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Adele's biography

1^st § - Adele Laurie Blue Adkins is a British singer and songwriter. She was born on May 5, 1988, in North London, England. She was the only child of Penny Adkins - who was just 18 when Adele was born - and a Welsh father, Mark Evans, who left the family when Adele was only 4 years old.

2^nd § - Early on, Adele developed a passion for music. Adele's mum encouraged her young daughter "to explore, and not to stick with one thing." Although she was a very bright pupil, she wasn't oriented towards a traditional education. Instead, her mother enrolled her in the BRIT School for Performing Arts & Technology, which counts Amy Winehouse as an alum.

3^rd § - While at school, Adele cut a three-track demo (=she recorded 3 songs) for a class project that was eventually posted on her MySpace page. When executives at XL Recordings heard the tracks, they contacted the singer and, in November 2006, just four months after Adele had graduated school, signed a contract with her.

4^th § - Her first two albums, 19 and 21, earned her critical praise and great commercial success : indeed the artist sold millions of albums worldwide and won multiple Grammys. She also received a songwriting Oscar for the James Bond track "Skyfall." After becoming a mom, Adele returned to the charts in autumn 2015 with the ballad "Hello," the lead single of her forthcoming album 25.

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