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Four months after graduation, Adele published two
songs on the fourth issue of the online arts publication PlatformsMagazine.com.
She had recorded a three-song demo for a class project and gave it to a friend
who posted it on Myspace where it became very successful and led to a phone
call from music label XL Recordings. She
doubted if the offer was real because the only record company she knew was Virgin
Records, and she took a friend with her to the meeting.
Nick Huggett at XL recommended Adele to manager
Jonathan Dickins at September Management and in June 2006 Dickins became her
official representative. September
was managing Jamie T at the time and this proved a major attraction for Adele
who was a big fan of the British singer-songwriter. Huggett then signed Adele
to XL in September 2006. Adele provided vocals for Jack Peñate's song, "My
Yvonne", from his debut album, and it was during this session she first
met producer Jim Abbiss, who would go on to produce the majority of her debut
album "19", and tracks on follow-up "21". Adele's
breakthrough song, "Hometown Glory", was released in October 2007.
Adele supported Will Young at the 2007 MENCAP Little Noise Sessions, a charity
concert at London's Union Chapel. In 2008 she was the headliner and performed a
stripped down acoustic set and was supported by Damien Rice. She became the first recipient of the BRIT Awards Critics'
Choice and was named the number-one predicted breakthrough act of 2008 in
an annual BBC poll of music critics, Sound of 2008
Adele's voice is categorised as contralto.
Initially, critics suggested that her vocals were more developed and intriguing
than her songwriting, a sentiment with which Adele agreed. Adele's first album
is of the soul genre, with lyrics describing heartbreak and relationship. Her success occurred
simultaneously with several other British female soul singers, with the British
press dubbing her a new Amy Winehouse. This was described as a third British
Musical Invasion of the US. However, Adele called the comparisons between her
and other female soul singers lazy, noting "we're a gender, not a
genre". By the beginning of 2009, listeners and critics started to
describe Adele as unique. AllMusic wrote that "Adele is simply too magical
to compare her to anyone." American singer Beyoncé Knowles cited Adele as
one of the influences for her fourth album, 4. Madonna expressed a
desire to collaborate with Adele, commenting; "I think she’s brilliant, I
love her". J. J. Burnel of The Stranglers is also a fan, stating;
"She had me riveted... Of course she's huge and normally that would turn
me off because it's too commercial. But I was seriously impressed". Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters and Nirvana has
repeatedly praised Adele in interviews. In February 2012, Adele was listed at
number five on VH1′s 100 Greatest Women In Music. In April 2012, American
magazine Time named Adele one of the 100 most influential people in the
world. People named her one of 2012 Most
Beautiful at Every Age. On 30 April 2012, a tribute to Adele was held at New
York City's (Le) Poisson Rouge called Broadway Sings Adele, starring
various Broadway actors such as Matt Doyle.
Source : Wikipedia
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