Adele

Adele (Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, b. 05 May 1988) is a British singer and songwriter. She is one of the world's best-selling recording artists, with sales of over 120 million records (as of end 2021).

She first became famous in January 2008 when her single Chasing Pavements went to no.2 in the UK, followed by her debut album 19 which entered the charts at no.1. Her debut single Hometown Glory, originally released in 2007, also featured on the album and eventually reached no.19 in th UK.

Subsequent studio albums 21 (2011), 25 (2015) and 30 (2021) all went to no.1 in the UK, all spawning further hits ingles such as Rolling in the Deep, Someone Like You, Turning Tables, Hello and Go Easy On Me. She also sang the theme song to the 2012 James Bond movie Skyfall which reached no.2 in the UK.