Matthewman. This singer appeared as a mermaid bride in the music video of a song that begins “I gave you all the love I got / I gave you more than I could give”. This first Nigerian-born Grammy winner sang (*) “No Ordinary (-5[1])Love” and describes a person (10[3])“laughing (10[1])with (10[1])another (10[1])girl and playing with (10[1])another heart” (10[1])in the spoken-word intro of a single (10[1])off Diamond Life. (10[2])In that (10[1])song, this artist sings about a title boy who “moves in space with minimum waste and maximum joy” and goes “Coast to Coast, LA to Chicago”. For 10 points, what mononymous (-5[2])English R&B artist sang (10[1])“Smooth (-5[2])Operator”? (10[1])■END■ (10[11]0[1])

ANSWER: Sade (“shah-day”) [or Sade Adu; or Helen Folasade Adu]
<JC, Music: Rap/R&amp;B>
= Average correct buzz position

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Peter CorderoCarleton of Not Minnesota FameMcGill Asian Goodreads Junta76-5
Anastacia HealeyCreative Bankruptcyhow hungry... (horse emoji)8110
Jeff FrankDowntown Freddie Brownhonk tuah and squawk on that wing8110
Adrian WongNosfera2: The Return of Bill SkarsgardThe Holdovers8110
Delano BarnesWe'd Rather Be at SawConnot overly fond of geese8210
Faith DanielHonk it Like It's HotVon Trapped8310
Taylor HarveyLaniel Automatic Pinball SchoolFDA Poop Experiments8410
Logan PierceESF BeeHolding Space for the Lyrics of Tequila8810
Gerrit SevereidMcGill Asian Goodreads JuntaCarleton of Not Minnesota Fame9010
Dylan SteptoeGuelph Neg 4Carleton of Ottawa Fame9710
Connor MayersNieR: Nǃxau ǂTomataNo Longer Free Agents10010
Benjamin KitchenTHE SIXTH SENSEKermit to the Bit10010
Astrid KellyThe House of the SpiRITsThe RITes of Zhou10210
Ximena MosleyFowl PlayElegy WRITten in a Country Churchyard133-5
Aaron Dos RemediosInside you there are two wolves. One is brave the other is defaultNegged Five Tossups Then I Freaked It133-5
Cormac BeirneA greyscale picture of Ishan JoshiMartingrobe13710
Andrew XieThe Big DoofusThere's No Spying In Quizbowl138-5
Tomás Aguilar-Fragagaslight gatekeep girlbuzzSkibidiallo Rizzirkzee138-5
Christine IrwinNegged Five Tossups Then I Freaked ItInside you there are two wolves. One is brave the other is default13910
Graydon AllardThe Second Coming of James WangUntitled McGill Team14010
Will HooverElegy WRITten in a Country ChurchyardFowl Play1400
Claire WangThe Master and the MargaRITaCRITique of Pure Reason14010
Ahmed AbbasAOL Instant MessengersBorn to fall out of a coconut tree forced to exist in the context14010
Andrew YimDavid and Parth Fan ClubSplashed Rat Memorial Highway Crash Investigation Site14010
Halee CareyThe Tortured Trivia DepartmentTo 500 PPG and Beyond14010
Alden ThompsonThere's No Spying In QuizbowlThe Big Doofus14010
Victor LisitaWaterloo Clozebwthhybl14010
Nadia DakdoukiFill in the _______Last Among14010
Rishi SwaminathanTosca TrioUntitled HONK! Team14010
Russell ValerioSkibidiallo Rizzirkzeegaslight gatekeep girlbuzz14010
Leif BryningwomtThe of us14010

Summary

TournamentEditionExact Match?TUHConv. %Power %Neg %Average Buzz
2024 HONK! @ Waterloo2024-08-03Y8100%0%25%132.13
2024 HONK! @ Carleton2024-10-20Y4100%0%25%102.50
2024 HONK! @ Syracuse2024-12-07Y475%0%25%110.00
2025 HONK! @ Online2025-03-09Y10100%0%10%108.80