Adele: Biography

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

 

 

 

 

 

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
• Source: tvguide