Adele

Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, known professionally as Adele, is an English singer-songwriter born May 5, 1988, in Tottenham, London. Her music blends soul, pop, and blues, and she is noted for emotive vocal delivery and strong storytelling. She rose to prominence in the late 2000s after posting demo songs online and signing with XL Recordings.

Her debut album 19 (2008) established her as a rising star, with singles such as Chasing Pavements and Hometown Glory. Her second album 21 (2011) yielded global hits including Rolling in the Deep and Someone Like You, and it won several awards, including Album of the Year at the Grammy Awards. The 2015 album 25 produced the widespread single Hello and earned multiple Grammys. In 2021 she released 30, featuring Easy On Me, continuing her commercial and critical success.

Adele has won numerous awards, including multiple Grammy Awards and an Academy Award for Best Original Song for Skyfall (2013). She has sold more than 120 million records worldwide, and she is widely regarded as one of the best-selling music artists of all time.

Personal life has included a marriage to Simon Konecki in 2016, from which they separated in 2019 and finalized divorce in 2021. They have a son, Angelo. Adele’s work is characterized by a powerful, versatile voice and a focus on intimate, personal material, drawing on influences from soul, jazz, and pop.