Adele Biography, Husband, Age, Career, Family, Awards & More

Adele developed a passion for music and started singing at a young age. She was influenced by the ‘Spice Girls’ and also enjoyed the works of Lauryn Hill, ‘Destiny’s Child,’ and Mary J. Blige.

At the age of 14, Adele discovered the collection of Etta James and Ella Fitzgerald at a local music store and was fascinated by their music.  Stage performance by ‘Pink,’ which Adele witnessed as an audience member, played a significant role in fueling her ambition to become a singer.

She was enrolled at the ‘BRIT School for Performing Arts & Technology in Croydon. While studying, she wrote and composed songs, later posting them on her ‘Myspace’ page.
After graduating in 2006, she recorded a three-song demo for a class project which impressed the ‘XL Recording executives. Subsequently, she was contacted by the company and signed a recording contract.

Adele began singing at the age of four. Growing up, she spent many days in Brockwell Park, where she would play the guitar and sing to her friends (something she alluded to in her 2015 song ‘Million Years Ago.)

Adele graduated from the BRIT School for Performing Arts & Technology in Croydon in May 2006, where she was a classmate of Leona Lewis and Jessie J.

At the time, Adele was actually more interested in going into A&R and hoped to launch other people’s careers, rather than her own.

Four months after graduating, Adele published two songs in the fourth issue of the online art website PlatformsMagazine.com. She had recorded a demo for a class project and given it to a friend. The friend then posted it on Myspace, which led to a phone call from Richard Russell, boss of the music label XL Recordings.

Adele Career

In 2008, Adele’s debut album titled ‘19’—named after the singer’s age when she began recording it—was released. The album featured two popular lead singles ‘Hometown Glory’ and ‘Chasing Pavements’ which catapulted her to overnight fame.

In March 2008, she signed a deal with ‘Columbia Records’ and ‘XL Recordings.’ Later that year, her world tour, ‘An Evening with Adele,’ began and lasted till June 2009.

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In January 2011, she released her second and much-anticipated studio album ‘21,’ which was again named after her age at the time of recording it. The album was a success and she received much appreciation for its classic American R&B and jazz style. Studded with hits like ‘Rolling in the Deep’ and ‘Someone Like You,’ the record became a major hit.
The album’s single ‘Set Fire to the Rain’ became Adele’s third No. 1 single on the ‘Billboard Hot 100.’ Subsequently, she became the first artist ever to have an album at the No.1 position on the ‘Billboard 200’ concurrently with three No.1 singles.

In 2012, she composed and recorded the theme song ‘Skyfall’ for the James Bond film of the same name. Upon its release, the song became a chartbuster and rose to No. 2 on the ‘UK Singles Chart.’ The track also entered the ‘Billboard Hot 100’ at No. 8, selling more than two million copies in the United States in its first three days.
On November 2015, she released her album ‘25’ which was a hit. In that same year, her song ‘Hello’ debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s pop charts.

Adele is the first 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 five of the Billboard 200 and two singles in the top five of the Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously. 21 is the longest-running number-one album by a female solo artist on the UK and US Albums Chart. In 2011, Billboard named Adele artist of the year. In 2012, Adele was listed at number five on VH1’s 100 Greatest Women In Music, and the American magazine Time named Adele one of the most influential people in the world.

Adele Awards & Achievements

In 2009, Adele received ‘Grammy Awards in the ‘Best New Artist and ‘Best Female Pop Vocal Performance categories.

In 2012, she was ranked No. 5 on VH1′s ‘100 Greatest Women In Music.’ The same year, she was named as one of the 100 most influential people in the world by the American magazine ‘Time.’

In 2013, Adele won the ‘Academy Award’ in the ‘Best Original Song category for the James Bond theme song ‘Skyfall.’

In 2013, she was made a ‘Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in recognition of her services to music.

In 2017, she was ranked among the richest musicians under 30 years of age in the UK and Ireland by Sunday Times Rich List.’