Adele .Ad Laurie Blue Adkins

Ad Laurie Blue Adkins otherwise known as Adele (born in Tottenham, London, May 5, 1988; age 28) is a jazz and soul singer and songwriter from the UK who has a contralto voice. Since her debut album, 19, Adele has received much recognition both commercially and critically. The album debuted at number one and was certified 4x platinum in the UK. At the Grammy Awards in 2009, Adele won the award for Best Newcomer and Best Pop Vocal Performance.

Adele released her second album, 21, on January 24, 2011 in the UK and February 22 in the United States. The album was a success both critically and commercially, selling 208,000 copies in its first week in the UK and debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, the position managed to survive for sixteen weeks. In the UK, 21 have been certified 10x Platinum for sales of 3 million units. The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, selling 352,000 copies in its first week. The album debuted at number one on the charts 17 European countries and the United States.

After performing at the BRIT Awards, the song "Someone Like You" reached number one in the UK, while the album also settled at number one. "Someone Like You" held the number one position for four consecutive weeks turut.Lagu also has spent two weeks at number one charts in New Zealand and five weeks at number one on the Australian charts. Official Charts Company announced that Adele is the first artist to achieve the feat on five hits in both the Official Singles Chart and the Official Albums Chart simultaneously after The Beatles in 1964 has spent eleven consecutive weeks at number one in the UK, the longest ever there by a female solo artist on the UK Albums Chart, surpassing Madonna who settled for nine weeks at number one in 1990 with the hits compilation, the Immaculate Collection. In the United States, the album has spent a total of eleven weeks atop Billboard 200.Album also broke the record for the biggest-selling digital download in the UK. [18] In May 2011, the singer was worth £ 6 million, tied with Lily Allen and Duffy's 9th place on the list of Britain's richest music star and Ireland under the age of 30.

1988-2005: Early life [edit

Adele Laurie Blue Adkins was born in Tottenham, London, England, from a single teenage mother on May 5, 1988. She began singing at age four and asserts that she became obsessed with sound. Adele has cited the Spice Girls as a major influence in terms of love and passion for music, stating that "those who make me like this."

At the age of 11, Adele and her mother moved to West Norwood, South London. West Norwood is the subject for Adele's first record, "Hometown Glory" written when the age of 16. After moving to South London, he became interested in R & B singers such as Aaliyah, Destiny's Child and Mary J. Blige.

2006-2008: Early career

Adele performing in Kilburn, London in 2007.

Adele graduated from the Brit School in Croydon in May 2006, when it was classmates with Leona Lewis and Jessie J. In school, he was more interested in A & R and hopes to launch the careers of others. Four months later, Adele published two songs on the fourth edition of the online art PlatformsMagazine.com. He has recorded three demo songs for a class project and gave it to a friend who posted a Myspace page. The song became very successful and Adele gets a call from music label XL Recordings. He doubted if the offer seriously because the record company she knew was Virgin Records, and then he took his time meeting meeting. Then Adele signed to XL in September 2006. The song breakthrough Adele, "Hometown Glory" was released in October 2007.

2008-2010: 19 and commercial success

Adele performing at Paradiso in 2008.

19 entered number one on the UK charts. She released her second single "Chasing Pavements" on January 14, 2008, two weeks ahead of her debut album, 19. The song reached number two on the UK charts and remained there for four weeks. In March 2008, Adele signed a deal with Columbia Records and XL Recordings to hit the United States. He began his brief tour in North America in the same month. The world tour An Evening with Adele began in May 2008 and ended in June 2009. He then canceled a US tour in 2008 because of her date with a former girlfriend. She said in Nylon magazine in June 2009, "I drank too much and it is the basis of my relationship with this man, I can not stand without it .. So I was like, okay, okay, I'll cancel my tour and then ... I do not believe I did it ... Looks like ungrateful ". In November 2008 Adele moved to Notting Hill after leaving her mother's house, a move that prompted him to quit drinking. 19 was released in the US in June, but until October 2008, Adele's apparent attempt to break America has gagal.Adele will be a guest on the October 18 episode of Saturday Night Live (SNL). This program obtained the best ratings in 14 years with 17 million viewers. Adele performed "Chasing Pavements" and "Cold Shoulder" and the next day, 19 topped the iTunes charts and number five at Amazon.com while "Chasing Pavements" rose to the top 25. The album reached number 11 on the Billboard 200, jumping 35 places from the previous week. The album was certified Gold in February 2009 by the RIAA. In July 2009, the album has sold 2.2 million copies worldwide.

At the 51st Grammy Awards in 2009, Adele won the award for Best Newcomer and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. She was also nominated for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Adele was also nominated for three Brit Awards in the category of Best British Female, Best British Breakthrough Act and Best British Single.

In 2010, Adele received a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance on "Hometown Glory". In April the song "My Same" entered the German Singles Chart after sung by Lena Meyer-Landrut in the arena talent contest Unser Star für Oslo (Our Star for Oslo) when contestants Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 has been determined. In late September, after performing on The X Factor, "Make You Feel My Love" Bob Dylan version of Adele re-entered the UK Singles Chart number 4.

2010-present: 21 and the record-breaking

Adele released her second studio album, 21, on January 24, 2011 in the UK and February 22 in the United States. The sound of the album is described as classical music, contemporary and country. Selection of titles reflects the growth that has been experienced in the last two years. 21 hit number one in 18 countries, including the United States. In June 2011, Adele has sold 2.5 million copies and 992,000 digital copies in the United States, making it the best selling album in two categories rersebut in the first half of 2011. The first single, "Rolling in the Deep" reached number 1 in 8 countries including the Billboard Hot 100. The song has sold 4.5 million digital copies in the US alone.

In the UK, the album also topped the list with 208,000 copies in its first week making it the best-selling in five years. In mid February 2011, after an appearance at the Brit Awards, the song "Someone Like You" directly peaked at number one UK singles chart, while the album 21 is also settled at number 1. According to the Official Charts Company, Adele is the first living artist to reach the top five achievements hits in both the Official Singles Chart and the Official Albums Chart simultaneously since the Beatles in 1964. The album spent eleven consecutive weeks at number one, before being thrown off the top spot by Foo Fighters Wasting Light belongs. The next week, though Adele re-occupy and hold the number one spot for five consecutive weeks. In July, the single "Someone Like You" became the first song to sell over a million copies in the UK in this decade.

To promote this album, Adele Adele Live tour start. In August 2011, in an edition of Q magazine, Adele revealed that she had written seven songs for the next album and promised to be more intimate than the previous two albums. "I want (album) sounds quite acoustic and piano-dominated. It would be a big production," he said as quoted by Guardian.co.uk. Adele then added, he would leave the color R & B and country music began to investigate he found while doing tour of the United States. Adele recalled when a bus driver introduce country music was first to him when he paid a visit to the United States for his first album, 19 (2008). "he introduced me to all of country music, blues, gospel and bluegrass, and I constantly ask , 'Who is this? where did this?' "Gomez said.

Artistry and influence

Adele described as a contralto voice. Initially, critics claimed that her vocals are more developed and interesting than the song writing skills, and Adele agrees with him. Adele's first album took the genre of soul with lyrics that describe a broken heart and relationships. Its success coincided with some of the female soul singers of other British, the British press dubbed him the new Amy Winehouse. [30] It is described as the third British Music Invasion in the United States. However, Adele called the comparisons between herself and other female soul singer, told "we are one gender and not the genre". In early 2009, listeners and critics started to describe Adele as a unique person. Allmusic wrote that "Adele too magical to compare it with anyone." Beyonce Knowles, American singer, Adele cites as one of the influences for her fourth album, 4.

Adele also affect the American actress Demi Lovato, Demi Lovato Says "Adele is the best singer, and Adele became my inspiration in my fourth studio album"