2006 Adele graduates from the Brit School in Croydon, south London. The college counts Amy Winehouse, Raye and Loyle Carner among its alumni.
Later in the year she signs a record deal with XL Recordings. 2007 She receives the Brit Awards Critics’ Choice award, and tops the BBC Sound of 2008 poll. 2008 Adele becomes a household name with the release of her folk and Motown-influenced debut album 19.
The record is lauded by critics and goes eight times platinum in the UK and three times platinum in the US. Lead single Hometown Glory is tapped for a Grammy in the best female pop vocal performance category.
Adele, an avid fan of Beyonce, loses out to the US star’s song Halo. 2011 After three years of radio silence, the famously private singer re-emerges with the release of 21.
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