Adele

Adele: Biography in Details

Who is Adele?

Adele is an English singer and songwriter. She is a Grammy Award-winning artist with hits like ‘Rolling in the Deep’, ‘Someone Like You’, and ‘Hello’. She released her debut album, ‘19’ in 2008.

Since then, she has released the other two albums ‘21’ and ‘25’.

Adele: Early Life, Childhood, and Education

Adele was born as Adele Laurie Blue Adkins in Tottenham, London on May 5, 1988, to parents Penny Adkins and Marc Evans. She was raised by a single mother after her father left when Adele was two.

Additionally, she became interested in the world of music during her childhood years and began singing at age four. She is of English nationality. Furthermore, she belongs to a mixed ethnic background of English and Welsh.

Talking about her education, in May 2006, she graduated from the BRIT School for Performing Arts & Technology in Croydon.

Adele: Career, Profession

Adele initially published two songs in the fourth issue of ‘PlatformsMagazine.com’. Nick Huggett signed Adele to XL in September 2006. Additionally, she also provided vocals for Jack Peñate’s song ‘My Yvonne’. In October 2007, she released her breakthrough song, ‘Hometown Glory’.

After she released her debut album titled ‘19’, she rose to widespread fame around the world. Adele released her follow-up album, ‘21’ was released in early 2011.

The album was a hit and it sold 352,000 copies within its first week. In addition, the album stayed No. 1 for 11 weeks and more than 30 million copies of the album were sold worldwide.

She released her third album, ‘25’ in November 2015. The album was also an international smash hit and it reached No. 1 on iTunes in 110 countries. Additionally, the album sold 3.38 million copies in seven days in the U.S.

Adele’s most popular songs to date include ‘Rolling in the Deep’, ‘Someone Like You’, ‘Hello’, ‘Set Fire to the Rain’, ‘Send My Love’, ‘Skyfall’, and ‘When We Were Young.

Furthermore, Adele is also an icon for the LGBT community. She is a supporter of the Labour Party. She has also been involved in several charity concerts throughout her career.

Adele has garnered 18 Grammy Award nominations. She has won 15 among the 18 nominations. Additionally, she also received a songwriting Oscar for the James Bond track ‘Skyfall’.

She was listed at number five on VH1’s 100 Greatest Women in Music in February 2012. Furthermore, she has also won the Golden Globe Award.

How much is the net worth of Adele?

Adele has not revealed her current salary. However, she has an estimated net worth of around $220 Million at present.

Adele’s Rumors, Controversy

Prior to their marriage, Rich and Adele were rumored to have engaged. The spark began when Adele was spotted wearing a massive diamond ring to the Brit Awards in February.

However, the “Someone Like You” singer denied the engagement rumors earlier this month while making an appearance in her September 2022 Elle cover story.

Adele’s Grammy Award win over Beyoncé sparked controversies. #BoycottAdele hashtag was a trending topic after her win.

Additionally, she also faced backlash over her ‘black friends’ comment in the Grammy acceptance speech. At present, there are no rumors concerning her life and career.

Body Measurement: Height, Weight

Talking about her body measurement, Adele has a height of 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m).

Additionally, she weighs around 88 kg or 194 pounds. She has a measurement of 40-32-42 inches or 102-81-107 cm.

Furthermore, her hair color is light brown and her eye color is green. Her dress size is 16 (US) or 48 (EU) and her shoe size is 8 (US) or 38.5 (EU).

Is Adele active on social media?

Adele is active on social media. She has more than 26.4 M followers on Twitter.

In addition, she has over 39.3M followers on Instagram. Similarly, her Facebook page has more than 67M followers and 23.5 million subscribers on her Youtube channel.

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