Adele
Singer Adele is a Grammy Award-winning artist whose throwback, soulful sound has made her an international success with hits like 'Rolling in the Deep,' 'Someone Like You' and 'Hello.' 'Someone Like You' is a song performed by English singer-songwriter Adele, released as the second single from her studio album, 21 (2011). The song was composed by Adele and Dan Wilson.
With her first album, 19 (2008), Adele became known for her powerful voice and for songs that channeled her intimate emotional experiences (especially heartbreak). Her success continued with the hugely popular 21 (2011), which was credited with helping to revive the recording industry, and 25 (2015). For her work, Adele received numerous.Adkins was raised by a young single mother in various working-class neighbourhoods of London. As a child, she enjoyed contemporary and learned to play the guitar and the clarinet. However, it was not until her early teens, when she discovered rhythm-and-blues singer and other mid-20th-century performers, that she began to consider a musical career. While she honed her talents at a government-funded secondary school for the performing arts, a friend began posting songs Adkins had written and recorded onto the social networking.
Her music eventually caught the attention of record labels, and in 2006, several months after graduating, she signed a contract with XL Recordings.After building anticipation in Britain with some well-received live performances, Adele (as she now billed herself) released her first album, 19, in 2008. (The title referred to the age at which she penned most of the tracks.) The recording debuted at number one on the British album chart, and critics praised Adele’s supple phrasing, her tasteful arrangements, and her ability to channel her emotional experiences (especially with heartbreak) into songs that had wide. She also earned comparisons to, another young British singer conspicuously influenced. (For many fans, however, Adele’s zaftig figure and down-to-earth persona made her the more-relatable star.) A performance on the television program helped introduce Adele to American audiences, and in early 2009 she won for best new artist and best female pop vocal performance (for the lush bluesy song “ Chasing Pavements”). For her next album, Adele enlisted a number of songwriters and producers, including, to with her. The result, 21 (2011), was a bolder and more stylistically set of material, with singles ranging from the earthy - and -inflected “ Rolling in the Deep” to the affecting breakup ballad “ Someone like You.” Both songs hit number one in multiple countries, and, despite a vocal-cord ailment that forced Adele to cancel numerous tour dates in 2011, the album became the biggest-selling release of the year in both the United States and the United Kingdom. Additionally, with worldwide sales of more than 20 million copies by mid-2012, it was credited with helping revive the flagging recording industry.
Get unlimited access to all of Britannica’s trusted content.Following successful throat surgery, Adele performed at the 2012 Grammy Awards ceremony. She also collected six Grammy trophies, including those for album, record, and song of the year (the latter two honoured “Rolling in the Deep”). Days later she received two Brit Awards (the British equivalent of the Grammys). The sales spike for 21 after both events further confirmed the singer’s emergence as a commercial. In 2013 Adele won the Grammy for best pop solo performance for “Set Fire to the Rain,” from her concert album Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2011), and she picked up an for the brassy theme song she provided for the blockbuster movie (2012).
Later that year she was named a Member of the Order of the (MBE).
Published 7:24 PM EDT Oct 25, 2019Adele looked flawless at Drake's 33rd birthday party Wednesday in a strapless black, velvet dress that made everyone want to say Hello.The Grammy-winning singer paired her stunning gown with a black belt cinched around her waist, showcasing her svelte new figure as she partied the night away. Silver statement earrings, a high ponytail and black strappy heels completed her look.As for her transformation? 'I used to cry but now I sweat,' the singer, 31, wrote on Instagram Thursday, along with the crying-laughing emoji. She added, 'Happy birthday to one of the kindest and funniest people I’ve met @champagnepapi.' More: Nicki Minaj says she was being 'sarcastic' about Adele collaborationOn her own 31st birthday in May, Adele talked about her evolution on Instagram, revealing that she's 'changed drastically in the last couple years and I’m still changing.' Adele and her entrepreneur/philanthropist husband Simon Konecki announced their split a month earlier in April. They share 7-year-old son Angelo.Following her breakup, the singer committed to spending the year 'all on myself.'
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She added, 'For the first time in a decade I’m ready to feel the world around me and look up for once Learning to REALLY truly love yourself is it, and I’ve only just realized that that is more than enough.' More: Adele breaks silence after split with husband, shows full range of Instagram heartbreakIn her post, Adele advised everyone to 'be kind to yourself' and 'laugh out loud at every opportunity,' which we are sure she did plenty of at Drake's star-studded birthday bash.Adele and Drake have been friends for some time. Last October, she dropped by his Aubrey & the Three Migos concert in Los Angeles and was seriously impressed.' Oiii Champagne Papi blew my mind tonight!'
'Best production I’ve ever seen hands down and way up there with one of my favorite shows of all time. The feeling was mutual. 'Oiiiiiii don’t (expletive) get me gassed right now I love this woman and she came to the show,' Drake wrote on Instagram last October after reposting Adele's tweet. 'Thank god nobody told me I would have been SHOOK.'
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