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19, named for her age at the time she
started recording it, entered the British charts at number one. The Times
Encyclopedia of Modern Music named 19 an "essential" blue-eyed
soul recording. She released her second single "Chasing Pavements" on
14 January 2008, two weeks ahead of her debut album, 19. The song
reached number two on the UK Chart, and stayed there for four weeks. Adele was
nominated for a 2008 Mercury Prize award for 19. She also won an Urban
Music Award for "Best Jazz Act". She also received a Q Awards
nomination in the category of Breakthrough Act and a Music of Black Origin
nomination in the category of Best UK Female. In March 2008, Adele signed a
deal with Columbia Records and XL Recordings for her foray into the US. She
embarked on a short North American tour in the same month. 19 was
released in the US in June. Billboard magazine stated; "Adele truly
has potential to become among the most respected and inspiring international
artists of her generation." The An Evening with Adele world tour began in
May 2008 and ended in June 2009. She later cancelled the 2008 US tour dates to
be with a former boyfriend. She said in Nylon magazine in June 2009,
"I was drinking far too much and that was kind of the basis of my
relationship with this boy. I couldn't bear to be without him, so I was like,
'Well, OK, I'll just cancel my stuff then... I can't believe I did that... It
seems so ungrateful". In July Adele paid £8,000 for a commissioned
painting by Stella Vine in a charity auction in aid of Keep a Child Alive, a
charity which helps African children and their families living with HIV/AIDS.
Adele said she planned to ask Vine to paint a portrait of "my mum and
me".
By the middle of October 2008, it appeared that
Adele's attempt to break into America had failed. Then, she was the musical
guest on the 18 October 2008 episode of Saturday Night Live. The
episode included an expected appearance by then US vice-presidential candidate Sarah
Palin. The program earned its best ratings in 14 years with 17 million
viewers. Adele performed "Chasing Pavements" and "Cold Shoulder",
and the following day, 19 topped the iTunes charts and ranked at number
five at Amazon.com while "Chasing Pavements" rose into the top 25.
The album reached number 11 on the Billboard 200 as a result, a jump of 35
places over the previous week. In November 2008 Adele moved to Notting Hill after
leaving her mother's house, a move that prompted her to give up drinking. The
album was certified as gold in February 2009 by the Recording Industry
Association of America. By July 2009, the album had sold 2.2 million
copies worldwide.
At the 51st Grammy
Awards in 2009, Adele won awards in the categories of Best New Artist and Best
Female Pop Vocal Performance. She was also nominated in the categories of Record
of the Year and Song of the Year. In 2009, Adele was also nominated for three Brit
Awards in the categories of Best British Female, Best British Single and Best
British Breakthrough Act. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown sent a thank-you
letter to Adele that stated "with the troubles that the country's in
financially, you're a light at the end of the tunnel." On 17 September
2009, Adele performed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, for the VH1 "Divas"
event, a concert to raise money for the Save The Music Foundation charity. On 6
December, Adele opened with a 40-minute set at John Mayer's 2nd Annual Holiday
Charity Revue held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
Source : Wilipedia
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