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ADELE

Adele embarked on her third tour titled Adele Live 2016,
which will run from February to November 2016. The first leg
started in Belfast on 29 February 2016 in the SSE Arena before
moving throughout mainland Europe and concluding in
Antwerp at Sportpaleis on 15 June 2016. The second leg begins
on 5 July at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota and
continues throughout the United States and Canada with multiple dates at each venue. The tour concludes on 15 November
in Mexico City, Mexico. Theres was one show canceled last 17
August at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona due
to Adele getting sick, but the show has been rescheduled Monday, November 21st which marks as the end of her Adele Live
2016 Tour Demand for the tour was extremely high and all
shows sold out within minutes of going on sale. Over 500,000
fans registered at Adele.com to purchase tickets, with 57,000
tickets sold for the 12 shows that were put on sale in the UK.

Adele's debut album, 19, which is named for the singer's age
when she began recording the project, went on sale in early
2008. Led by two popular lead singles, "Hometown Glory" and
"Chasing Pavements," the record rocketed Adele to fame.

Released in the United States through Columbia Records, 19 resonated with American audiences, much as it had with British
music listeners. Adele cemented her commercial success with
an appearance in October 2008 on Saturday Night Live. At the
taping of the show, the album was ranked No. 40 on iTunes. Less
than 24 hours later, it was No. 1. At the 2009 Grammy awards,
Adele took home Best New Artist. In addition, the album earned
the singer the distinction of being named the "Sound of 2008"
by the BBC. That same year, she earned the Critics' Choice prize
at the BRIT Awards.
Blockbuster Followup: '21'

Her much anticipated follow-up album, 21, again named for her
age at time of recording, did not disappoint upon its release in
early 2011. Tapping even deeper into Adele's appreciation for
classic American R&B and jazz, the record was a monster hit,
selling 352,000 copies within its first week. Anchored by hits
like "Rolling in the Deep" and "Someone Like You," 21 placed
Adele in rarified air. In February 2011, she found herself with
two Top 5 singles and a pair of Top 5 albums in the same week,
becoming the only artist besides the Beatles and 50 Cent to
achieve that milestone. And with 21 staying at No. 1 for 11
weeks, Adele also broke the solo female artist record previously
held by Madonna's Immaculate Collection for consecutive
weeks atop the album charts. 21 went on to sell more than 30
million copies worldwide.

In 2012, Adele swept the Grammy Awards, taking home six
wins, including Album of the Year. "This record is inspired by
something that is really normal and everyone's been through
it—just a rubbish relationship," she said at the ceremony. In

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2013, Adele won her seventh Grammy (Best Pop Solo Performance) for her hit single "Set Fire to the Rain." That same year, the
singer won a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for "Skyfall," the theme song for the 2013 James Bond film of the same
name. Coupled with her success is Adele's maturity and ability
to avoid the fame-induced pitfalls that plagued Winehouse.
Adele, whose larger, curvier body bucks the trend of most Top
40 female celebs, is also confident in not just her talent, but in
her looks. "I've seen people where it rules their lives, you know,
who want to be thinner or have bigger boobs, and how it wears
them down," she told Vogue magazine in 2011. "And I just don't
want that in my life."
Make-Up Album: '25'

On October 22, 2015, Adele announced that she would release
her third album, 25, in November. She posted 25's cover on Instagram, and said of her first full-length studio project in several
years: "My last record was a break-up record, and if I had to
label this one, I would call it a make-up record. Making up for
lost time. Making up for everything I ever did and never did. 25
is about getting to know who I've become without realizing.
And I'm sorry it took so long but, you know, life happened."
The following day Adele released the ballad "Hello," an epic
track that again showcased her soaring voice over classic pop
craft. The accompanying visual clip, featuring actor Tristan
Wilds as the romantic interest, was directed by up-and-coming
filmmaker Xavier Dolan and is reportedly the first music video
to be shot with IMAX cameras.

"Hello" debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's pop charts, thus becoming Adele's fourth chart-topper and making history as the first
single to receive more than one million downloads in a week's
time. The song has remained at No. 1 for multiple weeks in the
U.K. as well. 25, released on Nov. 20, is a collection of emotional, sometimes plaintive songs looking at the ins and outs of
relationships, owing much of its sound to traditional pop craft.
The album is an international sales juggernaut as well, reaching
No. 1 on iTunes in 110 countries. In the U.S., 25 sold 3.38 million
copies in seven days, beating the 'N Sync record of 2.42 million
album copies sold in a week. Among other feats, 25 is also the
fastest album to reach a million copies sold in the U.K., doing
so in 10 days.

Personal Life

On June 29, 2012, Adele announced on her website that she was
pregnant with her first child. The baby's father is Adele's
boyfriend, Simon Konecki. Adele spoke to People magazine
about being a mother: "I really want to be a mum. I better start
getting on with it!" she said, adding that she wants to have a trio
of boys by the time she's 30.
She gave birth to her son Angelo on October 19, 2012.

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