Adele

Adele Adkins first appeared on stage at school where she sang "Rise" (Gabrielle's hit). By this time, she was influenced by her favorite performers, Etta James and Dusty Springfield, although, by her own admission, she came across their records by accident.

Adele embarked on her first UK tour in October 2007. By this time, her demo tape appeared on MySpace, recorded in her youth and later presented to a friend, who posted it there.

In January 2008, her debut album 19 topped the national charts just a week after its release, and in a month reached 500,000 copies, earning platinum status. In March 2008, Adele signed an American contract with Columbia Records and had a successful tour of the United States and Canada.

In 2010, Adele was nominated for a Grammy for the single "Hometown Glory". In September, her cover version of "Make You Feel My Love" by Bob Dylan entered the UK charts again and climbed to # 4.
On January 24, 2011, the singer's second studio album 21 was released in the UK. The first single from the album "Rolling in the Deep" occupied the first line of the Billboard Hot 100 for 7 weeks.

The second single, "Someone Like You", reached # 1 in the UK. According to the Official Charts Company, Adele - with two singles and two albums in their respective top fives at the same time - became the second in history after The Beatles (1964) to achieve this result.
In early 2012, Adele's song "Set Fire to the Rain" topped the US national charts - the "Hot 100" of Billboard magazine.
In May 2012, Adele won the Billboard Music Award, receiving 12 awards from 20 nominations.
In 2012, Adele recorded the song "Skyfall" for the soundtrack to the next James Bond film, "007: Skyfall Coordinates." For her writing, the singer, together with Paul Epworth, was awarded a Golden Globe and an Oscar in the Best Song category.