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'''Adele Laurie Blue Adkins''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|MBE}} ({{IPAc-en|ə|ˈ|d|ɛ|l}}; born 5 May 1988) is an ~~English~~British  singer-songwriter. Graduating from the [[BRIT School]] for Performing Arts and Technology in 2006, Adele was given a recording contract by [[XL Recordings]] after a friend posted her demo on [[Myspace]] the same year. In 2007, she received the [[Brit Awards]] "Critics' Choice" award and won the [[BBC]] [[Sound of 2008]] poll. Her debut album, ''[[19 (Adele album)|19]]'', was released in 2008 to commercial and critical success. It is certified seven times [[Music recording sales certification#Certification thresholds|platinum]] in the UK, and three times platinum in the US. An appearance she made on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' in late 2008 boosted her career in the US. At the [[51st Annual Grammy Awards|51st Grammy Awards]] in 2009, Adele received the awards for [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance|Best Female Pop Vocal Performance]].

Adele released her second studio album, ''[[21 (Adele album)|21]]'', in early 2011. The album was well received critically and surpassed the success of her debut,<ref name=110208Charts>{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/02/british-soul-singer-adele-preps-summer-us-tour.html |title=British soul singer Adele preps summer U.S. tour |work=Los Angeles Times |date=8 February 2011 |accessdate=8 May 2011}}</ref> earning the singer [[List of awards and nominations received by Adele|numerous awards]] in 2012, among them a [[Grammy Award records#Most Grammys won by a female artist in one night|record-tying]] six [[54th Annual Grammy Awards|Grammy Awards]], including [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]]; two [[2012 Brit Awards|Brit Awards]], including [[2012 Brit Awards#Nominees and winners|British Album of the Year]], and three [[American Music Awards of 2011|American Music Awards]]. The album has been certified 16 times platinum in the UK, and is the [[List of best-selling albums in the United Kingdom|fourth best-selling album in the UK]] of all time.<ref name="BPI certifications">{{cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5wxD8HhA9?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bpi.co.uk%2Fcertifiedawards%2Fsearch.aspx |archivedate=5 March 2011 |title=Certified Awards Search |publisher=[[British Phonographic Industry]] |accessdate=1 March 2011 |deadurl=yes |df=dmy }}</ref> In the US it has held the top position longer than any album since 1985, and is [[RIAA certification#RIAA Diamond certifications|certified Diamond]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS |title=Recording Industry Association of America |publisher=RIAA |accessdate=29 June 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5aWxoHiRP?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.riaa.com%2Fgoldandplatinumdata.php%3Ftable%3DSEARCH_RESULTS |archivedate=2 September 2008 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref name=billboarddiamond>Keith Caulfield (27 November 2012). [http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/473979/adeles-21-hits-10-million-in-us-sales "Adele's '21' Hits 10 Million in U.S. Sales"]. ''Billboard''. Retrieved 29 November 2012.</ref> The album has sold 31 million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/artslife/1323263-widescreen-adele-football-just-the-start|title=WIDESCREEN: Adele: Football just the start|work=The Chronicle Herald|first=Tim|last=Arsenault|date=19 November 2015|accessdate=19 November 2015}}</ref>