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Adele
Full Name
The ordinary radio listener is unaware that her full name is Adele Laurie Blue Adkins.1)
Parents
She was born to Penny Adkins and Marks Evans, however she was nurtured completely by her mother until she was two years old.2)
Throat Surgery
Adele had throat surgery in 2011, which her doctor blamed on her smoking habit. She quit smoking in 2015, admitting that she felt it would eventually kill her.3)
Fan Letter From Prime Minister
Gordon Brown, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, wrote her a fan letter. During Britain's economic downturn, he wrote to her to thank her for keeping people's morale up.4)
First Public Perfomance
People were first taken aback by her voice when she performed Gabrielle's “Rise” at school.5)
21
Adele's album, named '21,' spent a record-breaking twenty-three weeks at the top of the US album charts.6)
Influential Artists
Adele's favorite song as a youngster came from the Spice Girls. She has also stated that Etta James and Dusty Springfield have had an impact on her.7)
Tea Enjoyer
Adele, like any real Brit, enjoyed a good cup of tea with two sugars. She stopped drinking so much to want to lose weight.8)
Friends
She's always had high-profile pals, and Jessie J and Leona Lewis were in her undergraduate class.9)
Myspace
Many musicians have achieved success on YouTube, but Adele's breakthrough started from MySpace, the social networking platform where a friend posted Adele's school song project.10)
Looks Not Important
Adele stated that her life ambition is to “never be skinny”. She feels that music should be created for the hearing rather than the sight.11)
Stage Fright
Despite her worldwide celebrity and legions of fans, she still suffers from stage fright and has admitted in the past that she gets panic episodes and vomit up backstage.12)
Artist Of The Year
She was selected Billboard's 'Artist of the Year' twice in a row, in 2011 and 2012.13)
Doesn't Read
Adele stopped reading books when she was six years old and focused only on singing. The last book she remembers reading was 'Matilda' by Roald Dahl!14)
Grammys
Adele, along with Beyonce, holds the record for the most Grammys categories won in a single night. In 2012, she received a total of six awards.15)
Simon Konecki
Adele began dating Simon Konecki in 2011, and in October 2012, she gave birth to their son, Angelo.16)