Adele
Known for Acting · 47 credits
- Born
- 1988-05-05 (age 38)
- Place of birth
- Tottenham, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Adele Laurie Blue Adkins · Adèle · Adele X · Adele Adkins · A Del · ADELE
Biography
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (/əˈdɛl/; born 5 May 1988) is an English singer-songwriter. Regarded as a British icon, she is known for her mezzo-soprano vocals and sentimental songwriting. Her accolades include 16 Grammy Awards, 12 Brit Awards (including three for British Album of the Year), an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award.
After graduating from the BRIT School in 2006, Adele signed a record deal with XL Recordings. Her debut album, 19 (2008), included the UK top-five singles "Chasing Pavements" and "Make You Feel My Love", becoming one of the best-selling debut albums ever in the UK. She received the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Adele's second studio album, 21 (2011), became the best-selling album of the 21st century. 21 holds the record for the top-performing album in US chart history, topping the Billboard 200 for 24 weeks, with the singles "Rolling in the Deep", "Someone like You", and "Set Fire to the Rain" heading charts worldwide, becoming her signature songs. The album received a record-tying six Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year. In 2012, Adele released "Skyfall", a soundtrack single for the James Bond film Skyfall, which won her the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Adele's third studio album, 25 (2015), broke first-week sales records in both the UK and the US. In the US, it became the first album to sell over three million copies in a week. 25 earned her five Grammy Awards, including the Album of the Year. The lead single, "Hello", achieved worldwide success. Her fourth studio album, 30 (2021), contains "Easy on Me", which won her a Grammy Award in 2023. 25 and 30 became the best-selling albums worldwide, including the US and the UK, in 2015 and 2021, respectively. As of 2024, all of her studio albums, except 19, have topped the yearly best-selling albums chart worldwide in the 21st century.
Adele is one of the world's best-selling music artists, with sales of over 120 million records worldwide. The best-selling female artist of the 21st century in the UK, she was named the best-selling artist of the 2010s in the US. Her studio albums 21 and 25 were the top two best-selling albums of the 2010s in the UK. Both are listed among the best-selling albums in UK chart history, while in the US, both are certified Diamond, the most of any artist who debuted in the 21st century.
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Known For
TV Shows (19)
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self / Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host / Self - Musical Guest
Ugly Betty
2006
as Adele
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
2008
as Self
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
as Self
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
as Self
ZDF-Fernsehgarten
1986
as Self
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011
as Self
BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge
2010
as Self
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009
as Self
Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
ECHO-Verleihung
1992
as Self
The True Story of...
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Live from the Artists Den
2009
as Self
Lily Allen and Friends
2008
as Self - Guest
The Grammys
1959
as Self
Busje Komt Zo!
2021
PowerTürk Müzik Ödülleri
2007
as Self - Winner
Movies (28)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
as Self (archive footage)
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022
as Self
The BRITs at 40
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Katy Perry: Part of Me
2012
as Self
Adele One Night Only
2021
as Self
Cry to Heaven
An Audience with Adele
2021
as Self
Adele: Live at the Royal Albert Hall
2011
as Self
The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall
2022
as Self
P!NK: Staying True
2013
as Self
VH1 Divas 2009
2009
as Self
Adele: Live in New York City 2015
2015
as Self
Adele at the BBC
2015
Burt Bacharach at the BBC
2023
as Self
Adele - Live in London
2012
as Self
... Sings Dylan II
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Adèle - Live from the artists den
2012
as Self
Adele The Only Way Is Up
2012
as Self
Adele: The BBC Sessions
2021
as Self
Adele: Someone Like Me
2016
as Self
Adele: Live at iTunes Festival London
2011
as Self
Adele: From 19 to 30 - In Her Own Words
2021
as Self
Adele: A New Chapter
2021
as Self
Adele: VH1 Unplugged
2012
as Self
Royal Variety Performance 2010
2010
as Singer
Adele: 30 Greatest Moments
2022
as Self
Adele: Homecoming
2017
as Self
Still On Strings
2026
as Music
About Adele
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (/əˈdɛl/; born 5 May 1988) is an English singer-songwriter. Regarded as a British icon, she is known for her mezzo-soprano vocals and sentimental songwriting. Her accolades include 16 Grammy Awards, 12 Brit Awards (including three for British Album of the Year), an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award. After graduating from the BRIT School in 2006, Adele signed a record deal with XL Recordings. Her debut album, 19 (2008), included the UK top-five singles "Chasing Pavements" and "Make You Feel… With 47 credits spanning from 1959 to 2026, Adele has appeared in 28 films and 19 TV shows.
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- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025) — as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2022) — as Self
- The BRITs at 40 (2020) — as Self (archive footage)
- Katy Perry: Part of Me (2012) — as Self
- Adele One Night Only (2021) — as Self
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