Adele X-posed

In the few years since her spectacular debut caused a storm upon it's release, Adele has been breaking records with success after success. She continues raise the bar all the while pushing the boundaries of what can be expected of a British singer-songwriter. With her latest album she has taken her incredible talent even further, topping charts around the world, securing her position as a global phenomenon. On Adele X-Posed, over a collection of interviews taken at key points in Adele's glittering career to date, she tells the full spectacular story of her meteoric rise to the top.

Adele Album - Rolling the Deep

This song is on heavy rotation on my iPod. Love, love Adele. This is how you write a breakup song, Taylor Swift. No sugar coating or mistaking the anger and pain in this song. GO, Adele, GO!!

This song/album is an amazing sophomore effort. This is how you write a second album. Strong, solid vocals that harken back to the old school soul singers, with the showmanship of the ladies of Motown (The Supremes, Gladys Knight). If Adele doesn't sweep at the Grammy's next year, I don't know what to think about the music industry. She's the best singer/songwriter out there and guess what? She's going to be around a long time. In 50 years, we'll still be playing her tunes, like Aretha, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, the greats!!! 

Biography Adele Laurie Blue Adkins

Birthname: Adele Laurie Blue Adkins
Nationality: English
Born: May 05 1988 (24 years old)

 

Community

Adele is the latest graduate from the BRIT School for performing arts in London, which has so far spawned successful singers such as Amy Winehouse, Leona Lewis and Kate Nash. After Winehouse’s huge success, Adele was fast-tracked to the charts thanks to her similar soul-influenced sound.

London-born Adele Adkins was singing and writing songs from a young age, making her an ideal applicant for the BRIT School. Thanks to the international success of Amy Winehouse in 2007, similar singers such as Adele and Duffy were soon sought by record labels, leading to Adele earning a contract with XL. Her first single, “Hometown Glory”, reached the Top 40, but her profile earned a massive boost when a BBC-run critics poll to find the stars of 2008 put Adele at the top. She also won a BRIT Award that was specially created to recognise up-and-coming stars. Subsequently, her second single “Chasing Pavements” reached No.2 on the UK charts, and her debut album 19 reached No.1.

Artist

In 2009, the British singer-songwriter-performer Adele took home a pair of Grammy Awards--including Best New Artist--for 19, a highly acclaimed debut album of songs which introduced a new and authentic young voice to the world, expressing the bittersweet turbulence of adolescence awakening into adulthood.

With 21, one of 2011's most anticipated releases, Adele comes of age with her second album, a collection of deeply personal songs, finely wrought and powerfully delivered, which communicate the power and glory of real love and real heartbreak through a range of musical moods and settings.