Adele

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Biography

Adele Laurie Blue Adkins MBE (born 5 May 1988) is an English singer and songwriter. Graduating from the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology in 2006, Adele was given a recording contract by XL Recordings after a friend posted her demo on Myspace the same year. In 2007, she received the Brit Awards "Critics' Choice" award and won the BBC Sound of 2008 poll. Her debut album, 19, was released in 2008 to commercial and critical success. It is certified seven times platinum in the UK, and double platinum in the US. An appearance she made on Saturday Night Live in late 2008 boosted her career in the US. At the 51st Annual Grammy Awards in 2009, Adele received the awards for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Adele released her second studio album, 21, in early 2011. The album was well received critically and surpassed the success of her debut, earning the singer numerous awards in 2012, including a record-tying six Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year; two Brit Awards, including British Album of the Year, and three American Music Awards. The album has been certified 16 times platinum in the UK, and is the fourth best-selling album in the UK of all time. In the US it has held the top position longer than any album since 1985, and is certified Diamond. The album has sold 31 million copies worldwide. The success of 21 earned Adele numerous mentions in the Guinness Book of World Records. She is the first woman in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 to have three simultaneous top 10 singles as a lead artist, and the first female artist to simultaneously have two albums in the top five of the Billboard 200 and two singles in the top five of the Billboard Hot 100. 21 is the longest-running number one album by a female solo artist in the history of the UK and US Album Charts. In 2012, she released "Skyfall", which she wrote and recorded for the James Bond film of the same name. The song won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, and a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. After taking a three-year break, Adele released her third studio album, 25, on 20 November 2015. The album debuted at number one in most major markets and broke first week sales records in the UK and US. The lead single, "Hello", debuted at number one in many countries around the world, and became the first song in the US to sell over one million digital copies within a week of its release. In 2011 and 2012, Billboard named Adele Artist of the Year. In 2012, she was listed at number five on VH1's 100 Greatest Women in Music, and Time magazine named her one of the most influential people in the world. On 15 January 2016, her sales were estimated at more than 100 million records, making her one of the world's best-selling artists.

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Item Name Item Details
Year Formed 2006
Number of Albums 15
Record Label XL Recordings
Website www.adele.tv
Wikipedia Adele on Wikipedia
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Trivia

What is Adele's full name?

Adele Laurie Blue Adkins

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Who was the mother of Adele?

Penny Adkins

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Who encouraged Adeles interest in music by taking her to concerts as a child?

Her mother

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Adele's mother moved to what city in 1997?

Brighton

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What school did Adele enter in 2004?

BRIT School of Arts

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In what year did she graduate from the BRIT School of Arts?

2006

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How many years was Adele's song Hometown Glory?

sixteen

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What district does Home Town Glory refer to?

West Norwood

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When did Adele graduate from art school?

May 2006

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What was the name of Adele's debut album?

19

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When did Adele release her debut album, 19?

2008

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What was the name of Adele's fourth LP?

30

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In what city was Adele born?

London

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Adele made an impression in 2006 when she released a demo for what label?

XL Recordings

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What label did Jamie T. release Hometown Glory on?

Pacemaker

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How many music critics voted for Adele on the BBC's new music talent list?

150

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What was the name of Adele's second album?

21

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When did Adele release 21?

2011

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How many platinum copies was 21 sold in the UK?

17

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For how long did 21 top the Billboard 200?

24 weeks

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Rolling in the Deep, Someone Like You, and Set Fire to the Rain all topped what chart?

Billboard Hot 100

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How many times platinum is her album certified in the UK?

four

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What event boosted her career in the US?

Saturday Night Live appearance

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When was 21 released?

early 2011

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How many Grammy Awards did Adele win in 2012?

six

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How many Grammys has Adele won?

15

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What was the name of Adeles first two albums?

19 and 21

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When did Adele become a mom?

2012

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What was the lead single from her comeback album 25?

Hello

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How many Grammys was Adele awarded for her work on 25 in 2017?

five

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How old was Adele when she was born?

18

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When did Evans leave the family?

when Adele was only four years old

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What did Adele enjoy singing as a child?

contemporary pop music

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What instrument did she learn to play when she was a child?

guitar

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Adele earned comparisons to who?

Amy Winehouse

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Adeles zaftig figure and downtoearth persona made her what?

relatable star

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What television show helped introduce Adele to American audiences?

Saturday Night Live

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In what year did Adele win the Grammy Awards for best new artist and best female pop vocal performance?

2009

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What song was the best female pop vocal performance?

Chasing Pavements

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Adele has broken through the music industry at a relatively young age owing to what?

her distinctive voice

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What did Adele like to impersonate in the '90s?

Spice Girls

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What British singer was Adele a fan of?

Gabrielle

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I was so excited by the whole thing that I wasn't bothered what?

what it sounded like

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What school did she enter?

The BRIT School

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How long has Adele been a household name in the entertainment industry?

eight years

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Who runs the website Music Business Worldwide?

Tim Ingham

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Who called Adele an anomaly, labelproof, and a beacon of hope for the music industry?

a highranking music exec

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Adele is living proof that money can still be made in what business?

music

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What year was Adele Laurie Blue Adkins born?

1988

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Which songs did Adele gravitate toward?

Lauryn Hill, Mary J. Blige and Destiny's Child

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What two artists did Adele listen to?

Etta James and the Ella Fitzgerald

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Adele wasn't oriented towards what kind of settings?

traditional classroom

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How many studio albums has Adele recorded?

three

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