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Adele: Biography

Adele

Birth Name: Adele Laurie Blue Adkins
Birth Place: Tottenham, London, England
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 05/05/1988, Taurus
Profession: Singer-songwriter; musician

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Adele Fast Facts:

The Spice Girls, Destiny's Child, Etta James and Ella Fitzgerald were among her early influences.
Leona Lewis was one of her classmates at a British performing-arts school.
Her first album, 19, debuted at No.1 on the British charts.
Made her U.S. TV debut on The Today Show.
Significantly raised her profile in the U.S. when she performed on Saturday Night Live the same night that approximately 17 million viewers tuned in to see Sarah Palin meet her impersonator, Tina Fey, on the show.
Received a complimentary Thank You letter from Prime Minister Gordon Brown for keeping Britons' spirits up during the global economic crisis, in which he called her "...a light at the end of the tunnel."
Performed during a wedding scene taped for an episode of Ugly Betty.

Adele Awards:
2008 Grammy: Best New Artist - Winner
2008 Grammy: Best Female Pop Vocal Performance - Winner
2011 CMT Music Awards: CMT Performance of the Year - Nominee
2011 Grammy: Best Pop Vocal Album - Winner
2011 Grammy: Best Short Form Music Video - Winner
2011 Grammy: Best Pop Solo Performance - Winner
2011 Grammy: Song of the Year - Winner
2011 Grammy: Record of the Year - Winner
2011 Grammy: Album of the Year - Winner

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54th Annual Grammy Awards 2012, Adele Steve Granitz/WireImage.com

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Adele, Jennifer Nettles, Grammy Awards Show 2009 Lester Cohen/WireImage.com

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