The ordinary radio listener is unaware that her full name is Adele Laurie Blue Adkins.¹⁾

She was born to Penny Adkins and Marks Evans, however she was nurtured completely by her mother until she was two years old.²⁾

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⁾

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⁾

People were first taken aback by her voice when she performed Gabrielle's “Rise” at school.⁵⁾

Adele's album, named '21,' spent a record-breaking twenty-three weeks at the top of the US album charts.⁶⁾

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⁾

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⁾

She's always had high-profile pals, and Jessie J and Leona Lewis were in her undergraduate class.⁹⁾

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⁾

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⁾