How old is Adele?

One of the most recognized and respected modern British singers, the owner of plenty of awards, Adele Laurie Blue Adkins is known as simply Adele, one of the world's most selling singers of the current century. She was born in London in 1988 and grew up in various neighborhoods of the capital city since her parents were divorced and she often changed the place of living. Her idols were Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James, and Spice Girls, so when Adele was 14 years old she started learning to play the guitar and writing her own songs. She graduated from The London School for Performing Arts & Technology, BRIT School and released her first solo album, "19" in 2008. It became 7 times platinum in the UK, brought the young singer plenty of awards and recognition, as well as resulted in signing up with Columbia Records. Her second album named 21, released 2 years later, greatly surpassed the success of the first one bringing Adele 6 Grammy awards, three American Music Awards, etc. This album has also become the most sold album of the year. In 2012, one more milestone event happened in the career of the young singer: she recorded the title song for a James Bond movie Skyfall, and the composition brought her a plethora of important awards including one more Grammy Award, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe award, etc. The third solo album of Adele titled 25 came out in 2015, and it repeated the success of the previous albums becoming the best selling album of the year and bringing the singer 5 Grammy awards. The tour that followed the album release brought a lot of recognition and incomes to the singer. For her great contribution to music and social life of the country, Adele has got an honor to become a Member of the British Empire. The list of her international awards and titles is really large. She is married to Simon Konecki and the couple has a son, Angelo.

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