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Adele

Singer and songwriter

Born 1988

Adele is an English singer-songwriter whose four studio albums — 19, 21, 25 and 30 — turned a conversational, soul-rooted writing style and commanding mezzo-soprano into one of the defining pop careers of the twenty-first century. Raised mainly by her mother across Tottenham, Brixton and West Norwood, she studied at the BRIT School before emerging with Chasing Pavements and winning the Grammy for Best New Artist. She achieved a global breakthrough with 21 and songs including Rolling in the Deep and Someone Like You. Surgery for a vocal-cord haemorrhage in 2011 later made protecting her voice a firm boundary on performance. She followed with the Oscar-winning James Bond theme Skyfall, the record-setting 25 and its single Hello, and 30, a self-reckoning record shaped by motherhood and divorce. Her honours include 16 Grammys and an Academy Award. From 2022 to 2024 she headlined Weekends with Adele in Las Vegas and a ten-show Munich residency before beginning an extended performance break. Her next announced creative step is her screen-acting debut in Tom Ford's adaptation of Cry to Heaven, planned for late 2026.

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Connected people

ConnectionRich PaulPartner since 2021 and publicly acknowledged fiancé; Paul discussed how the relationship developed in a 2026 interview.

ConnectionSimon KoneckiFormer husband and co-parent of their son; Adele discussed their divorce and cooperative family life in Vogue.

ConnectionPaul EpworthCo-writer of Skyfall.

Official records · wins and honours

Awards & Honours

Selected recognition linked to the awarding organisation or primary record.

2023
Recording AcademyCompetitive win
Best Pop Solo Performance
Easy on Me
Official record
2017
Recording AcademyCompetitive win
Album of the Year
25
Official record
2017
Recording AcademyCompetitive win
Record of the Year
Hello
Official record
2017
Recording AcademyCompetitive win
Song of the Year
Hello
Official record
2013
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and SciencesCompetitive win
Music — Original Song
Skyfall
Official record
2012
Recording AcademyCompetitive win
Album of the Year
21
Official record
2012
Recording AcademyCompetitive win
Record of the Year
Rolling in the Deep
Official record
2012
Recording AcademyCompetitive win
Song of the Year
Rolling in the Deep
Official record
2009
Recording AcademyCompetitive win
Best New Artist
Adele
Official record
2009
Recording AcademyCompetitive win
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Chasing Pavements
Official record

Best Pop Solo Performance

Album of the Year

Record of the Year

Song of the Year

Music — Original Song

Album of the Year

Record of the Year

Song of the Year

Best New Artist

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance