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* ChronologicalAlbumTitle: Each album thus far has simply been how old she was at the time the album was written/recorded: ''19'' was released when she was 19, ''21'' when she was 21, and ''25'' when she was 25. Each one also manages to be quite evocative of life at that age.

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* ChronologicalAlbumTitle: Each album thus far has simply been how old she was at the time the album was written/recorded: ''19'' was released when she was 19, ''21'' when she was 21, and ''25'' when she was 25.25, and ''30'' when she was 30. Each one also manages to be quite evocative of life at that age.



* HumbleHero: After receiving the 2017 Grammy for Album of the Year, her first words backstage were that Music/{{Beyonce}} really deserved it.
* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Her albums are all named for her age around the time of recording (''19'', ''21'', ''25'')

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* HumbleHero: After receiving the 2017 Grammy for Album of the Year, her first words backstage were that Music/{{Beyonce}} really deserved it.
* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Her albums are all named for her age around the time of recording (''19'', ''21'', ''25'')''25'', ''30'').



* WhatDoesHeSeeInHer: The other woman in "Rumor Has It".

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* WhatDoesHeSeeInHer: The other woman in "Rumor Has It". The entire first verse is about how the narrator is a much better fit for him.
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Her second album, ''21'' (2011), solidified her rise into mainstream fame, producing the smash hit singles "Rolling in the Deep", "Someone Like You", and "Set Fire to the Rain", and going on to sell 31 million copies worldwide, becoming the single highest-selling album of the 21st century. The album helped Adele become the first living artist in the UK to achieve the feat of two top-five hits in both the Official Singles Chart and the Official Albums Chart simultaneously since Music/TheBeatles in 1964. It also spent eleven consecutive weeks at #1, the longest ever by a female solo artist on the UK Albums Chart, surpassing {{Music/Madonna}}'s nine weeks at number one back in 1990. On top of that, the album spent 24 non-consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' 200, making it the single best-performing album in US chart history. The album further won '''six''' Grammys, including Album, Record and Song of the Year. With these wins, Adele tied Music/{{Beyonce}} for the most Grammys won by a female artist in a single night, and became just the sixth person to win the "big three" in a single night as well as only the second artist to win all four General Field categories (Best New Artist + Big Three), a feat that hadn't been matched for 31 years.

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Her second album, ''21'' (2011), solidified her rise into mainstream fame, producing the smash hit singles "Rolling in the Deep", "Someone Like You", and "Set Fire to the Rain", and going on to sell 31 million copies worldwide, becoming the single highest-selling album of the 21st century. The album helped Adele become the first living artist in the UK to achieve the feat of two top-five hits in both the Official Singles Chart and the Official Albums Chart simultaneously since Music/TheBeatles in 1964. It also spent eleven consecutive weeks at #1, the longest ever by a female solo artist on the UK Albums Chart, surpassing {{Music/Madonna}}'s nine weeks at number one #1 back in 1990. On top of that, the album spent 24 non-consecutive weeks at No. 1 #1 on the ''Billboard'' 200, making it the single best-performing album in US chart history. The album further won '''six''' Grammys, including Album, Record and Song of the Year. With these wins, Adele tied Music/{{Beyonce}} for the most Grammys won by a female artist in a single night, and became just the sixth person to win the "big three" in a single night as well as only the second artist to win all four General Field categories (Best New Artist + Big Three), "big three"), a feat that hadn't been matched for 31 years.
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* LoudnessWar: [[http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=adele Most of her recordings don't have much dynamic range]]. Granted, this is part the course most pop music artists today, but her style of music makes it all the more apparent and unfortunate.

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* LoudnessWar: [[http://dr.loudness-war.info/album/list?artist=adele Most of her recordings don't have much dynamic range]]. Granted, this is part par for the course for most pop music artists today, but her style of music makes it all the more apparent and unfortunate.
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-->-- '''"Rolling In The Deep"'''

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-->-- '''"Rolling In The in the Deep"'''
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Not to be confused with[[Music/EmeliSande Adele Sandé]], [[MiddleNameBasis who actually goes by her middle name Emeli]], or Adele Astaire, Creator/FredAstaire's sister and dancing partner.

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Not to be confused with[[Music/EmeliSande with [[Music/EmeliSande Adele Sandé]], [[MiddleNameBasis who actually goes by her middle name Emeli]], or Adele Astaire, Creator/FredAstaire's sister and dancing partner.
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[[MemeticMutation Not to be confused with]] [[Creator/IdinaMenzel Adele Dazeem]], [[Music/EmeliSande Adele Sandé]], [[MiddleNameBasis who actually goes by her middle name Emeli]], or Adele Astaire, Creator/FredAstaire's sister and dancing partner.

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[[MemeticMutation Not to be confused with]] [[Creator/IdinaMenzel Adele Dazeem]], [[Music/EmeliSande with[[Music/EmeliSande Adele Sandé]], [[MiddleNameBasis who actually goes by her middle name Emeli]], or Adele Astaire, Creator/FredAstaire's sister and dancing partner.
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* YourCostumeNeedsWork: Attempted this one the same way Music/{{Jewel}} had done before by disguising herself to prank an Adele impersonator contest. However, that disguise failed the moment she started singing.

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* YourCostumeNeedsWork: Attempted this one the same way Music/{{Jewel}} had done before by disguising herself to prank an Adele impersonator contest. However, While her make-up, including a prosthetic nose, managed to fool everyone, that disguise failed the moment she started singing.singing, moreso when she kicked away her shoes, something she's well-known for when singing live.
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* DrowningMySorrows: Alluded to in "I Drink Wine", particularly the following lines.
-->''When I was a child, every single thing could blow my mind\\
Soaking it all up for fun, but now, I only soak up wine''
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-->--'''"Rolling In The Deep"'''

Adele Laurie Blue Adkins [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever MBE]] (born 5 May 1988), usually known by only her first name, is a British R&B singer who has gained fame for her soulful vocal performances. She won Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Performance for "Chasing Pavements" from her album ''19'' at the 2009 UsefulNotes/{{Grammy Award}}s.

The second album, ''21'' (2011) [[EvenBetterSequel fared even better]], and she is flying high with the commercial and critical success. In the UK, Adele is the first living artist to achieve the feat of two top five hits in both the Official Singles Chart and the Official Albums Chart simultaneously since Music/TheBeatles in 1964. ''21'' has also spent eleven consecutive weeks at No. 1, the longest ever by a female solo artist on the UK Albums Chart, surpassing {{Music/Madonna}}'s nine weeks at number one back in 1990. On top of that the album has spent 23 non-consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard charts, more than any other female artist. At the 2012 Grammys, ''21'' won '''six''' awards, including Album, Record and Song of the Year. So not only did Adele tie Music/{{Beyonce}} for the most Grammys won by a female artist in a single night, she became just the sixth person to win the "big three" in a single night and only the second artist to win all four General Field categories (Best New Artist + Big Three), a feat that hadn't been matched for thirty-one years.

Her success in North America came somewhat by a twist of fate. She was scheduled to perform on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' in October 2008, the same night that featured UsefulNotes/SarahPalin as a guest star. The stunt with Palin gave ''SNL'' its highest ratings in years, and just so happened to expose Adele to a whole new audience. Her worldwide fame has only been growing since then.

She also sang the theme song for the Film/JamesBond movie ''{{Film/Skyfall}}''; said theme won the award for Best Original Song at the 70th Golden Globes (2013), the 56th Grammy Awards (2014) and the 85th UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s, becoming the first Bond theme singer to win an Oscar.

On October 23rd, 2015 Adele released her first single in 3 years, "Hello," creating a massive buzz worldwide and paving the way for the release of ''25'' on November 20th. While it didn't fare ''quite'' as well with critics and listeners, it was still hailed and praised from coast to coast, America and Europe.

At the 59th Grammy awards on February 12, 2017, she swept the major three categories ''again'', winning "Album of the Year" with ''25'' and "Record of the Year" and "Song of the Year" with "Hello".



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-->--'''"Rolling -->-- '''"Rolling In The Deep"'''

Adele Laurie Blue Adkins [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever MBE]] (born 5 May 1988), usually known by only her first name, is a British R&B singer who has gained fame known and respected for her soulful vocal performances. She With over 100 million albums sold worldwide, she is one of the best-selling artists of all time.

After graduating in arts from the BRIT School in 2006, she signed a record deal with XL Recordings. Her debut album, ''19'', was released two years later, selling over 2.5 million copies in the UK and spawning several hit singles including "Chasing Pavements", for which she
won a UsefulNotes/GrammyAward (she also won for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Performance for "Chasing Pavements" from her album ''19'' at the 2009 UsefulNotes/{{Grammy Award}}s.

The second album, ''21'' (2011) [[EvenBetterSequel fared even better]], and she is flying high with the commercial and critical success. In the UK, Adele is the first living artist to achieve the feat of two top five hits in both the Official Singles Chart and the Official Albums Chart simultaneously since Music/TheBeatles in 1964. ''21'' has also spent eleven consecutive weeks at No. 1, the longest ever by a female solo artist on the UK Albums Chart, surpassing {{Music/Madonna}}'s nine weeks at number one back in 1990. On top of that the album has spent 23 non-consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard charts, more than any other female artist. At the 2012 Grammys, ''21'' won '''six''' awards, including Album, Record and Song of the Year. So not only did Adele tie Music/{{Beyonce}} for the most Grammys won by a female artist in a single night, she became just the sixth person to win the "big three" in a single night and only the second artist to win all four General Field categories (Best New Artist + Big Three), a feat that hadn't been matched for thirty-one years.

Her
same ceremony). This success in North America came somewhat was aided by a twist of fate. She was fate -- her being scheduled to perform on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' in on October 18, 2008, the same night that featured UsefulNotes/SarahPalin as a guest star. The stunt with Palin gave ''SNL'' its highest ratings in 14 years, and just so happened to expose Adele to a whole new audience. audience.

Her worldwide fame has only been growing second album, ''21'' (2011), solidified her rise into mainstream fame, producing the smash hit singles "Rolling in the Deep", "Someone Like You", and "Set Fire to the Rain", and going on to sell 31 million copies worldwide, becoming the single highest-selling album of the 21st century. The album helped Adele become the first living artist in the UK to achieve the feat of two top-five hits in both the Official Singles Chart and the Official Albums Chart simultaneously since then.

She
Music/TheBeatles in 1964. It also spent eleven consecutive weeks at #1, the longest ever by a female solo artist on the UK Albums Chart, surpassing {{Music/Madonna}}'s nine weeks at number one back in 1990. On top of that, the album spent 24 non-consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' 200, making it the single best-performing album in US chart history. The album further won '''six''' Grammys, including Album, Record and Song of the Year. With these wins, Adele tied Music/{{Beyonce}} for the most Grammys won by a female artist in a single night, and became just the sixth person to win the "big three" in a single night as well as only the second artist to win all four General Field categories (Best New Artist + Big Three), a feat that hadn't been matched for 31 years.

In 2012, Adele
sang the theme song for the Film/JamesBond movie ''{{Film/Skyfall}}''; said theme won the award for Best Original Song at the 70th Golden Globes (2013), the 56th Grammy Awards (2014) a Grammy, UsefulNotes/GoldenGlobe, and the 85th UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s, becoming [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscar]], making it the first Bond theme singer to win an Oscar.

all of the aforementioned awards.

On October 23rd, 2015 23, 2015, Adele released her first single in 3 years, "Hello," creating a massive buzz worldwide and paving the way for the release of her third album ''25'' on November 20th. While it didn't fare ''quite'' as well 20 of that year. The album debuted at #1 in 32 countries and went on to sell over 23.3 million copies worldwide, of which over 3.38 million (in the US) were sold in the first week, the biggest first-week sales performance of any album in the US. Its five-Grammy win included ''another'' sweep of the "big three" categories, with critics and listeners, it was still hailed and praised from coast to coast, America and Europe.

At the 59th Grammy awards on February 12, 2017, she swept the major three categories ''again'',
"Hello" winning "Album Record and Song of the Year" with ''25'' and "Record Year.

Her fourth album, ''30'', was released on November 19, 2021 to continued success, becoming the highest-selling album
of the Year" year (5.54 million copies) and "Song of the Year" with "Hello".


winning a Grammy for its lead single "Easy on Me".
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* SingingVoiceDissonance: Someone who knows her only by her singing voice would be thrown for a loop by her speaking voice, which is higher-pitched, softer, and possesses a very strong North London accent. After she swept the 2012 Grammy Awards, "Fank you" trended worldwide on Twitter.

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* SingingVoiceDissonance: Someone who knows her only by her singing voice would be thrown for a loop by her speaking voice, which is higher-pitched, softer, and possesses a very strong North London accent. After she swept the 2012 Grammy Awards, "Fank you" trended worldwide on Twitter.
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* SuperGroup: As part of "Truth+Soul" with Amy Winehouse and Aloe Blacc for the ''VideoGame/LANoire'' soundtrack.

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* SuperGroup: As part of "Truth+Soul" with Amy Winehouse Music/AmyWinehouse and Aloe Blacc for the ''VideoGame/LANoire'' soundtrack.
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** {{Music/Sia}} said that this was a singing tip Adele gave her; when you're having trouble hitting the right notes, hold the mic out to the audience!

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** {{Music/Sia}} said on ''Series/TheGrahamNortonShow'' that this was a singing tip Adele gave her; when you're having trouble hitting the right notes, hold the mic out to the audience!
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->''Hello, it's me\\
I was wondering if after all these years you'd like to meet\\
To go over everything\\
They say that time's supposed to heal ya, but I ain't done much healing\\
Hello, can you hear me?\\
I'm in California dreaming about who we used to be\\
When we were younger and free\\
I've forgotten how it felt before the world fell at our feet''
-->--'''"Hello"'''

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->''Hello, ->''There's a fire starting in my heart\\
Reaching a fever pitch,
it's me\\
bringing me out the dark\\
Finally
I was wondering if after all these years you'd like to meet\\
To go over everything\\
They say
can see you crystal clear\\
Go ahead and sell me out and I'll lay your shit bare\\
See how I'll leave with every piece of you\\
Don't underestimate the things
that time's supposed to heal ya, but I ain't done much healing\\
Hello, can you hear me?\\
I'm
will do\\
There's a fire starting
in California dreaming about who we used to be\\
When we were younger
my heart\\
Reaching a fever pitch
and free\\
I've forgotten how it felt before
it's bringing me out the world fell at our feet''
-->--'''"Hello"'''
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-->--'''"Rolling In The Deep"'''
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-->''Hello, it's me\\

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-->''Hello, ->''Hello, it's me\\
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