Adele

Birth Day May 5th, 1988
Birth Place Tottenham
Age 35 Years Old
Zodiac Sign Taurus

Adele Laurie Blue Adkins is an English singer-songwriter who has sold millions of albums worldwide and won a total of 15 Grammys as well as an Oscar. Adele's first two albums, 19 and 21, earned her critical praise and a level of commercial success unsurpassed among her peers. She is also known as one of the world's best selling music artists. 

Adele buys $10million Beverly Hills property directly opposite ex-husband Simon Konecki’s home

Adele is said to be living opposite her ex-husband Simon Konecki after buying a Los Angeles property in May for over $10.65million (£8.53million). Adele and Simon have a six-year-old son together but confirmed their split after three years of marriage in April. In a statement, the pair revealed that they remain ‘committed to raising their son together lovingly’ and it looks like this has led to the pair deciding to live close by. Adele and her partner have separated. They are committed to raising their son together lovingly. As always they ask for privacy. There will be no further comment,’ reps for the singer shared in a statement. In mid-September Adele filed for divorce, and court documents reportedly reveal Simon agreed to provide joint custody of their six-year-old son, Angelo. Simon, 46, also agreed that all financial issues surrounding the end of the couple’s marriage should be handled ‘in private mediation’, according to legal documents obtained by The Blast.

The publication also claims that the pair did not have a prenup, with the two sets to split up their $180 million (£144 million) fortune. Adele officially filed for divorce on 12 September after she and Simon previously announced their split back in April. The singer continued the legal process the following day when she asked for joint physical and legal custody of their son.

Famous for

An English singer and songwriter

Where was Adele born?

Adele was born on 5 May 1988 in Tottenham, London. She holds an English British nationality and belongs to white ethnicity. Her birth name is Adele Laurie Blue Adkins with the birth sign of Taurus and was born to his father Marc Evans ana mother Penny Adkins. She was raised by her mother along with her brother Cameron O'Sullivan as her father left when she was two years old. She began singing at age four In 1999, she and her mother moved back to London; first to Brixton, where she wrote her first song “Hometown Glory”. 

Regarding her education, Adele graduated from the BRIT School for Performing Arts & Technology in Croydon in May 2006, where she was a classmate of Leona Lewis and Jessie J.

How tall is Adele?

Singer Adele stands the height of 5ft 9in tall with a weight of 88kg. She has got an average body physique with the body measurement of 40-32-42 inches and wears a shoe size of 8(US) with a dress size of 16(US). Also, she has a fair looks with green eyes and black hair color which suits her attractive personality.

Career of Adele

  • After graduation, she published two songs on the fourth issue of the online arts publication PlatformsMagazine.com.
  • She had recorded a three-song demo for a class project and given it to a friend. The friend posted the demo on Myspace, where it became very successful and led to a phone call from Richard Russell, boss of the music label XL Recordings.
  • On June 2006, Dickins became her official representative as Nick Huggett, at XL, recommended Adele to manager Jonathan Dickins at September 
  • Huggett then signed Adele to XL in September 2006.
  • Adele provided vocals for Jack Peñate's song, "My Yvonne," for his debut album.
  • In June 2007, Adele made her television debut, performing "Daydreamer" on the BBC's Later... with Jools Holland.
  • Adele's breakthrough song, "Hometown Glory", was written when she was 16, released on October 2007.
  • She became the first recipient of the Brit Awards Critics' Choice and was named the number-one predicted a breakthrough act of 2008 in an annual BBC poll of music critics, Sound of 2008.
  • Her first album 19 was released in the US in June named for her age at the time she wrote and composed many of its songs.
  • She released her second single, "Chasing Pavements", on 14 January 2008.
  • Adele was nominated for a 2008 Mercury Prize award for 19.
  • She also won an Urban Music Award for "Best Jazz Act." She also received a Q Awards nomination in the category of Breakthrough Act and a Music of Black Origin nomination in the category of Best UK Female.
  • In March 2008, Adele signed a deal with Columbia Records and XL Recordings for her foray into the United States.
  • On February 2009, At the 51st Annual Grammy Awards on February 2009, Adele received the award for Best New Artist.
  • Adele released her second studio album, 21, on 24 January 2011 in the UK and 22 February in the US. She said that the album was inspired by the break-up with her former partner.
  • Her album 21 hit number 1 in 30 countries, including the UK and the US.
  • Her album 21's first and second singles "Rolling in the Deep" and "Someone Like You" was in the top 5 of the UK singles chart, making Adele the first living artist to achieve the feat of two top-five hits in both the Official Singles Chart and the Official Albums Chart simultaneously.
  • Adele is the first artist in Nielsen SoundScan history to have the year's number-one album (21), number-one single ("Rolling in the Deep"), and number-one music video (Live at the Royal Albert Hall).
  • At the 2011 American Music Awards on 20 November, Adele won three awards; Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist, Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist, and Favorite Pop/Rock Album for 21
  • On 9 December, Billboard named Adele Artist of the Year, Billboard 200 Album of the Year (21), and the Billboard Hot 100 Song of the Year ("Rolling in the Deep")
  • She made her live comeback at the 2012 Grammy Awards in February. She won in all six categories for which she was nominated, including Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year.
  • Adele received the Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist, and British Album of the Year presented to her by George Michael.
  • In October 2012, Adele confirmed that she had been writing, composing and recording the theme song for Skyfallstated recording "Skyfall" the twenty-third James Bond film was "one of the proudest moments of my life
  • On 14 October, "Skyfall" rose to number 2 on the UK Singles Chart with sales of 92,000 copies bringing its overall sales to 176,000, and "Skyfall" entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 8, selling 261,000 copies in the US in its first three days.
  • In December 2012, Adele was named Billboard Artist of the Year, and 21 was named Album of the Year.
  • The Associated Press named Adele Entertainer of the Year for 2012.
  • At the 2013 Grammy Awards, she confirmed that she was in the very early stages of her third album 25.
  • In January 2014, Adele received her tenth Grammy Award with "Skyfall" winning Best Song Written for Visual Media at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards.
  • On 22 October, Adele confirmed that 25 would be released on 20 November, while the lead single from the album, "Hello" would be released on 23 October.
  • The video of "Hello", released on 22 October, was viewed over 27.7 million times on YouTube in its first 24 hours, breaking the Vevo record for the most views in a day and went on to become the fastest video to hit one billion views on YouTube.
  • On 27 October, BBC One announced plans for Adele at the BBC, a one-hour special presented by Graham Norton
  • In November 2015, Adele's 2016 tour was announced, her first tour since 2011.
  • At the 2016 Brit Awards in London on 24 February, Adele received the awards for British Female Solo Artist, British Album of the Year for 25, British Single of the Year for "Hello"
  • As part of her world tour, in February and March 2017, Adele performed in Australia for the first time, playing outdoor stadiums around the country.
  • At the end of 2016, Billboard named Adele Artist of the Year for the third time, and also received the Top Billboard 200 album.
  • At the 59th Annual Grammy Awards on February 2017, Adele won all five of her nominations, bringing her number of awards to fifteen.
  • She won Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album for 25, and Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance for "Hello".
  • Adele was reportedly working on her fourth studio album by 2018, with an expected release date of December 2019.

Additionally,

  • Adele has performed in numerous charity concerts throughout her career. 
  • In 2007 and 2008 she performed at the Little Noise Sessions held at London's Union Chapel, with proceeds from the concerts donated to Mencap which works with people with learning disabilities.
  • On 17 September 2009, she performed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, for the VH1 Divas event, a concert to raise money for the Save The Music Foundation charity.
  •  On 6 December, Adele opened with a 40-minute set at John Mayer's 2nd Annual Holiday Charity Revue held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.
  • In 2011, Adele gave a free concert for Pride London, a registered charity which arranges LGBT events in London.
  • In February 2009, Adele performed at the 2009 MusiCares charity concert in Los Angeles.
  • Paying tribute to the victims at her first Wembley show on 28 June, Adele encouraged fans to donate money to help the victims of the blaze rather than waste the money on "overpriced wine".

Is Adele married?

Singer Adele was married to charity entrepreneur Simon Konecki. The couple started dating in the summer of 2011. The couple also had their first son Angelo was born on 19 October 2012. The couple later married in 2016 on a private ceremony.  Adele confirmed their marriage by calling Konecki her husband when thanking him on her acceptance speech at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards for Album of the Year in 2017. Currently, the couple is separated after almost seven years of relationship in April 2019 and also adele filed for divorce on September 13, 2019. However, the couple has agreed to raise their son together. Besides, Adele feels free and is moving on with her life.

Birthday of Adele

Singer Adele celebrates her birthday on the 5th of May with her friends and family.

Net worth of Adele

Adele is earning a good amount of money from her career as a singer and a songwriter. She earns from her several albums and music videos. Also, she makes money from her various endorsement deals and several tours including Hello Tour(2017) where she got $46 million. Adele is the also second richest musician in the UK after Ed Sheeran. As of 2019, her net worth is estimated to be around $180 million and lives in a house worth $10million and lives a luxurious life.

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