Friday Fave

In this edition  of Friday Fave, the trending post is -

Who is Adele? 

This favorite trend highlighted Adele's well deserved successes, honors, and awards.  

Where normally I would conclude with my signature quote "The post will say the rest of it.  Follow the link above...", I did state in the Who is Adele? post that her career background was as extensive as her successes. 

And so on this Friday Fave, I am dedicating this post to Adele's other half - her career background.

2006 - 2010
- Graduated from BRIT School for Performing Arts & Technology 
(2006)
- Recorded a 3-song demo for a class project and gave it to a friend
- The share led to a call from Richard Russell, head of XL Recordings.
- In June 2006, Adele landed XL representation.
- In September 2006, Adele was signed with XL Recordings.
- "Hometown Glory" became her breakthrough song

19
- Named after her age at the time of recording
- No. 1 in Britain
- Mercury Prize Award nominee (2008)
*Annual award to best album in the UK by a British or Irish act
- Urban Music award win for Best Jazz Act 
- Q Awards nomination for Breakthrough Act
- Released in the United States in June 2008

Billboard Magazine 
"Adele truly has potential to become among the most respected and inspiring international artists of her generation."  (Wikipedia)

October 18, 2008 - Musical guest on Saturday Night Live
Songs performed - "Chasing Pavements" and "Cold Shoulder"
19 topped the iTunes chart ... No. 11 on Billboard 200

19 
Certified Gold by RIAA (2009) 
2.2 million copies sold worldwide

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2011 - 2014
21 
- Country and Roots genres 
- Reflection of growth over the past two years
-  No. 1 in 30 countries, including the UK and the U.S.
- "Someone Like You" - No. 1 in the UK
- 4.5 million copies sold in the UK
- Fourth best-selling album in the UK
- Biggest selling album in the 21st Century
- Over 10 million copies sold in the U.S.
- As of 2016, over 31 million copies sold

Achievement 
"Rolling in the Deep" and "Someone Like You" 
- Top 5 in UK Singles Chart
- First living artist to achieve two top-five hits in Official Singles Chart and Official Albums Chart at the same time (since the Beatles in 1964)

Achievement 
- First artist ever to have an album (21) at No.  1 on Billboard 200 AND 3 No. 1 singles at the same time
- Billboard 200 & Billboard Hot 100 Top 3 Categories - Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year ... Adele was the first female to win all three - 21 for the album and "Rolling in the Deep" for the song

21
- Certified Diamond by RIAA
- Certification within less than two years

"Skyfall" + "A View to a Kill" 

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2015 - 2017
"Hello" - 25
- The music video was viewed 27.7 million times on YouTube in first 24 hours.
- The music video was estimated one million views per hour on YouTube.

"Hello"
- No. 1 on UK Singles Chart
- No. 1 international - such as Australia, France, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, 
Germany
- No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100
- At least one million downloads in one week (U.S.)

25
- No. 1 on UK Albums Chart
- Fastest selling album in the UK charts - over 800,000 copies sold in first week
- No. 1 in the U.S. - "record-breaking 3.38 million copies in its first week" (Wikipedia)
- 20 million copies sold worldwide

Adele Live 2016
Tour - Europe, North America, Australia 
"The Finale" - Wembley Stadium

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2018 - Present
Fourth studio album expected to be released in December 2018

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Influences
Spice Girls
Sinead O'Connor
The Cure
Dusty Springfield
Celine Dion
Annie Lennox
Aaliyah
Destiny's Child
Mary J. Blige
Pink
Jeff Buckley's album Grace
Etta James
Ella Fitzgerald 
Amy Winehouse
Beyonce 

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My take away -
Adele's career background is quite detailed in length and is truly as profound as her well deserved successes and honors.  Read even more on Wikipedia.  

Of all those who inspired her, I cannot imagine the many who Adele has inspired.