The success of Adele’s album

Adele, byname of Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, (born May 5, 1988, Tottenham, London, England), English pop singer and songwriter

Whose soulful emotive voice and traditionally crafted songs made her one of the most broadly popular performers of her generation.

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British singer-songwriter - Adkins was raised by a young single mother in various working-class neighbourhoods of London.

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Adele to American audiences, and in early 2009 she won Grammy Awards for best new artist and best female pop vocal performance

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Adele’s album, 21 not only earned spots in the Guinness Book of World Records, but was also the longest-running number one album by a female solo artist in the history of the UK and US Album Charts.

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Adele has won numerous awards for her music including a whopping 15 Grammy Awards and an Oscar for her James Bond soundtrack, Skyfall. She is officially one of the world’s best-selling music artists.

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