Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, better known as Adele, is an English pop singer and songwriter.
She was born on 5 May 1988 in Tottenham, North London. Her father abandoned her when she was two years old, leaving her 20-year-old mother, for which Adele has not yet forgiven him. She started singing at the age of four. At age 11, she and her mother moved to Brixton and then to a neighboring neighborhood of South London – West Norwood. West Norwood is the subject of Adele’s first record, “Hometown Glory,” written when she was 16 years old. After moving to South London, he became interested in R&B artists such as Alia. Adele graduated from the BRIT School of Performing Arts and Technology in Croydon in May 2006, where she is a classmate of Leona Lewis and Jesse Jay.
Career and achievements
Early in her career, she was offered a contract by XL Recordings after a friend uploaded her to MySpace in 2006.
With the release of his single “Hometown Glory” in the fall of 2007, he won the attention of an even wider audience. In December of that year, she won her first Critics’ Choice at the BRIT Awards, recognizing her as a promising growing talent. In the annual renowned BBC forecast, which artist has the potential to make a breakthrough next year, it ranks No. 1 in the Sound of 2008 forecast.
Her second single, “Chasing Pavement”, was released in January 2008, immediately topping the UK charts and staying in that position for three weeks. The name of her debut album “19” is a reference to age, and the album climbed to the top of the album charts in both the UK and other European countries, with the album’s songs mostly about feelings, thoughts, and disappointments from her last relationship.
In 2010, Adele received a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for Hometown Glory. In April, her song “My Same” entered the German charts after being performed by Lena Meyer-Landurt in the talent show Unser Star für Oslo (Our Star for Oslo), in which the entry of her song in German at Eurovision 2010 is determined. In late September, after the release of X-Factor, Adele’s version of Bob Dylan’s song “Make You Feel My Love” re-entered the British singles charts at number 4. In 2010, Adele performed a widely advertised duet with Darius Rucker Lady Antebellum’s song “Need You Now”. This performance was later nominated for the CMT Music Award.
“Skyfall” is a song performed by English singer and songwriter Adele, and the eponymous song-theme of the 23rd James Bond film from Eon Productions, Skyfall. The song was written by Adele and producer Paul Epworth, voiced by JAC Redford. “Skyfall” was released on October 5, 2012, at 0:07 BST, as part of “Global James Bond Day”, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the release of the first James Bond film.
Upon his return, Adele has sold over 20 million copies of his album “25” in less than a year.
The shooting in Orlando
On June 12, 2016, Adele dedicated her concert in Antwerp to the victims of the shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, declaring that “LGBT people have been my soulmates since I was a child and I have been very affected by it” and “these attacks have broken my heart. “.
Music awards
In 2007 he received the Brit Award – Critics’ Choice, as well as the 2008 BBC Record. Her debut album “19” was released in 2008 and was followed by widespread commercial success and critical acclaim in the UK, where it went four times platinum. She also gained popularity in the United States after appearing on Saturday Night Live in late 2008. In 2009, at the 51st Grammy Awards, Adele received awards for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal implementation ‘. In 2009 and 2010, Adele was also named “Best British Solo Artist”. At the ceremony on February 12, 2012, he won six more Grammy statuettes. Her second album “21” has record sales not only on the Island but also overseas. He caused Adele to win many other awards in addition to the Grammy, including three other American Music Awards and two Brit Awards.
Personal Life and Family
In 2011 Adele started dating the charity entrepreneur Simon Konecki and in 2012 she announced her pregnancy. The young couple decided to keep their personal life private, however, in 2017 rumors suggested that the two of them had a secret wedding. Adele confirmed their marriage, but sadly on 13 September 2019, Adele had filed for divorce from Konecki.