Childhood

Adele was born on May 5th, 1988 in Tottenham North London England as Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, but is now better known as just Adele. Her mother was a teen mom, and her father left when she was just 3 years old. As of this year, Adele has still not forgiven her father for leaving. She started singing when she was 4 years old. She greatly admired and was inspired by the Spice Girls, Etta James, and Ella Fitzgerald. As a child, she moved 3 times, and ended up in West Norwood in South London. This is where Adele became interested in R&B artists such as Aaliyah, Destiny's Child, and Mary J. Blige. 

Career Takes off

 She received her big break in 2006, when she was discovered, and offered a recording contract by XL recordings on myspace, after her friend had uploaded her demo onto myspace. In 2007. Adele won the Brit Awards "Critics' choice," and the BBC sound in 2008. Her career was further boosted by an appearance on Saturday Night Live in 2008. In 2009, at the Grammy Awards Adele won Best New Artist, and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

Albums

Her first album, 19, came out in 2008, and certified four times platinum in the UK, and double platinum in the US. Her second album, 21, came out in 2011, and helped Adele take home six more Grammy Awards, including Album of the year. She also tied the record for most Grammy awards won in one night! 21 has been certified 15 times platinum in the UK, and has held the top position longer than any other album since 1985 in the US.

Recognitions

Adele is the first Artist to sell more than 3 million copies of an album in a year in the UK. She also became the first live artist to achieve the feature of two top five hits in both the UK Official Singles Chart and the Official Albums Chart simultaneously, since the Beatles in 1964! She became the first artist in history to lead the Billboard 200, and with 3 Billboard Hot 100 number ones. Adele is the first female artist to have 3 singles in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot at the same time. 21 is the longest running number one album by a female solo artist on the UK albums chart. 

Most of Adele's songs are about sad love, or dealing with problems. In many of her songs, she does not use literal meaning, and uses metaphors, like in Chasing Pavements and Turning Tables.

One and Only, is on of Adele's love song. This song is about wanting someone to be completely theirs, and for them to be completely in love. She uses lines like"You'll never know if you never try To forget your past and simply be mine" and "I dare you to let me be your, your one and only" to show the meaning of this song. Like we talked about in class, she uses space for effect. She does not rush the song, and there are times when one can just hear the instruments. She also uses a very wide vocal range, and will also hold out certain notes. Her voice will get softer in some parts, and louder in others. All of these techniques, combined with her amazing voice, are what makes her songs unique, enjoyable to listen to, and easy to relate to.

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