Adele, born in London in 1988, has won 16 Grammy Awards and 12 Brit Awards and has sold more than 120 million records worldwide.
Tottenham to the BRIT School
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins was born on 5 May 1988 in Tottenham, London, and was raised by her mother. She began singing at the age of four, graduated from the BRIT School in 2006 and signed with XL Recordings. Her debut album 19 (2008) included “Chasing Pavements” and earned her the Grammy for Best New Artist.
The Albums
21 (2011) became the best-selling album of the 21st century and held the top of the Billboard 200 for 24 weeks, with “Rolling in the Deep”, “Someone Like You” and “Set Fire to the Rain”. 25 (2015) was the first album to sell more than three million copies in a week in the US, and 30 (2021) was led by “Easy on Me”.
Skyfall and Honours
In 2013 she won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for the James Bond theme “Skyfall”. Her honours also include a Primetime Emmy and a Golden Globe.
Charity Work
Adele has performed at many charity concerts, including the Little Noise Sessions in 2007 and 2008 for the charity Mencap, the Keep a Child Alive Black Ball in 2008, and Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day in 2011, where she sang “Someone Like You”. She has also been a major contributor to MusiCares, a charity that helps musicians in need.
Image: Adele performing in Nashville, 16 October 2016 (file photo). Photo: Kristopher Harris / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
