Adele

Adele is an English singer-songwriter, widely regarded as a British icon. Known for her mezzo soprano vocals and emotionally resonant songwriting, she has earned numerous accolades, including 16 Grammy Awards, 12 Brit Awards (three for British Album of the Year), an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award.
With over 120 million records sold worldwide, Adele is one of the best selling music artists of all time. She is the best selling female artist of the 21st century in the UK and was recognized as the top selling artist of the 2010s in the US.
Her studio albums 21 and 25 were the two best selling albums of the 2010s in the UK and rank among the best selling albums in UK chart history. In the US, both albums are certified Diamond, the most by any artist who debuted in the 21st century.

Adele developed an interest in music from a very young age.

• Adele Laurie Blue Adkins was born on May 5, 1988, in Tottenham, London.
• She began singing at the age of four and has stated that she became fascinated with voices.
• Her father left when she was two years old, and she was raised by her mother.
• At the age of nine, they moved to Brighton on the south coast of England before returning to London in 1999.
• In 1999, Adele and her mother moved back to London, first to Brixton and then to the nearby district of West Norwood in South London, which later inspired her debut song “Hometown Glory.”
• She spent much of her youth in Brockwell Park, where she often played the guitar and sang to friends, an experience she reflected on in her 2015 song “Million Years Ago.”
• Adele graduated from the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology in Croydon in May 2006, where she was a classmate of Leona Lewis and Jessie J.
• Shortly after graduating, she signed a recording contract with XL Recordings.

Adele comes from a close-knit family.

• Adele was born to an English mother, Penny Adkins, and a Welsh father, Marc Evans.
• In 2011, Adele began a relationship with charity entrepreneur Simon Konecki.
• The couple welcomed their son in 2012.
• On 13 September 2019, she filed for divorce, which was finalized on 4 March 2021.
• Later in 2021, Adele began a relationship with American sports agent Rich Paul.
• During her performance in Munich on 9 August 2024, she announced her engagement to Paul.