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Billboard history was made by Adele as the first female singer to top the artist, album and singles list in 2011.
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Before becoming successful, Adele once resided in the 1BR flat directly above the bookstore managed by Hugh Grant in the movie Notting Hill 1999.
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She was awarded the MBE in the 2013 Queen’s Birthday Honours List for services to music.
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Influenced by the music of Etta James and Ella Fitzgerald.
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Her father Mark Evans walked out when she was three; they became estranged again in 2011 after he sold a story to the press. He died at age 57 in May 2021 after an eight-year battle with bowel cancer.
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Adele’s performance at the 54th Grammy Awards 12 February 2012 was her first public singing since throat surgery in Boston Nov. 2011 performed by Dr. Steven Zeitels.
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Owns a selection of wigs with pet names such as June after June Carter Cash and Jackie after Jackie Collins.
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First British female artist to reach 10 million record sales in the US with her album 21, which also topped the list two years in a row 2011 and 2012 since Michael Jackson’s Thriller.
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Won six awards at the 2012 Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year.
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Has a miniature dachshund.
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She and Beyoncé are fans of each other.
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Even after winning at the 51st Grammy Awards 2009, she took a job at London’s Rough Trade record store to learn about the music industry.
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Her longtime boyfriend Simon Konecki worked for a charity providing safe drinking water, co-founded by Paul Newman.
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Named Artist of the Year for 2011 by Billboard.
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Credits the scene from The Perfect Storm 2000 where Mark Wahlberg floats in water as inspiration for Rolling in the Deep.
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Rates Bruno Mars as one of the greatest male pop singers of his generation.
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Resided with her mother in South London.
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Won her first two Grammy Awards at the 2009 ceremony for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for Chasing Pavements.
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Adele’s Rolling in the Deep and album 21 topped the 2011 Billboard poll as favorite No. 1 hits.
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Ranked #20 of the 60 Richest Young People in the UK’s Sunday Times Rich List 2012 with earnings of £20 million.
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Suffers from a fear of flying and sailing.
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The music video for Hello became the most-viewed on Vevo in 24 hours 27.7 million views and the fastest to reach one billion views 87 days on YouTube.
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Graduated from BRIT School in 2006.
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Has one son, Angelo James Konecki b. October 19, 2012 with ex-husband Simon Konecki.
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The song Rumor Has It from album 21 was co-written with Ryan Tedder in just 45 minutes and recorded in one take.
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Underwent throat surgery for a hemorrhaged vocal cord on November 7, 2011.
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Was on the Time 100 list in 2012, 2016, and 2022.
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She unseated Eminem as the best-selling artist of the 21st century, and they are the only artists with two Diamond certified albums.
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Her circle of friends includes Ed Sheeran, Jennifer Lawrence, Jessie Ware, Rihanna, Beyoncé, Emma Stone, Jessie J, and Lady Gaga.
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Adele’s album 25 sold over 800,000 copies in its first week in the UK, breaking Oasis’s record held for 18 years.
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First female in Billboard Hot 100 history to have three singles in the top 10 at the same time: Set Fire to the Rain #2, Rolling in the Deep #5, Someone Like You #7 from album 21.
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First female artist to win the Grammy for Song of the Year twice.
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Damaged her vocal cords again nearly six years after throat surgery, forcing cancellation of two Wembley Stadium shows in 2017.
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At one point, her album 21 outsold Beyoncé’s entire album discography.
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English soul and jazz singer.
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Has a younger paternal half-brother, Cameron Evans.
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Adele’s mother Penny was a fan of Jeff Buckley’s album Grace 1994, which she would play at night.
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Won five categories at the Billboard Music Awards 2016, including Top Artist and Top Female Artist.
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First concert she recalls attending was The Beautiful South in 1992 at age three, smuggled in under her mother’s coat.
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Has won every Grammy nomination since 2012.
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First winner of the Brit Awards Critics’ Choice in 2008.
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Filed for divorce from Simon Konecki after two years of marriage, five months after announcing separation.
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Adele and ex-husband live opposite each other in Los Angeles, sharing custody of their son.
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Good friends with EastEnders actor Sid Owen and Ayda Field.
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Achieved status as richest British musician-vocalist under 30.
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Even after a six-year hiatus, her single Easy On Me set a new Spotify record for most streams in one day, surpassing BTS.
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During her six-year hiatus 2015-21, she lost 45 kg 100 lbs through weight lifting and circuit training.
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Stated her name is mispronounced; proper way is Ah-Dale, not Ad-Dell.
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Still wears her favorite perfume Hypnotic Poison by Christian Dior, a fragrance she has worn since age 15.
