10.20.2011

[distinctly ADELE]

i first heard this chanteuse singing over jill's iPod. i like her because of her distinct soulful voice (categorized as contralto-the deepest female classical singing voice with the lowest tessitura, falling between tenor & mezzo-soprano).

ADELE or adele laurie blue adkins in real life, is a multi-awarded English singer-songwriter born on may 2, 1988. she was a graduate of the BRIT school for performing arts & technology. among her classmates were leona lewis & jessie j.

other ADELE trivia :
  • in 2009, she won the awards for best new artist & best female pop vocal performance
  • her album & album track someone like you reached no. 1 for 4 consecutive weeks
  • at age 4, she would impersonate the spice girls at dinner parties
  • 1st studio album, 19 became #11 on Billboard 200 with chasing pavements in #25 & was certified gold in feb 2009
  • 2nd studio album, 21 became #1 album with someone like you hitting straight to #1 in the UK singles chart & 1st single rolling in the deep hitting #1 in 8 countries including the Billboard Hot 100) in 2011
listen now to ADELE

someone like you



rolling in the deep



&
chasing pavements


to know more about the lady & her music, go to her site.



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