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Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (born 5 May 1988 in Enfield, North London),[1] known professionally as Adele, is an English soul and jazz singer. She is the first recipient of the Brit Awards Critics' Choice, which was given to artists who at the time had yet to release an album, and the Sound of 2008 title given by BBC 6 Music.[2] Adele has also been hailed by the British press as "the new Amy Winehouse" [3] and, hence, together with Duffy and various other rising stars of 2007-8, as one of the so-called "New Amys".[4]
Biography
Career
Adele's first public singing performance was in a school presentation wherein she sang "Rise" by Gabrielle. To make her look like the singer, her mother made an eye patch with sequins, which she said was embarrassing. Adele then claimed she was influenced from the music of Etta James and Ella Fitzgerald at her teens by accident, as she stumbled on the artists' CDs on a local HMV store while looking for a new hairstyle. She only got to listen to those songs for the first time as she was clearing her room.[5] She graduated from BRIT School in Croydon in May 2006, which was the same performing arts school attended by Winehouse, Katie Melua, Leona Lewis and Kate Nash.[2][5] A month later, she published two songs on the fourth issue of online arts publication PlatformsMagazine.com.[6] Since then Adele has played in small UK gigs, and has toured with best friend Jack Peñate, as well as Jamie T, Raul Midon, Devendra Banhart, Amos Lee, Keren Ann and the band Exist. Adele went on her first UK headlining tour in October 2007.
Adele's first record, "Hometown Glory", in which she sings the praises of Tottenham, was released on 22 October, 2007 as a limited edition 7" vinyl on Jamie T's label Pacemaker Recordings, with B side "Best For Last". "Hometown Glory" was featured as the single of the week on iTunes.[citation needed] Since launching her MySpace page on Christmas Eve 2004, Adele became popular on the site which she used as a media focus and test point for songs. She then signed to independent music label XL Recordings, which in January 2008 released her second single "Chasing Pavements".[7]
Adele performed Daydreamer on BBC2's Later With Jools Holland, alongside Paul McCartney and Björk;[3] and then on BBC1's Friday Night with Jonathan Ross on 7 December 2007, singing Chasing Pavements. She also received strong airplay from BBC Radios 1 and 2.[2]
In February 2008, Adele announced a new nine date UK tour, calling at Cardiff, Newcastle, Edinburgh, York, Manchester, Cambridge, Southampton, Birmingham, and London. The tour also includes overseas performances in Japan and the United States.[8]
Critical acclaim
On 10 December, 2007, Adele was awarded with the first Brit Awards Critics' Choice prize.[3][9] She was also voted among UK music critics, editors and broadcasters as the winner in the BBC 6 Music's Sound of 2008 poll for acts to emerge in the coming year.[2]
She also received praises from Q magazine's editor Paul Rees, who said that Adele was "refreshing to hear something different after being inundated with identikit bands who want to sound like The Libertines".[2] In a review of her latest album, she is praised by one critic for having "a sensational voice: rich, robust, voluptuously bluesy chocolate cake...2008's most promising act...(and) the new Amy Winehouse."[10]
Personal life
Adele still lives with her mother in North London. She admitted that she was planning to buy a flat after receiving her record company advance, but spent it all on Burberry clothes before "Chasing Pavements" was even released.[11] She said in an interview that she likes being in the centre of attention, but a little resistant with the negative aspects of fame especially when it comes to criticisms about her weight. "I’ve always been a size 14-16, and been fine with it," Adele told The Times. "I would only lose weight if it affected my health or sex life, which it doesn’t."[3] Adele's former boyfriend is bisexual, and the song "Daydreamer" was about her ex running away with another guy.[12]
Discography
Studio albums
Singles
- 2007 – "Hometown Glory" (limited edition release UK only)
- 2008 – "Chasing Pavements"
- 2008 – "Cold Shoulder"
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | BRIT Awards | Critics' Choice | Won[9] |
References
- ^ England and Wales Births 1984-2005
- ^ a b c d e Youngs, Ian (January 4, 2008). "Soul singers top new talent list". BBC.co.uk.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ a b c d Sherwin, Adam (December 10, 2007). "Critics voice support for 'new Amy Winehouse'". Times Online.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ See, for example, The Times, 30 December 2007
- ^ a b Swift, Jacqui (January 18, 2008). ""I'll Always Keep Feet on Ground"". The Sun. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Platforms Magazine - Issue 4".
- ^ "This Week's Releases: 21 January 2008". January 21, 2008.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Unknown parameter|publication=ignored (help) - ^ Adele 2008 tour list, MySpace.com
- ^ a b "ADELE really is The Critics' Choice". January 24, 2008.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Unknown parameter|publication=ignored (help) - ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2008/01/26/bmpopcds126.xml Michael Deacon, Pop CDs of the week - Adele, 19, Telegraph, 26 January, 2008
- ^ Dingwall, John (January 18, 2008). "Teenage Kicks". Daily Record. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Dawson, Kim (March 24, 2008). "ADELE'S BI GUY". Daily Star.
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External links
Official Site [1]