Adele

Background

Adele is one of the world’s most popular solo artists and her album sales reflect this. Millions of music fans around the world adore her voice, lyrics, and approachable personality. She has faced multiple challenges but instead of allowing them to weigh her down, she shakes them off and turns them into songs. Adele was born on May 5, 1988, in Tottenham, London. She is the only child of Penny Adkins and Mark Evans. Her zodiac sign is Taurus and her ethnicity is half-English and half-Welsh. Adele’s interest in music was inspired by the musicians she listened to in her teens.

Her music career took off a few months after graduating from The BRIT School, a performing arts secondary school. She gave some demo songs to a friend, who then posted them on the MySpace social network. Adele’s first professional music contract was secured after the songs went viral in 2006. A year later, she released her first single, ‘Hometown Glory’ (2007). In 2008, she released her debut album, “19,” which was a huge success, debuting at number one on the U.K. album charts.

Adele began receiving Grammy nominations in 2009. She won the Grammys for ‘Best New Artist’ and ‘Best Female Pop Vocal Performance’ that year. With the release of her second album, “21” (2011), her Grammy-winning streak continued, and she won six Grammys in a single night in 2012. She released “25” in 2015 and the album earned her five more Grammy nominations. She married her longtime boyfriend, Simon Konecki, in 2018 and the marriage lasted a few years. “30” was released in 2021, shortly after her divorce from Konecki.