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Adele Adkins (known only by her first name '''Adele''') is a British R&B singer who has gained fame for her soulful vocal performances. She won Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Performance for "Chasing Pavements" from her album ''19'' at the 2009 Grammy Awards.▼
As of 2011 she is flying high with the commercial and critical success of her second album ''21''. In the UK, Adele is the first living artist to achieve the feat of two top five hits in both the Official Singles Chart and the Official Albums Chart simultaneously since [[The Beatles (
▲Adele Adkins (known only by her first name Adele) is a British R&B singer who has gained fame for her soulful vocal performances. She won Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Performance for "Chasing Pavements" from her album ''19'' at the 2009 Grammy Awards.
Her success in North America came somewhat by a twist of fate. She was scheduled to perform on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' in October 2008, the same night that featured [[Sarah Palin]] as a guest star. The stunt with Palin gave ''SNL'' its highest ratings in years, and just so happened to expose Adele to a whole new audience. Her worldwide fame has only been growing since then.▼
▲As of 2011 she is flying high with the commercial and critical success of her second album ''21''. In the UK, Adele is the first living artist to achieve the feat of two top five hits in both the Official Singles Chart and the Official Albums Chart simultaneously since [[The Beatles (Music)|The Beatles]] in 1964. ''21'' has also spent eleven consecutive weeks at No. 1, the longest ever by a female solo artist on the UK Albums Chart, surpassing [[Madonna]]'s nine weeks at number one back in 1990. On top of that the album has spent 23 non-consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard charts, more than any other female artist.
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▲Her success in North America came somewhat by a twist of fate. She was scheduled to perform on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' in October 2008, the same night that featured [[Sarah Palin]] as a guest star. The stunt with Palin gave SNL its highest ratings in years, and just so happened to expose Adele to a whole new audience. Her worldwide fame has only been growing since then.
* ''19'' (2008)
* ''21'' (2011)
* ''25'' (2015)
* ''30'' (2021)
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* [[Audience Participation Song]]: "Rolling In the Deep" as seen in her ''Live at the Royal Albert Hall'' concert video.
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* [[Heroic RROD]]: She's spent 2011 struggling with a vocal illness brought on partly by overtaxing her voice, which has forced her to cancel a lot of tour dates in America.
* [[Incredibly Long Note]]: There's one in the middle of the first verse of "Rumour Has It".
** YMMV. It's only six beats and it fades quick.
* [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy]]: "''I wish nothing but the best for you two...''" A theme in "Someone Like You".
* [[Love Nostalgia Song]]: The very bittersweet "Someone Like You".
* [[Love Will Lead You Back]]: An unusually upbeat version of this in "I'll Be Waiting".
* [[Manic Pixie Dream Girl|Manic Pixie Dream Guy]]: The guy in "Daydreamer" seems to be this.
* [[New Sound Album]]: ''21'', arguably. "Rolling In the Deep" and "Rumour Has It", the leading two tracks, have a strong R&B/soul element similar to her first record... which is pretty much completely different in sound and style from the rest of the album.
* [[Numerical Theme Naming]]: Her albums are named after how old she was when they were recorded.
* [[The Rival]]: The British music press seems to be quite keen on setting her up as a rival to [[
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* [[Signature Song]]: Previously "Chasing Pavements", but now unquestionably "Rolling In the Deep".
* [[Singing Voice Dissonance]]: When she speaks, she retains her very strong East London accent, but you couldn't tell it from her singing voice.
** After she swept the 2012 Grammy Awards, "Fank you" trended worldwide on Twitter.
* [[The Something Song]]: She has covered "Lovesong" by [[The Cure]].
* [[Supergroup]]: As part of "Truth+Soul" with [[Amy Winehouse]] and Aloe Blacc for the ''[[
* [[What Does She See in Him?|What Does He See In Her]]: The other woman in "Rumour Has It".
* [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]]: What "Someone Like You" is all about.
* [[Woman Scorned]]: "Rolling In the Deep". The song may acknowedege that she can't be in a relationship anymore but her rage is still there.
* [[Younger Than They Look]]: Does she ''look'' like she's only 24?{{when}}
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{{Grammy Award for Album of the Year}}
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