Adele’s “huge” achievements from age 14 to present
Adele has miraculously transformed both her appearance and music to build a flourishing career.
NME said that Adele’s album “25” is far ahead of its competitors in the all-time music sales chart. This album sets a new “realm” that makes every other singer “frown” when trying to surpass it, but it also puts Adele in a difficult position, wondering if she can once again break the record. created by yourself in the future?
Adele constantly affirms her talent through her voice, performance and musical taste, from the album “19” (2008) to the album “21” (2011) and this year the album “25” (2015). Let’s look back at memorable moments in the Hello singer’s career to learn about Adele’s path to becoming the “superstar” she is today.
At the age of 14, Adele accidentally discovered Etta James and Ella Fitzgerald when she visited a local jazz record store. Adele was completely captivated by their image on the record cover. She shared: ” I started listening to Etta James every night, only for about an hour, but that’s how I discovered my own voice .”
In 2006, the songs Adele recorded when she had just graduated from the BRIT School of Performing Arts and Technology were posted on Myspace by a close friend and caught the attention of Richard Russell, the boss of the record label XL Recordings. This is the official opening of her music career.
In 2008, Adele released her debut album, the album “19”, with many successes both commercially and artistically, and was highly appreciated by many British music critics. The album was certified four times platinum in the UK and twice in the United States. Although the victory was not much different from Elbow’s rival The Seldom Seen Kid , she was very satisfied with the sales figure of 7 million copies worldwide to date.
In 2009, the female singer from Tottenham received the Best New Artist award at the Grammy Awards. In 2010, Adele received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Female Vocal for the song Hometown Glory.
In 2011, Adele released the album “21” – her second studio album. Among them, the two singles Someone Like You and Rolling In The Deep both reached the top 5 of Billboard 100. Previously, only The Beatles and 50 Cent could do this. Rolling in the Deep was nominated for Best Pop Video at the Video Music Awards that same year. By December 2011, the album “21” had sold 3.4 million copies in the UK and became the best-selling album of the 21st century.
In 2012, Album “21” was certified 16 times platinum in the UK. The buzz of the album “21” helped Adele win in all six nominated categories, becoming the second female artist in Grammy history after Beyoncé to “carry” the most awards in one night.
In October 2012, Adele wrote lyrics, composed music and recorded the theme song of Skyfall – the 23rd James Bond film. Skyfall brought Adele the Golden Globe Award and the Academy Award for Best Original Song. In January 2014, Adele received the Grammy Award for this category.
In July 2013, a wax model of Adele modeled after her appearance at the 2012 Grammy Awards was displayed at Madame Tussauds.
In December 2013, Adele was especially honored to be awarded the Distinguished Citizen medal by Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace.
In 2015, Adele returned and announced her upcoming album “25” via her Instagram with the caption: ” Doing everything I ever did and never did .” That’s right, Adele’s Album “25” stormed every music chart on the planet. Surely for several decades, the album “25” is still a difficult obstacle for many other singers with sales of 3.38 million copies in the first week.
Hello became the UK’s best-selling single of all time, with a record 7.32 million views in the first seven days.
The album “25” is predicted to definitely bring Adele a series of prestigious awards in the upcoming 2016 year. The most recent NME awards ceremony will take place in February 2016. According to voting statistics on NME (New Musical Express), she currently owns 2 awards: Music Moment of the Year (Adele’s Return) and Hero of the year.
