Adele Laurie Blue Adkins MBE, better known by her stage name Adele, was born in England on May 5, 1988. Adele joined XL Recordings after earning her art degree from the BRIT School in 2006.
The UK top-five songs “Chasing Pavements” and “Make You Feel My Love” were from her debut album, 19, which was released in 2008. In the UK and the US, the album’s certifications were 8 and triple platinum, respectively. Both the Grammy Award for Best New Artist and the Brit Award for Rising Star was given to Adele.
Adele parents: Meet Penny Susan Adkins, Mark Evans
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins was born on May 5, 1988, in the London neighbourhood of Tottenham to Marc Evans, a Welsh father, and English mother Penny Adkins. Adele was raised by her mother when Evans departed when she was just 2 years old.
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Adele’s “Skyfall,” which served as the theme song for the James Bond movie of the same name, was released in 2012 and went on to win both the Academy Award and the Golden Globe for Best Original Song.
She received five Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, for her second Diamond-certified album, 25, as well as four Brit Awards, including British Album of the Year. The lead single, “Hello,” made history by being the first song to sell over a million digital downloads in the US in a single week.
