Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (born 5 May 1988), better known simply as Adele, is an English singer-songwriter, musician and multi-instrumentalist. Adele was offered a recording contract from XL Recordings after a friend posted her demo on Myspace in 2006. The next year she received the Brit Awards "Critics' Choice" award and won the BBC Sound of 2008. Her debut album, 19, was released in 2008 to much commercial and critical success. It certified four times platinum in the UK, and double platinum in the US. Her career in the US was boosted by a Saturday Night Live appearance in late 2008. At the 2009 Grammy Awards, Adele received the awards for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. This book is your ultimate resource for Adele. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Adele's Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: Contents, Overview, Adele, Discography, Adele discography, List of songs recorded by Adele, Albums, 19, 21, Video Albums, Live at the Royal Albert Hall, Singles, "Chasing Pavements," "Cold Shoulder," "Hometown Glory," "Make You Feel My Love," "Rolling in the Deep," "Someone like You," "Set Fire to the Rain," "Turning Tables," "Rumour Has It," "Skyfall," Other songs, "My Same," "Many Shades of Black," "Water and a Flame," "Lovesong," EPs, iTunes Live from SoHo, iTunes Festival: London 2011, Concert tours...and more pages Contains selected content from the highest rated entries, typeset, printed and shipped, combining the advantages of up-to-date and in-depth knowledge with the convenience of printed books. A portion of the proceeds of each book will be donated to the Wikimedia Foundation to support their mission.