Videos by American Songwriter IIIIIII'vvvvveeee beeeeen kissssseedddd byyyy aaaa rooooosssseee onnnn thee greyyyy! On the song, Seal's gravelly voice shines. But what is the history of this The Story of 'Kiss From a Rose' by Seal 22 February 2023, 14:02 Picture: Warner Bros/YouTube By Tom Eames Seal burst onto the scene in 1990 after providing vocals for the Adamski dance track 'Killer', but a few years later he became the king of '90s power ballads with his classic 'Kiss from a Rose'. Q5eI0j.