Adele (singer)

Adele (2016)

Adele Laurie Blue Adkins MBE (* 5. May 1988 in London , England ), better known as Adele [ədɛl] is a British pop , soul - jazz - and R & B - singer and songwriter . The Oscar , Golden Globe and fifteen-time Grammy winner has sold more than 100 million records to date, making her one of the most successful singers of the 21st century.

Life

Adele grew up as an only child with her single mother in the district of Tottenham in north London. Her father left the family when she was three years old. She has a younger half-brother on her father's side.

From the age of four Adele was fascinated by singing voices. She described the Spice Girls as an important influence in terms of their love and passion for music. She sang songs from the band at dinner parties as a child. At the age of nine, she moved to Brighton with her mother . Two years later they moved back to London; first to Brixton , then to a neighboring district in south London. After this move, she became interested in musicians like Pink , Aaliyah , Destiny's Child and Mary J. Blige .

From autumn 2011 she had a relationship with businessman Simon Konecki . Their son Angelo was born on October 19, 2012. After a five-year engagement period, Adele and Konecki confirmed that they had married, but withheld the date of the wedding anniversary. In March of the same year, the couple bought a house in East Grinstead, West Sussex, in the south of England . In April 2019, it was announced that Adele and her husband had split up.

Career

2006-2010

Adele at an appearance in 2009

In 2006 Adele graduated from the BRIT School for Performing Arts - where she was in class with Leona Lewis and Jessie J - and then toured the UK with various musicians . She achieved great popularity through the website Myspace , to which she has been registered since December 31, 2004. A demo recording with three songs posted there by a friend led to the offer of a record deal by XL Recordings at the end of 2006.

This was followed by television appearances in Great Britain, including Later with Jools Holland on BBC Two and Friday Night with Jonathan Ross on BBC One .

With the release of the single Hometown Glory in autumn 2007, a larger audience became aware of them. In December, she received the BRIT Awards 'first-ever Critics' Choice award , which honors promising young talents. In the renowned BBC show "Sound of ...", which annually predicts which artists will make the breakthrough in the following year, she was voted number 1 on Sound of 2008 . The second single Chasing Pavements started in January 2008 at number 2 in the British charts and stayed there for three weeks. Her debut album 19 , an indication of her age, soared to the top of the album charts . Within a few weeks, the single was released in other European countries and entered the charts in many of them. In Norway , Chasing Pavements made it to first place in mid-March 2008 . Her songs are mostly about feelings, disappointments and thoughts from their last relationship.

Adele received the 2009 Grammys for "Best New Artist" and "Best Female Vocal Performance - Pop" for Chasing Pavements . With this title she was also nominated for “Song of the Year” and “Single of the Year”.

In June 2009 the album Love & War by the Australian R&B singer and songwriter Daniel Merriweather was released , with whom Adele had recorded the song Water and a Flame . In February 2010 the title My Same rose to number 61 in the charts in Germany . The trigger was Lena Meyer-Landrut's appearance on the casting show Our Star for Oslo , where she sang this title.

Since 2011

Adele performing in Seattle (2011)

In February 2011 Adele reached number 1 in the German charts with her single Rolling in the Deep and her album 21 in the same week . At the end of August 2011, the video won three MTV Video Music Awards .

In her home country Great Britain her releases were represented twice in the top 5 of the single charts on February 20, 2011 :

Someone Like You in # 1 and Rolling in the Deep in # 4; and twice in the top 5 of the album charts ( 21 at number 1 and 19 at number 4). The Beatles last succeeded in doing this in 1964.

As the first solo artist, she was able to stay at the top of the album charts for a total of 24 weeks with her album 21 . After appearing at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards , Someone Like You became Adele's second number one hit in the United States. The third single, Set Fire to the Rain , achieved 6th place in Germany, 5th place in Austria, 4th place in Switzerland and even 1st place in the USA due to download sales alone . This makes her the first British solo artist to reach the top of the Billboard charts with three singles on an album. Someone Like You also became a top 5 hit in Germany and Austria, and in Switzerland the song became Adele's second number one hit after Rolling in the Deep .

The album 19 had initially had little success outside of the UK. However, after the release of 21 , it rose in the charts in many countries, mostly reaching its highest position.

In November 2011, Adele had an operation on her vocal cords in Boston . A polyp had caused bleeding that had to be treated microsurgically. Her first live DVD, Live at the Royal Albert Hall , was released that same month .

In November 2011 it was announced that 21 was the most downloaded album in Germany up to this point with over 140,000 downloads. Adele is also the first British female artist to sell three million albums in the UK within a year with 21 . 21 is also the 21st century best-selling album in the UK. In the USA the album was sold over ten million times (as of November 2012).

In 2012 Adele sang the theme song for the 23rd James Bond film Skyfall . The song was released on October 5, 2012 - exactly 50 years after the premiere of the first Bond film - at 12:07 a.m. British summer time. The song was able to reach first place in the German and Swiss single charts. Adele and her co-writer Paul Epworth won a Golden Globe , an Oscar and a Grammy for Best Movie Song for Skyfall .

In October 2012, the singer announced that she would devote herself mainly to her private life over the next few years and not want to release a new album for the time being.

On November 20, 2015, the album 25 was released , the title of which again referred to the age of the singer. On October 23, the first single was released with Hello .

In 2016 Adele went on a world tour, including to Germany. After 121 concerts on this tour, she canceled the last 2 (of 4) planned performances at Wembley on medical advice due to problems with her vocal cords.

reception

“Adele is [...] one of the greatest talents that the island kingdom has to offer in this millennium. She can sing fabulous and write much better songs. "

- Christoph Dallach : KulturSPIEGEL

“The young Londoner convinced not only with her strong voice, which smoothly varied the timbre and intonation. The repertoire and the arrangements were also remarkable. "

- Ueli Bernays (ubs.) : Neue Zürcher Zeitung

The satirical politician Lord Buckethead propagates the nationalization of Adele as a central demand of his party.

Discography

→ Main article : Adele (singer) / discography

Studio albums

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2008	19 Columbia Records / XL Recordings	DE15th platinum (106 weeks)DE	AT29 (45 weeks) AT	CH15th platinum (84 weeks)CH	UK1 × 8 Eight times platinum (211 weeks)UK	US4th × 3 Triple platinum (218 weeks)US	First published: Jan 28, 2008 Sales: + 6,600,000
2011	21 Columbia Records / XL Recordings	DE1 × 8 Eight times platinum (148 weeks)DE	AT1 platinum (137 weeks)AT	CH1 × 7 Seven times platinum (204 weeks)CH	UK1 × 17 17 times platinum (… Where.)UK	US1 × 4 Diamond + quadruple platinum (… Where.)US	First published: Jan 19, 2011 Sales: + 30,000,000
2015	25 Columbia Records / XL Recordings	DE1 × 6 Six-fold platinum (82 weeks)DE	AT1 × 3 Triple platinum (75 weeks)AT	CH1 × 6 Six-fold platinum (100 weeks)CH	UK1 × 12 Twelve times platinum (… Where.)UK	US1 Diamond + platinum (181 weeks)US	Initial release: November 20, 2015 Sales: +20,233,113

Prizes and awards

In June 2013 Adele received the British award Member of the Order of the British Empire .

grammy

year	category	For	result
2009	Best New Artist	Adele	Won
	Record of the Year	Chasing Pavements	Nominated
	Song of the Year		Nominated
	Best Female Pop Vocal Performance		Won
2010	Best Female Pop Vocal Performance	Hometown Glory	Nominated
2012	Album of the Year	21st	Won
	Best Pop Vocal Album		Won
	Record of the Year	Rolling in the deep	Won
	Song of the Year		Won
	Best Short Form Music Video		Won
	Best Pop Vocal Performance	Someone Like You	Won
2013	Best pop solo performance	Set Fire to the Rain ( Live at the Royal Albert Hall )	Won
2014	Best Song Written for Visual Media	Skyfall	Won
2017	Album of the Year	25th	Won
	Best Pop Vocal Album		Won
	Record of the Year	Hello	Won
	Song of the Year		Won
	Best pop solo performance		Won

Billboard Music Awards

year	category	For	result
2012	Top Artist of the Year	Adele	Won
	Top Female Artist of the Year		Won
	Top Billboard 200 Artist of the Year		Won
	Top Digital Songs Artist of the Year		Won
	Top Radio Songs Artist of the Year		Won
	Top Hot 100 Artist of the Year		Won
	Top Digital Media Artist of the Year		Won
	Top Pop Artist of the Year		Won
	Top Streaming Song of the Year (Video)	Rolling in the deep	Nominated
	Top Digital Song of the Year		Nominated
	Top Streaming Song of the Year (Audio)		Won
	Top Pop Song of the Year		Nominated
	Top Alternative Song of the Year		Won
	Top Hot 100 Song of the Year		Nominated
	Top Radio Song of the Year		Nominated
	Top Billboard 200 Album of the Year	21st	Won
	Top Pop Album of the Year		Won
		19th	Nominated
	Top Pop Song of the Year	Someone like you	Nominated
2013	Top Billboard 200 Artist of the Year	Adele	Nominated
	Top female artist		Nominated
	Top Pop Artist		Nominated
	Top Billboard 200 Album of the Year	21st	Nominated
	Top pop album		Won
2016	Top artist	Adele	Won
	Top female artist		Won
	Top Billboard 200 Artist		Won
	Top song sales artist		Nominated
	Billboard Chart Achievement Award		Nominated
	Top Billboard 200 album	25th	Won
	Top Hot 100 song	Hello	Nominated
	Top selling song		Won
	Top radio song		Nominated
2017	Top artist	Adele	Nominated
	Top female artist		Nominated

Further awards

→ Main article : Adele (singer) / Awards for music sales

• 2008
  • BRIT Awards : Critic's Choice
• 2009
  • European Border Breakers Award (EBBA)
• 2011
  • AIM Independent Music Awards: Most Played Independent Act , Best "Difficult" Second Album ( 21 )
  • American Music Awards : Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist , Favorite Pop / Rock Female Artist , Favorite Pop / Rock Album ( 21 )
  • Bravo Otto : Super singer
  • MTV Europe Music Award : Best UK / Ireland act
  • MTV Video Music Award : Best Art Direction in a Video , Best Cinematography in a Video , Best Editing in a Video
• 2012
  • AIM Independent Music Awards: Most Played Independent Act
  • American Music Awards : Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist
  • BRIT Awards : British Female Artist , British Album of the Year
  • Swiss Music Awards: Best Pop / Rock Album International , Best Hit international
  • Echo Pop : Artist Pop / Rock International , Album of the Year
  • NRJ Music Awards : International Song of the Year , International Newcomer
• 2013
  • Oscar : Best Movie Song ( Skyfall )
  • Golden Globe Award : Best Movie Song ( Skyfall )
  • BRIT Awards : British Single of the Year ( Skyfall )
  • BMI Film & TV Award : Academy Award Winners ( Skyfall )
  • Critics' Choice Movie Award : Best Song ( Skyfall )
• 2015
  • BBC Music Awards: British Artist of the Year , BBC Live Performance of the Year
  • NRJ Music Awards : NRJ Artist of Honor
• 2016
  • AIM Independent Music Awards: Independent Track of the Year
  • American Music Awards : Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist
  • BBC Music Awards: BBC Radio 2 Album of the Year ( 25 ), BBC Song of the Year ( Hello )
  • BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards: Best British Solo Artist
  • BRIT Awards : British Female Solo Artist , British Single of the Year ( Hello ), British Album of the Year ( 25 ), BRITs Global Success
  • Echo Pop : international rock / pop artist ( 25 )
  • Swiss Music Awards: Best International Act , Best International Album
• 2017
  • APRA Awards: International Work of the Year ( Hello )
  • BRIT Awards : BRIT's Global Success

Additional information

Web links

Commons : Adele  - collection of images

• Official website (English)
• Adele at laut.de
• Christoph Dallach: Pop phenomenon Adele: The counter-gaga . Spiegel Online , April 11, 2011
• Adele in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Adele at Allmusic (English)
• Adele on MusicBrainz

Individual evidence

1. ^ Dan Cairns: Blue-eyed soul: Encyclopedia of Modern Music. In: The Sunday Times Culture's Encyclopedia of Modern Music. February 1, 2009, accessed August 9, 2011 . 
2. ^ Winners for the 6th Annual Urban Music Awards Announced. In: The Official World Urban Music Awards Website. November 16, 2008, archived from the original on February 8, 2009 ; accessed on August 9, 2011 (English): "Best Jazz Act: Adele" 
3. ↑ Cheap Adele Tickets in Nashville at Bridgestone Arena: Ticket Down Slashes Adele Concert Ticket Prices at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN . In: State Journal . December 18, 2015. Archived from the original on January 21, 2016. Retrieved on February 9, 2016.
4. ↑ ^{a b} Adele’s Father 'Devastated' After Singer Said She Would 'Spit In His Face'. In: Huffington Post . February 18, 2012, accessed March 19, 2012 . 
5. ↑ Adaora Otiji: Singing Stronger Every Day: Adele ( memento April 30, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), Washington Post (express, night-out), January 15, 2009; accessed January 8, 2018.
6. ↑ Adele: I love the Spice Girls! nowmagazine.co.uk, March 2, 2011
7. ^ Jon Bream: Music: Chasing Adele ( memento of October 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), StarTribune, January 15, 2009; accessed January 8, 2018.
8. ↑ ^{a b} Teenage mum, cramped flats and truancy ... the truth behind Adele's brave struggle to stardom
9. ↑ entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article3099702.ece
10. ↑ bluesandsoul.com
11. ↑ Brett Malec: Adele's Baby Boy Angelo: See Photos of His Adorable Face! . E! . June 26, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
12. ↑ Adele confirms she is married to Simon Konecki. bbc.co.uk, March 5, 2017
13. ↑ Adele's £ 4million pop star mansion in ... East Grinstead! Singer and husband choose a deliberately 'unflashy' to live a normal life with son Angelo. dailymail.co.uk, April 2, 2017
14. ↑ nis / AP: Adele and Simon Konecki have separated. In: Spiegel Online . April 20, 2019, accessed May 13, 2020 . 
15. ↑ Nicole Frehsée: Meet Adele, the UK's Newest Soul Star , Rolling Stone , (1070): January 26, 22, 2009.
16. ↑ Clark Collis: Spotlight on ... Adele . Entertainment Weekly . (1026): 62, December 19, 2008.
17. ↑ Adele operated on the vocal cords. diepresse.com, November 8, 2011, accessed November 16, 2011 . 
18. ↑ Adele sets a download record . In: Media Control press release , November 30, 2011.
19. ↑ Adele breaks official charts history with 3 million album sales ( Memento June 28, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), officialcharts.com; accessed January 8, 2018.
20. ↑ Adele's 21 is now the biggest selling album of the 21st century . ( Memento from December 9, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) In: theofficialcharts.com (English)
21. ↑ USA: Adele's "21" cracks ten million mark. (No longer available online.) In: musikmarkt.de. November 28, 2012, archived from the original on December 22, 2012 ; Retrieved February 21, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
22. ↑ Adele: No new album in the next few years. In: ok-magazin.de. October 18, 2012, accessed February 25, 2013 . 
23. ↑ New album by Adele: "Sorry, life got in the way". spiegel.de, October 21, 2015
24. ↑ Voice problems: Adele cancels world tour shortly before the end orf.at July 1, 2017, accessed July 1, 2017.
25. ↑ Christoph Dallach: Fabulous Songs. In: KulturSPIEGEL. December 27, 2010, accessed April 28, 2011 . 
26. ↑ Ueli Bernays (ubs.): Adele as Wuchtbrumme. In: NZZOnline. January 21, 2011, accessed August 9, 2011 . 
27. ↑ Patrick Lion: Theresa May's rival Lord Buckethead ran on Katie Hopkins and Adele policies . June 9, 2017.
28. ↑ Sales from Jan.
29. ^ "Adele receives British Order of Merit" at n-tv.de , accessed on June 15, 2013
30. ↑ grammy.com
31. ↑ grammy.com