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Adele
Producer, Actor, Additional CreditsBorn May 5, 1988 (37 years)
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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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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Filmography
| 2025 | Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2023 | Super Bowl LVII · as Self - Audience Member |
| 2023 | The 65th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2022 | If These Walls Could Sing · as Self |
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| 2022 | 30 Greatest Moments: Adele · as Self |
| 2021 | The 44th Annual Kennedy Center Honors · as Self - Film Narrator |
| 2021 | Adele: A New Chapter · as Self |
| 2021 | An Audience with Adele · as Self |
| 2021 | Adele: One Night Only · as Self |
| 2021 | Zervakis & Opdenhövel. Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | Hollywood Insider (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | Gown and Out in Beverly Hills (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | Adele: Homecoming · as Self |
| 2017 | The 59th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Winner & Performer |
| 2016 | Adele: Someone Like Me · as Self |
| 2016 | The 58th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 2015 | Adele Live in New York City · as Self |
| 2015 | Spectre: My Bond Song - Sam Smith · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden (TV Series) · as Self - Carpool Karaoke |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | Pink: Staying True · as Self |
| 2013 | Ok! TV (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | The Oscars · as Self - Winner & Performer |
| 2013 | The Oscars Red Carpet Live · as Self - Interviewee |
| 2013 | The 55th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Winner & Presenter |
| 2013 | 70th Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2012 | ... Sings James Bond · as Self - Skyfall |
| 2012 | Katy Perry: Part of Me · as Self |
| 2012 | The 54th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2012 | Adele: The Only Way Is Up · as Self |
| 2011 | Adele Live at the Royal Albert Hall · as Self |
| 2011 | MTV EMA Belfast 2011 · as Self - Nominee |
| 2011 | The Jonathan Ross Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | 2011 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 2011 | Dish Nation (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Adele Live at iTunes Festival London · as Self |
| 2010 | The Voice of Holland (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Performer |
| 2010 | 100 Greatest Artists of All Time (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Alan Carr: Chatty Man (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | NPR Music Tiny Desk Concerts (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | The 51st Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Performer & Winner |
| 2009 | Skavlan (TV Series) · as Self - Guest And Musical Performer |
| 2008 | Live From the Artists Den (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | T4 on the Beach 2008 · as Self |
| 2008 | Markus Lanz (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | Lily Allen and Friends (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2007 | Chelsea Lately (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | Ugly Betty (TV Series) · as Adele |
| 2005 | Dancing with the Stars (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2004 | The Paul O'Grady Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2004 | The Insider (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | The Xtra Factor (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Che tempo che fa (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2002 | Last Call with Carson Daly (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2001 | Richard & Judy (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2001 | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1999 | Loose Women (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 1999 | TV Total (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | ITV Evening News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | The Greatest (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | Punkt 6 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Access Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Extra (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Those Who ... Football (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1992 | Later... with Jools Holland (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | ARD-Morgenmagazin (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1989 | MTV Unplugged (TV Series) · as Self - Singer |
| 1986 | ZDF-Fernsehgarten (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1984 | MTV Video Music Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1968 | 60 Minutes (TV Series) · as Self (segment: The Year Of Adele) |
| 1964 | Top of the Pops (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 1959 | Grammy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self |