Adele

Biography

Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (/əˈdɛl/; born 5 May 1988) is an English singer-songwriter. Regarded as a British icon, she is known for her mezzo-soprano vocals and sentimental songwriting. Her accolades include 16 Grammy Awards, 12 Brit Awards (including three for British Album of the Year), an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award. After graduating from the BRIT School in 2006, Adele signed a record deal with XL Recordings. Her debut album, 19 (2008), included the UK top-five singles "Chasing Pavements" and "Make You Feel My Love", becoming one of the best-selling debut albums ever in the UK. She received the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Adele's second studio album, 21 (2011), became the best-selling album of the 21st century. 21 holds the record for the top-performing album in US chart history, topping the Billboard 200 for 24 weeks, with the singles "Rolling in the Deep", "Someone like You", and "Set Fire to the Rain" heading charts worldwide, becoming her signature songs. The album received a record-tying six Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year. In 2012, Adele released "Skyfall", a soundtrack single for the James Bond film Skyfall, which won her the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Adele's third studio album, 25 (2015), broke first-week sales records in both the UK and the US. In the US, it became the first album to sell over three million copies in a week. 25 earned her five Grammy Awards, including the Album of the Year. The lead single, "Hello", achieved worldwide success. Her fourth studio album, 30 (2021), contains "Easy on Me", which won her a Grammy Award in 2023. 25 and 30 became the best-selling albums worldwide, including the US and the UK, in 2015 and 2021, respectively. As of 2024, all of her studio albums, except 19, have topped the yearly best-selling albums chart worldwide in the 21st century. Adele is one of the world's best-selling music artists, with sales of over 120 million records worldwide. The best-selling female artist of the 21st century in the UK, she was named the best-selling artist of the 2010s in the US. Her studio albums 21 and 25 were the top two best-selling albums of the 2010s in the UK. Both are listed among the best-selling albums in UK chart history, while in the US, both are certified Diamond, the most of any artist who debuted in the 21st century. Description above from the Wikipedia article Adele, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Graham Norton Show

Saturday Night Live

NPR Tiny Desk Concerts

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

MTV Video Music Awards

Ugly Betty

All Movies (27)

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music2025 · as Self (archive footage)
Burt Bacharach at the BBC2023 · as Self
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony2022 · as Self
The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall2022 · as Self
Adele: 30 Greatest Moments2022 · as Self
Adele: The BBC Sessions2021 · as Self
Adele: A New Chapter2021 · as Self
An Audience with Adele2021 · as Self
Adele: From 19 to 30 - In Her Own Words2021 · as Self
Adele One Night Only2021 · as Self
The BRITs at 402020 · as Self (archive footage)
Adele: Homecoming2017 · as Self
Adele: Someone Like Me2016 · as Self
Adele: Live in New York City 20152015 · as Self
Adele at the BBC2015
... Sings Dylan II2015 · as Self (archive footage)
P!NK: Staying True2013 · as Self
Adele - Live in London2012 · as Self
Katy Perry: Part of Me2012 · as Self
Adele: VH1 Unplugged2012 · as Self
Adèle - Live from the artists den2012 · as Self
Adele The Only Way Is Up2012 · as Self
Adele: Live at the Royal Albert Hall2011 · as Self
Adele: Live at iTunes Festival London2011 · as Self
Royal Variety Performance 20102010 · as Singer
VH1 Divas 20092009 · as Self
Cry to Heaven—

All TV Shows (21)

Busje Komt Zo!2021
The True Story of...2017 · as Self (archive footage)
The Jonathan Ross Show2011 · as Self
BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge2010 · as Self
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon2009 · as Self
Live from the Artists Den2009 · as Self
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts2008 · as Self
Lily Allen and Friends2008 · as Self - Guest
PowerTürk Müzik Ödülleri2007 · as Self - Winner
The Graham Norton Show2007 · as Self
The Graham Norton Show2007 · as Self - Guest
Ugly Betty2006 · as Adele
The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self
Never Mind the Buzzcocks1996 · as Self
ECHO-Verleihung1992 · as Self
ZDF-Fernsehgarten1986 · as Self
MTV Video Music Awards1984 · as Self
Entertainment Tonight1981 · as Self
Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host
Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Musical Guest
The Grammys1959 · as Self