| Adele | |
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Adele in 2009 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Adele Laurie Blue Adkins |
| Born | 5 May 1988 Tottenham , north London, England, UK |
| Origin | West Norwood, south London, England, UK |
| Genres | Soul, R&B, pop[1] |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, musician, composer, arranger |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano, bass, celesta, percussion, keyboard |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | XL, Columbia |
| Website | adele.tv |
Early life
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins was born in Tottenham, north London, England, to Penny Adkins, an English teenager, and Mark Evans, a Welshman, on 5 May 1988. Evans walked out on Adele when she was two, leaving her 20-year-old mother to raise her single-handedly,[25] for which Adele has still not forgiven him.[26][27][28] She began singing at age four and asserts that she became obsessed with voices.[29][30] Adele has cited the Spice Girls as a major influence in regard to her love and passion for music, stating that "they made me what I am today."[31] Adele impersonated the Spice Girls at dinner parties as a young girl.[32] To make her look like English R&B and urban contemporary singer Gabrielle, her mother made an eye patch with sequins, which Adele later said was embarrassing.[33] At the age of nine, Adele and her mother, a furniture-maker and adult learning activities organiser,[34] relocated to Brighton.[35] (Despite this move, she remains an ardent fan of her hometown Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur.)[36] At 11, she and her mother moved to Brixton,[35] and then to neighbouring district West Norwood, in south London.[37] West Norwood is the subject for Adele's first record, "Hometown Glory", written when she was 16.[38] After moving to south London, she became interested in R&B artists such as Aaliyah, Destiny's Child and Mary J. Blige.[39]Adele says that one of the most defining moments in her life was when she watched Pink perform at Brixton Academy. "It was the Missundaztood record, so I was about 13 or 14. I had never heard, being in the room, someone sing like that live [...] I remember sort of feeling like I was in a wind tunnel, her voice just hitting me. It was incredible."[40][41] Adele graduated from the BRIT School for Performing Arts & Technology in Croydon in May 2006,[42][43] where she was a classmate of Leona Lewis and Jessie J.[2][44] Adele credits the school with nurturing her talent[45] even though at the time she was more interested in going into A&R and hoped to launch other people's careers
Personal life
It was reported in January 2012 that Adele had recently begun dating charity entrepreneur Simon Konecki.[116] In June 2012, Adele announced that she and Konecki were expecting a baby.[117][118] Adele gave birth to the couple's son on 19 October 2012.[119] The child is the first for Adele and the second for Konecki, who also has a daughter with his ex-wife.[120]Adele bought a flat in Notting Hill, London in 2008. In February 2012, Adele moved into a £7 million, ten-bedroom 25-acre mansion in West Sussex with Konecki.[121] Politically, Adele is a supporter of the Labour Party, stating; "I'm a Labour girl through and through",[122] despite in May 2011 having reportedly expressed views on taxation and the NHS counter to those of the party.
Artistry
Initially, critics suggested that her vocals were more developed and intriguing than her songwriting, a sentiment with which Adele agreed.[125] Adele's first album is of the soul genre, with lyrics describing heartbreak and relationship.[45] Her success occurred simultaneously with several other British female soul singers, with the British press dubbing her a new Amy Winehouse.[2] This was described as a third British Musical Invasion of the US.[44] However, Adele called the comparisons between her and other female soul singers lazy, noting "we're a gender, not a genre".[45][62][126] By the beginning of 2009, listeners and critics started to describe Adele as unique. AllMusic wrote that "Adele is simply too magical to compare her to anyone."[38] American singer Beyoncé Knowles cited Adele as one of the influences for her fourth album, 4.[127] Madonna expressed a desire to collaborate with Adele, commenting; "I think she’s brilliant, I love her".[128] Celine Dion performed "Rolling in the Deep" at her show at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, after telling the crowd, "I love Adele so much. She's amazing."[129] J. J. Burnel of The Stranglers is also a fan, stating; "She had me riveted... Of course she's huge and normally that would turn me off because it's too commercial. But I was seriously impressed".[130] Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters and Nirvana has repeatedly praised Adele in interviews.[131][132] Former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash stated; "She's great. She's a shot in the arm for this industry. She writes her own music that's not at all contrived. And she's managed to sell loads of records which makes her a great example to the younger artists."[133]Awards and accolades
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Adele
At the 51st Grammy Awards in 2009, Adele won awards in the categories of Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.[5][134] She was also nominated in the categories of Record of the Year and Song of the Year.[135] That same year, Adele was also nominated for three Brit Awards in the categories of Best British Female, Best British Single and Best British Breakthrough Act.[136] British Prime Minister Gordon Brown
sent a thank-you letter to Adele that stated "with the troubles that
the country's in financially, you're a light at the end of the tunnel."[137]With 21 non-consecutive weeks at number 1 in the US, Adele broke the record for the longest number-1 album by a woman in Billboard history, beating the record formerly held by Whitney Houston's soundtrack The Bodyguard.[101] 21 spent its 23rd week at number one in March 2012, making it the longest-running album at number one since 1985[12] and it became the fourth best-selling album of the past 10 years in the United States.[138]
In February 2012, Adele was listed at number five on VH1′s 100 Greatest Women In Music.[23] In April 2012, American magazine Time named Adele one of the 100 most influential people in the world.[24][139] People named her one of 2012 Most Beautiful at Every Age.[140] On 30 April 2012, a tribute to Adele was held at New York City's (Le) Poisson Rouge called Broadway Sings Adele, starring various Broadway actors such as Matt Doyle.[141] In July 2012, Adele was listed at number six in Forbes list of the world's highest-paid celebrities under the age of 30 having earned £23 million ($35 million) between May 2011 and May 2012.[142]
On the week ending 3 March 2012, Adele became the first solo female artist to have three singles in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time, and the first female artist to have two albums in the top 5 of the Billboard 200 and two singles in the top 5 of the Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously.[19] Adele topped the 2012 Sunday Times Rich List of musicians in the UK under 30[143] and made the Top 10 of Billboard magazine's "Top 40 Money Makers".[144] Billboard also announced the same day that Adele's "Rolling in the Deep" is the biggest crossover hit of the past 25 years, topping pop, adult pop and adult contemporary charts and that Adele is one of four female artists to have an album chart at number one for more than 13 weeks (the other three artists being Judy Garland, Carole King, and Whitney Houston).[145] On 6 March, 21 reached 30 non-consecutive weeks at number one on the Australian ARIA Chart, making it the longest-running number one album in Australia in the 21st century, and the second longest-running number one ever.[146]
At the 2012 Ivor Novello Awards in May, Adele was named Songwriter of the Year, and "Rolling in the Deep" won the award for Most Performed Work of 2011.[147] At the 2012 BMI Awards held in London in October, Adele won Song of the Year (for "Rolling in the Deep") in recognition of the song being the most played on US television and radio in 2011
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