It seems guaranteed that Adele will be, like her idols Etta James and Ella Fitzgerald, one of those musicians who people look back on 50 years from now. How have things been going for you all lately? Things have been going fairly well overall. Santa Baby by Aneessa In times like these, when things are already looking so dark, sometimes you just need something to lift your spirits.
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Adele sings and jokes about weight as she hosts SNL. Adele files for divorce from husband Simon Konecki. Image source, Alasdair Mclellan. Adele told Vogue her new album is about the year "my entire life fell apart".
Adele is on the cover of both the British and American editions of Vogue. Image source, Reuters. Image source, Getty Images. Adele and Simon Konecki were together for several years before they married in Related Topics. Music Adele. Evans remained in contact with his daughter up until her teen years, when his problems with alcohol and increasing estrangement from his daughter caused their relationship to deteriorate. By contrast, Adele grew close to her mom, who encouraged her young daughter "to explore, and not to stick with one thing.
Early on, Adele developed a passion for music. She gravitated toward the songs of Lauryn Hill , Mary J. Blige and Destiny's Child. But her true, eye-opening moment came when she was 15 and she happened upon a collection of Etta James and Ella Fitzgerald records at a local shop.
So when I listened to the Ettas and the Ellas, it sounds so cheesy, but it was like an awakening. I was like, oh, right, some people have proper longevity and are legends. I was so inspired that as a year-old I was listening to music that had been made in the '40s. While clearly bright, Adele wasn't oriented towards traditional classroom settings.
While at school, Adele cut a three-track demo for a class project that was eventually posted on her MySpace page. When executives at XL Recordings heard the tracks, they contacted the singer and, in November , just four months after Adele had graduated school, signed her to a record deal. Adele's debut album, 19 , which is named for the singer's age when she began recording the project, went on sale in early Led by two popular lead singles, "Hometown Glory" and "Chasing Pavements," the record rocketed Adele to fame.
Released in the United States through Columbia Records, 19 resonated with American audiences, much as it had with British music fans.
Adele cemented her commercial success with an appearance in October on Saturday Night Live. At the taping of the show, the album was ranked No. Less than 24 hours later, it was No. In February , she found herself with two Top 5 singles and a pair of Top 5 albums in the same week, becoming the only artist besides the Beatles and 50 Cent to achieve that milestone.
And with 21 staying at No. On October 22, , Adele announced that she would release her third album, 25 , in November. She posted 25 's cover on Instagram, and said of her first full-length studio project in several years: "My last record was a break-up record, and if I had to label this one, I would call it a make-up record. Making up for lost time.
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