Adele is an English singer and songwriter who is one of the world’s best-selling music artists and has released albums and tracks such as 19, 25, Hometown Glory, Make You Feel My Love, Rolling in the Deep, Set Fire to the Rain, Someone like You, Hello, Send My Love (To Your New Lover), and Water Under the Bridge. With her stellar discography, she has won at least nine Brit Awards, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, fifteen Grammy Awards, eighteen Billboard Music Awards, five American Music Awards, and two Ivor Novello Awards for Songwriter of the Year. Moreover, her album, 21, has also been included in the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time” list curated by Rolling Stone.
Born Name
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins
Nick Name
Addie, The British Queen of Soul, The Princess of Pop
Sun Sign
Taurus
Born Place
Tottenham, North London, England, United Kingdom
Residence
London, England, United Kingdom
Nationality
Education
She graduated from BRIT School for Performing Arts & Technology in Croydon in May 2006.
Occupation
Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Composer, Arranger
Family
- Father – Mark Evans (Welshman)
- Mother – Penny Adkins (English)
- Siblings – Cameron Evans (Brother)
- Others – John Charles Evans (Paternal Grandfather), Rose Davies (Paternal Grandmother), John R. Adkins (Maternal Grandfather), Doreen M. Brooks (Maternal Grandmother)
Manager
September Management
Genre
Soul, Pop, R&B
Instruments
Vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion, bass guitar, piano
Labels
XL, Columbia Records
Build
Voluptuous
Height
5 ft 9 in or 175 cm
Weight
78 kg or 172 pounds
Boyfriend / Spouse
Adele has dated –
- Alex Sturrock
- Slinky Sunbeam (2008) – Rumor
- Simon Konecki (2011-2019) – In the summer of 2011, she started dating a charity entrepreneur, Simon Konecki. The couple has one baby. She gave birth to a baby boy on October 19, 2012, named Angelo James Konecki. This was the first child of Adele but the second one for Simon as he also has a daughter from his ex-wife. Their relationship was confirmed by . In early 2017, she secretly married Simon. However, sadly in April 2019, the couple had separated after spending approximately 8 years together.
- (2019-2020) – Rumor
Race / Ethnicity
White
She is of English and Welsh descent.
Hair Color
Light Brown
Eye Color
Green
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Being Chubby
- Soulful voice
- Big green eyes
- The ubiquitous wigs
- Unfiltered profanities during her performances
Measurements
40-32-42 in or 102-81-107 cm
Dress Size
16 (US) or 48 (EU) or 20 (UK)
Bra Size
36D
Shoe Size
8 (US) or 38.5 (EU) or 5.5 (UK)
Religion
Roman Catholicism
Best Known For
Her singing performances and well-known music albums 19 (debut album), 21 (released in 2011).
First Album
19 is the debut studio album from Adele. It was released on January 28, 2008. It consists of a total of 12 singles making it a total length of 43:41 minutes. On the UK charts, it went no. 1 after one week only. She also won Grammy Award for Best New Artist for this album.
First Film
2012 film Katy Perry: Part of Me as a cameo appearance. It is a 3D film centering on .
First TV Show
She appeared in American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show, Saturday Night Live as Musical Guest for just 1 episode “/Adele” in 2008.
Personal Trainer
She hired a personal trainer to drop 2 dress sizes in the past.
Adele Favorite Things
- Favorite People – Beyonce,
- Favorite Band – Spice Girls
- Favourite Spice Girls‘ Member – aka “Ginger Spice”
- Favorite Perfume – “Hypnotic Poison” by Christian Dior
Source – ,
Adele Facts
- She has been raised by her mother as her father left when she was two years old.
- and are her good friends.
- During her school time, she was classmates with and .
- At the same time, she was interested in going into Artists and Repertoire (A&R), which is responsible for talent search.
- She supports the Labour Party, which is the UK’s political party.
- Her voice is listed as a contralto, which is a type of classical female singing voice whose vocal range is the lowest female voice type.
- In May 2012, during Ivor Novello Awards, she was named “Songwriter of the Year”.
- Adele started singing at 4.
- In February 2013, by Woman’s Hour on BBC Radio 4, she was evaluated as one of the 100 most powerful women in the UK.
- She has been good friends with comedian Alan Carr.
- She has also given performances at many charity concerts.
- Adele is an avid fan of the Premier League football club, Tottenham Hotspur.
- She was 8 months pregnant when she recorded a song for the 2012 movie .
- She announced in February 2020 that her 4th studio album would release in September 2020 but later stated that the album’s release has been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- On October 24, 2020, she hosted Saturday Night Live for the first time.
Facts of Adele
- full nameAdele
- Date of Birth May 05, 1988
- Age 36 years 6 months
- Horoscope Taurus
- Lucky Number 9
- Lucky Stone Emerald
- Lucky Color Green
- Best Match for Marriage Virgo, Cancer, Capricorn
- weight78 kg
- height5 ft 9 in