Adele

Birth Name:

Adele Laurie Blue Adkins

Birth Place:

London, England, United Kingdom

Profession

Soundtrack, Producer, Actress

First artist since The Beatles to have two top-five hits in both the Billboard Official Singles Chart and Official Albums Chart at the same time
Awarded M․B․E․ qualifications by Queen Elizabeth II in 2013
In 2011, she designated that all complimentary ticketholders donate to the Sands organization, which supports parents who have lost children
Attended The BRIT School for Performing Arts where she was classmates with fellow singers, Leona Lewis and Jessie J
Began singing at age four and often credits the Spice Girls as being one of her first musical inspirations
Was discovered by XL Recordings when a high school classmate posted some of her class work on MySpace
Quote: "On one level, we want our heroines to be unhinged and vulnerable․ It's more believable when a woman sings a torch song because in society she is the one who has historically been oppressed and divested of her power․ When a man sings a torch song we can sympathise, but he doesn't have the same vulnerability as a woman․"
Quote: "When it comes to staying myself -- my career isn't my life, it doesn't come home with me․․․The same things I've always liked still satisfy me․"
After signing with her first recording studio in late 2006, she would begin working on her debut album, with her first single released in October of 2007
Is known for writing melancholy songs about love
Despite having already hit worldwide fame, she accepted a job at a record store in the late 2000s to learn more about the industry and the history of music
Before becoming a singer, she aspired to become a doctor
Was pregnant with her first son when she recorded her Oscar-winning track, Skyfall, for James Bond film number 23

2012Sierra Award - Best Song:Winner
2012PFCS Award - Best Original Song:Winner
2012Satellite Award - Best Original Song:Nominated
2013ASCAP Award - Top Box Office Films:Winner
2013Oscar - Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song:Winner
2013Critics Choice Award - Best Song:Winner
2013DFCS Award - Best Original Song:Winner
2013GAFCA Award - Best Original Song:Winner
2013Gold Derby Film Award - Original Song:Winner
2013Golden Globe - Best Original Song - Motion Picture:Winner
2013HFCS Award - Best Original Song:Winner
2013INOCA - Best Original Song:Winner
2013OFTA Film Award - Best Music, Original Song:Winner
2013World Soundtrack Award - Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film:Winner
2014Grammy - Best Song Written for Visual Media:Winner
2016Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Musical Performance in a Talk Show/Morning Program:Nominated
2016Dorian Award - TV Musical Moment of the Year:Nominated
2016OFTA Television Award - Best Female Performance in a Variety Program:Nominated
2016Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety Special:Nominated
2017People's Choice Award - Favorite Comedic Collaboration:Nominated
2020Gold Derby Film Award - Original Song of the Decade:Nominated
2022Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded):Winner

Adele

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