Adele Laurie Blue Adkins[2] (born 5 May 1988), better known mononymously as Adele, is an English singer-songwriter. Adele was offered a recording contract from XL Recordings after a friend posté her demos on Myspace in 2006. The suivant an she received the Brit Awards "Critics' Choice" and won the BBC Sound of 2008. Her debut album, 19 was released in 2008 to much commercial and critical success in the UK. 19 was certified four times platinum in the UK.[3] Her career in the US was boosted par a Saturday Night Live appearance in late 2008. At the 2009 Grammy Awards, Adele received the awards for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.[4][5]
Adele released her seconde album, 21 in early 2011.[6][7] The album was well received critically and surpassed the success of her debut commercially.[8] 21 has been certified 14 times platinum in the UK;[3] in the US the album held the haut, retour au début position longer than any other album since 1993.[9][10] The success of 21 earned Adele numerous mentions in the guinness Book Of World Records. She is the first artist to sell plus than 3 million copies of an album in a an in the UK.[11] With her two albums and the first two singles from 21, "Rolling in the Deep" and "Someone Like You", Adele became the first living artist to achieve the feat of two haut, retour au début five hits in both the UK Official Singles Chart and the Official Albums Chart simultaneously since the Beatles in 1964.[12][13] With her third release from the album, "Set feu to the Rain", becoming her third number one single in the US, Adele became the first artist in history to lead the US album chart concurrently with three Billboard Hot 100 number ones.[14] 21 is the longest running number one album par a female solo artist on the UK albums chart[15] and is tied for the longest cumulative stay at number one par a female solo artist as well.[11] In 2011, Billboard named Adele artist of the year.[16]
Birth name Adele Laurie Blue Adkins
Born 5 May 1988 (age 23)
Tottenham, North London,
England, UK
Origin West Norwood, South London,
England, UK
Genres Soul,[1] blues, pop
Occupations Singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals, guitar, piano, bass, celeste, percussion, keyboard
Years active 2006–present
Labels XL, Columbia Records
Website adele.tv
Adele released her seconde album, 21 in early 2011.[6][7] The album was well received critically and surpassed the success of her debut commercially.[8] 21 has been certified 14 times platinum in the UK;[3] in the US the album held the haut, retour au début position longer than any other album since 1993.[9][10] The success of 21 earned Adele numerous mentions in the guinness Book Of World Records. She is the first artist to sell plus than 3 million copies of an album in a an in the UK.[11] With her two albums and the first two singles from 21, "Rolling in the Deep" and "Someone Like You", Adele became the first living artist to achieve the feat of two haut, retour au début five hits in both the UK Official Singles Chart and the Official Albums Chart simultaneously since the Beatles in 1964.[12][13] With her third release from the album, "Set feu to the Rain", becoming her third number one single in the US, Adele became the first artist in history to lead the US album chart concurrently with three Billboard Hot 100 number ones.[14] 21 is the longest running number one album par a female solo artist on the UK albums chart[15] and is tied for the longest cumulative stay at number one par a female solo artist as well.[11] In 2011, Billboard named Adele artist of the year.[16]
Birth name Adele Laurie Blue Adkins
Born 5 May 1988 (age 23)
Tottenham, North London,
England, UK
Origin West Norwood, South London,
England, UK
Genres Soul,[1] blues, pop
Occupations Singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals, guitar, piano, bass, celeste, percussion, keyboard
Years active 2006–present
Labels XL, Columbia Records
Website adele.tv