How did Adele get discovered as a singer?

Adele Laurie Blue Adkins was born in Tottenham in 1988. She was introduced to music during her early age and she started singing at the age of four. read more

From four years old, Adele had been obsessed with emotive voices, especially those of singers like Mary J. Blige, Lauryn Hill and Alicia Keys. But her real musical"awakening" came when she discovered Etta James and Ella Fitzgerald records at a thrift store. read more

One day her friend shot her video, her singing one of her first self-written songs ‘Daydreamer’. Her close friend created a Myspace profile in the name of Adele. From there with the help of the demos sent to XL Recordings, Adele was discovered. read more

Billboard also announced the same day that Adele's"Rolling in the Deep" is the biggest crossover hit of the past 25 years, topping pop, adult pop and adult contemporary charts and that Adele is one of four female artists to have an album chart at number one for more than 13 weeks (the other three artists being Judy Garland, Carole King, and Whitney Houston). read more