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For other uses, see Adele (disambiguation).

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Adele MBE
$\"Adele$ Adele in 2021
Born	Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (1988-05-05) 5 May 1988 (age 36) London, England
Alma mater	BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Years active	2006\u2013present
Works	\n Discography \n songs recorded \n
Spouses	\n Simon Konecki \n (m. 2018; div. 2021)
Partner(s)	Rich Paul (2021\u2013present; engaged)
Children	1
Awards	Full list
Musical career
Genres	\n Pop^[1] \n soul^[2] \n blues^[3] \n jazz^[4] \n
Instruments	\n Vocals \n guitar \n
Labels	\n XL \n Columbia \n Melted Stone \n
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Website	adele.com
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Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (/\u0259\u02c8d\u025bl/;^[5] born 5 May 1988), known mononymously as Adele, is an English singer-songwriter. Regarded as a British icon, she is known for her mezzo-soprano vocals and sentimental songwriting. Her accolades include 16 Grammy Awards, 12 Brit Awards (including three for British Album of the Year), an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award.\n

After graduating in arts from the BRIT School in 2006,^[6] Adele signed a record deal with XL Recordings. Her debut album, 19, was released in 2008 and included the UK top-five singles \"Chasing Pavements\" and \"Make You Feel My Love\". 19 was named in the top 20 best-selling debut albums ever in the UK.^[7]^[8] She was honoured with the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Adele released her second studio album, 21, in 2011. It became the world's best-selling album of the 21st century. 21 holds the record for the top-performing album in US chart history, topping the Billboard 200 for 24 weeks, with the singles \"Rolling in the Deep\", \"Someone like You\", and \"Set Fire to the Rain\" heading charts worldwide, becoming her signature songs. The album received a record-tying six Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year. In 2012, Adele released \"Skyfall\", a soundtrack single for the James Bond film Skyfall, which won her the Academy Award for Best Original Song.\n

Adele's third studio album, 25, was released in 2015, breaking first-week sales records in the UK and US. In the US, it remains the only album to sell over three million copies in a week. 25 earned her five Grammy Awards, including the Album of the Year. The lead single, \"Hello\", achieved huge success worldwide. Her fourth studio album, 30, released in 2021, contains \"Easy on Me\", which won her a Grammy Award in 2023. 25 and 30 became the best-selling albums worldwide, including the US and the UK, in 2015 and 2021, respectively. As of 2024,^[update] all of her studio albums, except 19, have topped the yearly best-selling albums chart worldwide in the 21st century.\n

Adele is one of the world's best-selling music artists, with sales of over 120 million records worldwide. The best-selling female artist of the 21st century in the UK,^[9] she was named the best-selling artist of the 2010s in the US.^[10] Her studio albums 21 and 25 were the top two best-selling albums of the 2010s in the UK and both are listed among the best-selling albums in UK chart history, while in the US both are certified Diamond, the most of any artist who debuted in the 21st century.\n

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Year\n	Title\n	Notes\n	Ref.\n
2007\n	Later... with Jools Holland\n	Episode: 8 June 2007\n	^[407]\n
2008\n	Episode: 1 April 2008\n	^[408]\n
Never Mind the Buzzcocks\n	Episode: 4 October 2008\n	^[409]\n
Saturday Night Live\n	Episode: \"Josh Brolin / Adele\"\n	^[410]\n
BBC Electric Proms\n	Episode: 22 October 2008\n	^[411]\n
Sound\n	Episode: 6 December 2008\n	^[412]\n
Jools' Annual Hootenanny\n	Episode: 31 December 2008\n	^[413]\n
2009\n	Ugly Betty\n	Episode: \"In the Stars\": Cameo appearance\n	^[414]\n
Never Mind the Buzzcocks\n	Episode: 23 July 2009\n	^[415]\n
2011\n	Later... with Jools Holland\n	Episode: 6 May 2011\n	^[416]\n
2012\n	Adele Live at the Royal Albert Hall\n	Features highlights of her concert at Royal Albert Hall in London on 21 September 2011 as part of her Adele Live tour\n	^[417]\n
2015\n	Adele at the BBC\n	British television special featuring performances from the album 25 and an interview with Graham Norton\n	^[418]\n
Saturday Night Live\n	Episode: \"Matthew McConaughey / Adele\"\n	^[419]\n
Adele Live in New York City\n	American television special featuring performances from the album 25 and celebrity audience members; also executive producer\n	^[420]\n
2016\n	Glastonbury 2016\n	Features singer headlines the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury Festival\n	^[421]\n
2020\n	Saturday Night Live\n	Episode: \"Adele / H.E.R.\"\n	^[422]\n
2021\n	Adele One Night Only\n	American television special featuring performances from the album 30 and an interview with Oprah Winfrey; also executive producer\n	^[423]\n
An Audience with Adele\n	British television special featuring performances from the album 30 and celebrity audience members\n	^[424]\n
2024\n	Untitled Weekends with Adele concert film\n	It is expected the Weekends with Adele show will be recorded and released following her dates in June for those who cannot see the show live.\n	^[210]\n

Awards and achievements\n
Preceded by Randy Newman \n	Academy Award for Best Original Song 2012\n	Succeeded by Kristen Lopez and Robert Lopez \n
Preceded by Paloma Faith \n	Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist 2016\n	Succeeded by Emeli Sand\u00e9 \n
Preceded by Laura Marling \n	Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist 2012\n	Succeeded by Emeli Sand\u00e9 \n
Preceded by Amy Winehouse \n	Grammy Award for Best New Artist 2009\n	Succeeded by Zac Brown Band \n

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\n Discography \n Songs \n Awards and nominations \n
Studio albums	\n 19 \n 21 \n 25 \n 30 \n
Live albums	\n iTunes Festival: London 2011 \n Live at the Royal Albert Hall \n
Singles	\n \"Hometown Glory\" \n \"Chasing Pavements\" \n \"Cold Shoulder\" \n \"Make You Feel My Love\" \n \"Rolling in the Deep\" \n \"Someone like You\" \n \"Set Fire to the Rain\" \n \"Rumour Has It\" \n \"Turning Tables\" \n \"Skyfall\" \n \"Hello\" \n \"When We Were Young\" \n \"Send My Love (To Your New Lover)\" \n \"Water Under the Bridge\" \n \"Easy on Me\" \n \"Oh My God\" \n \"I Drink Wine\" \n
Featured singles	\n \"Many Shades of Black\" \n \"Water and a Flame\" \n
Other songs	\n \"Lovesong\" \n \"I Can't Make You Love Me\" \n \"River Lea\" \n \"Love in the Dark\" \n \"Million Years Ago\" \n \"All I Ask\" \n \"Can I Get It\" \n \"My Little Love\" \n \"To Be Loved\" \n
Concerts	\n An Evening with Adele \n Adele Live \n Adele Live 2016 \n Weekends with Adele \n Adele in Munich \n
Television	\n Adele at the BBC \n Adele Live in New York City \n Adele One Night Only \n
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Early life and education

Career

2006\u20132010: Career beginnings and 19

2011\u20132014: Worldwide recognition with 21

2015\u20132017: 25

2018\u2013present: 30 and Las Vegas residency

Artistry

Influences and favourite musicians

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Voice

Personal life

Politics

Wealth

Philanthropy

Legacy

Accolades and achievements

Discography

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Sources and bibliography

External links

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