Adele doppelgänger who’s setting fire to the bluesy diva’s would-be Las Vegas reign. Janae Longo, a professional hair and makeup stylist, is belting out ballads such as “Easy On Me” and “Someone Like You” in proxy for the British singer, who postponed her much-ballyhooed, four-month “Weekends with Adele” residency at Caesars Palace due to COVID concerns.
And Adele devotees who purchased the pricey $800 to $2,000 tickets to her since-canceled showcase can check out the songstress’ impressive impersonator headlining the “Legendary Divas” show at the Tropicana for free through Sept.
5. “When I first got hired, I was so honored, but I worried that all the Adele fans were going to throw tomatoes at me for not being her,” Longo, 45, jokingly told The Post.
In addition to a cosmetology license, Longo boasts a bachelor’s degree in fine arts and musical theater and has worked as a professional singer for the last two decades. “But Adele’s fans are all so very gracious,” added the impressionist, who previously masqueraded as country soloist Patsy Cline for a tribute recital in Nashville, Tennessee, for several years.
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