Adele

Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, known professionally as Adele, is an English singer songwriter. She was the first recipient of the BRIT Awards Critics' Choice and is a multi-Grammy Awards nominee who has won two awards, Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 2009.

Adele attracted the attention of XL Recordings with a three-song demo posted on MySpace and subsequently signed with the label. Since her debut, 19, Adele has received much recognition both commercially and critically. The album debuted at number one, and has been certified platinum in the UK. Her career in the US was boosted by a viewer record-breaking Saturday Night Live episode in late 2008.

Adele was nominated for a 2010 Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "Hometown Glory".

Adele's 2011 album, '21' is described as 'classic and contemporary roots and country music' and in explaining the title choice (her debut was called '19'), she states that it reflects the growth she has experienced in the last two years.