Adele
SingerBorn: 5 May 1988
Birthplace: London, England
Best known as: The British vocalist who sang "Someone Like You"
Name at birth: Adele Laurie Blue Adkins
Adele is the British singer whose 2008 debut album won two Grammy Awards and made her a leading pop singer in the U.K and the U.S. Adele (who performs under her first name alone) was raised in London, grew up imitating the Spice Girls at home, and began singing in earnest at age 14, according to her official biography. After posting songs to MySpace.com, Adele was discovered by XL Recordings in 2006. Her 2008 debut album, 19, included the singles "Hometown Glory" and "Chasing Pavements" and won her Grammy Awards as best new artist and (for "Chasing Pavements") best female pop vocal performance. Never a pop waif, Adele is known for her smoky, plus-sized voice, which she uses to belt out power ballads and soul-tinged pop. (Her voice "could stop traffic," journalist Paul Rees once told the BBC.) Her follow-up album, 21, was released in 2011, debuted at #1 on the U.K. music charts, and stayed there for 10 straight weeks. It was helped along by the acclaimed heartbreak-of-romance single "Someone Like You," which became a big hit after Adele performed it at the BRIT Awards in February of 2011.
Adele is the British singer whose 2008 debut album won two Grammy Awards and made her a leading pop singer in the U.K and the U.S. Adele (who performs under her first name alone) was raised in London, grew up imitating the Spice Girls at home, and began singing in earnest at age 14, according to her official biography. After posting songs to MySpace.com, Adele was discovered by XL Recordings in 2006. Her 2008 debut album, 19, included the singles "Hometown Glory" and "Chasing Pavements" and won her Grammy Awards as best new artist and (for "Chasing Pavements") best female pop vocal performance. Never a pop waif, Adele is known for her smoky, plus-sized voice, which she uses to belt out power ballads and soul-tinged pop. (Her voice "could stop traffic," journalist Paul Rees once told the BBC.) Her follow-up album, 21, was released in 2011, debuted at #1 on the U.K. music charts, and stayed there for 10 straight weeks. It was helped along by the acclaimed heartbreak-of-romance single "Someone Like You," which became a big hit after Adele performed it at the BRIT Awards in February of 2011.
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