Adele Conquers the Charts on Both Sides of the Atlantic
Adele is beginning to dominate the charts on both sides of the Atlantic this month with not only a US No.1 album, but she has also become the first living artist since the Beatles to have 2 top 5 hits in both the UK album and UK singles chart.
The single ‘Someone Like You’ (which you can watch her perform live at the Brits here) is no.1 in the UK singles chart for a 3rd week with another single ‘Rolling in the Deep’ currently at no.5, she also has a cover of the Bob Dylan song ‘Make You Feel My Love’ at no. 27.
In the UK album chart her latest album ’21′ is at no.1 after it debuted there 2 weeks ago, her previous album ’19′ has also had a resurgence and is at no.4
Both albums are titles after the age that Adele was when she recorded them, it shows a remarkable climb to the top of the music world for a girl who was first discovered after some videos of her were posted on the internet.
In the US the album ’21′ went straight to the top of the charts in it’s first week of release selling 352,000 copies and the album ’19′ went back up the chart to number 16.
Facts about Adele (Click Arrow)
Born on the 5th May 1988 in an area of North London, UK called Tottenham. She began singing at the age of 4 and cites the Spice Girls as a major influence on her early life. She wrote her first song at the age of 16 called ‘Hometown Glory’ which was to appear on her later album ’19′.
She attended and graduated from the BRITS school in 2006 in a class that included Leona Lewis. She signed to XL later that year and began working on an album. ’19′ was released in 2008 entering the UK album chart at no. 1 In 2008 she also signed a deal with Columbia Records to promote her in America. She got her big US break when she was invited to perform on the Saturday Night Live TV show, at the same time as the most famous women in America at that time, Sarah Palin.
The show attracted 17 million views and propelled her singles and album up the US charts overnight. Adele picked up numerous awards including a couple of Grammy’s before releasing her second album in February 2011 called ’21′.
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