Adele
Date of birth: 1988-05-05
Place of birth: Tottenham, London, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, Adèle, Adele X, Adele Adkins, A Del
Biography
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (/əˈdɛl/; born 5 May 1988) is an English singer-songwriter. Regarded as a British icon, she is known for her mezzo-soprano vocals and sentimental songwriting. Her accolades include 16 Grammy Awards, 12 Brit Awards (including three for British Album of the Year), an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award. After graduating from the BRIT School in 2006, Adele signed a record deal with XL Recordings. Her debut album, 19 (2008), included the UK top-five singles "Chasing Pavements" and "Make You Feel My Love", becoming one of the best-selling debut albums ever in the UK. She received the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Adele's second studio album, 21 (2011), became the best-selling album of the 21st century. 21 holds the record for the top-performing album in US chart history, topping the Billboard 200 for 24 weeks, with the singles "Rolling in the Deep", "Someone like You", and "Set Fire to the Rain" heading charts worldwide, becoming her signature songs. The album received a record-tying six Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year. In 2012, Adele released "Skyfall", a soundtrack single for the James Bond film Skyfall, which won her the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Adele's third studio album, 25 (2015), broke first-week sales records in both the UK and the US. In the US, it became the first album to sell over three million copies in a week. 25 earned her five Grammy Awards, including the Album of the Year. The lead single, "Hello", achieved worldwide success. Her fourth studio album, 30 (2021), contains "Easy on Me", which won her a Grammy Award in 2023. 25 and 30 became the best-selling albums worldwide, including the US and the UK, in 2015 and 2021, respectively. As of 2024, all of her studio albums, except 19, have topped the yearly best-selling albums chart worldwide in the 21st century. Adele is one of the world's best-selling music artists, with sales of over 120 million records worldwide. The best-selling female artist of the 21st century in the UK, she was named the best-selling artist of the 2010s in the US. Her studio albums 21 and 25 were the top two best-selling albums of the 2010s in the UK. Both are listed among the best-selling albums in UK chart history, while in the US, both are certified Diamond, the most of any artist who debuted in the 21st century. Description above from the Wikipedia article Adele, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Adele: From 19 to 30 - In Her Own Words
2021-11-14
A look at the career of the singer ahead of the release of her new album 30, her first in six years,
Adele: 30 Greatest Moments
2022-07-09
A countdown of memorable events from the singer's career, from the time the north London teenager fi
Burt Bacharach at the BBC
2023-04-08
A celebration of one of the all-time songwriting greats, featuring a selection of the finest songs f
Adele: The BBC Sessions
2021-12-26
She’s broken records and won every award going, and as Adele’s latest album is conquering the charts
The BRITs at 40
2020-02-11
In 2020 the BRIT Awards celebrated a massive 40th ever show. In this documentary Jack Whitehall delv
Adele Live at iTunes Festival London
2011-07-07
Adele July 7, 2011 The Roundhouse (iTunes Festival 2011) London, United Kingdom 01. Hometown Glo
Adele: VH1 Unplugged
2012-03-03
Earlier this month Adele stopped by a studio in Harlem to perform a six-song set for VH1 Unplugged.
Adele: Live at the Royal Albert Hall
2011-11-27
On September 22nd 2011, Adele played The Royal Albert Hall in London. A dream come true moment and a
Adele - Live in London
2012-11-28
Eight-time Grammy Award-winning singer and musical phenomenon Adele performs live from her hometown
Katy Perry: Part of Me
2012-06-28
Giving fans unprecedented access to the real life of the music sensation, Katy Perry: Part of Me exp
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022-11-19
The 37th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony take place on Saturday, November 5, 2022
Adèle - Live from the artists den
2012-02-02
Just days after the release of her record-breaking sophomore album, 21, British sensation Adele perf
Adele: A New Chapter
2021-12-14
The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall
2022-10-05
Celebrates 60 years of the Bond film franchise. The concert is curated by the legendary Bond compose
Adele at the BBC
2015-11-20
In this one-off BBC Music exclusive celebrating the release of her new album 25, Adele performs some
VH1 Divas 2009
2009-09-17
VH1 Divas: An Honors Concert For The VH1 Save The Music Foundation aired live on September 17, 2009
Adele: Homecoming
2017-05-01
The eagerly anticipated wait is over, after 5 years since the release of her last album, Adele is ba
Adele The Only Way Is Up
2012-01-01
She was signed in 2006, released her debut album in 2008, and the follow-up in 2011. And the rest, a
Adele: Someone Like Me
2016-04-18
Adele has recieved iconic status from fans and industry proffesionals alike. With sold out concerts
P!NK: Staying True
2013-11-01
Pink breaks the mold once again, bringing her career to a new level in 2013 with a world tour that e
Royal Variety Performance 2010
2010-12-16
TV Special with Adele, Susan Boyle & Cheryl plus 9 other Performers in front of Prince Charles and C
... Sings Dylan II
2015-11-06
A feast of cover versions of Bob Dylan songs from the BBC archives, with classic tracks old and new
Cry to Heaven
Set in 18th-century Venice, the paths of two unlikely collaborators: a Venetian noble and a castrate
An Audience with Adele
2021-11-21
Joining multi-Grammy Award winning and one of the biggest UK artists of all time, Adele, for a uniqu
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025-01-27
Untold stories behind the culture-defining and newsmaking musical performances, sketches and cameos
Adele: Live in New York City 2015
2015-12-14
Multiple Grammy Award-winning singer Adele performs a special one-night only concert in New York at
Adele One Night Only
2021-11-14
A primetime special with performances from the superstar including Adele’s first new material in six
Still On Strings
2026-01-31
Adele in munich
2024-08-02
Carpool karaoke : adele
2016-01-14
the final carpool karaoke with adele
2023-04-24