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American singer and songwriter
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Brandi Carlile
Brandi Carlile
American alternative country and folk rock singer-songwriter
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Jess Glynne
Jess Glynne
English singer and songwriter
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Greg Kurstin
Greg Kurstin
American record producer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter
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Natasha Bedingfield
Natasha Bedingfield
English singer and songwriter
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Sia
Sia
Australian artist
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Amy Winehouse
Amy Winehouse
English singer and songwriter
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Sam Smith
Sam Smith
English singer and songwriter
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Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
American singer-songwriter
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Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood
American country music singer
10
Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Clarkson
American recording artist; singer-songwriter, actress, and television personality
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Rihanna
Rihanna
Barbadian singer, songwriter, and businesswoman
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Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga
American singer, songwriter, actress, and activist
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Beyoncé
Beyoncé
American artist
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Florence + the Machine
Florence + the Machine
British indie rock band
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Shakira
Shakira
Colombian singer
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Gwen Stefani
Gwen Stefani
American singer-songwriter
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Mary J. Blige
Mary J. Blige
American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress from New York
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Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
English singer-songwriter, record producer, guitarist and actor
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Ellie Goulding
Ellie Goulding
English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
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Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue
Australian singer
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Labrinth
Labrinth
English singer/songwriter and record producer
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Sade Adu
Sade Adu
English singer-songwriter
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Annie Lennox
Annie Lennox
Scottish singer and songwriter
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Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys
American singer, musician, composer and actress
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Dua Lipa
Dua Lipa
English singer and songwriter
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Tori Kelly
Tori Kelly
American singer
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Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande
American singer and actress
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Diplo
Diplo
American DJ, music producer, and songwriter
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Enya
Enya
Irish singer, songwriter, and musician
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Bonnie Tyler
Bonnie Tyler
Welsh recording artist and singer
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Michelle Williams
Michelle Williams
American singer and member of Destiny's Child
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Alison Krauss
Alison Krauss
American bluegrass-country singer-songwriter and musician
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Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu
American neo-soul singer
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Coldplay
Coldplay
British band
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Duffy
Duffy
Welsh singer-songwriter
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The Civil Wars
The Civil Wars
American musical duo
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Toni Braxton
Toni Braxton
American R&B singer-songwriter
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India.Arie
India.Arie
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and flautist
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Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
American singer and actress (1963-2012)
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Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey
American recording artist; singer-songwriter
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Lauren Daigle
Lauren Daigle
American singer and songwriter
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Florence Welch
Florence Welch
English musician, singer and songwriter
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Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton
American singer-songwriter and actress
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Stevie Nicks
Stevie Nicks
American singer and songwriter, member of Fleetwood Mac
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Jessie J
Jessie J
English singer
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Daya
Daya
American singer
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Mark Ronson
Mark Ronson
British-American musician, DJ, songwriter and record producer
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St. Vincent
St. Vincent
American singer-songwriter
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Lorde
Lorde
New Zealand singer-songwriter
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Leona Lewis
Leona Lewis
British singer-songwriter
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Alessia Cara
Alessia Cara
Canadian singer
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LeAnn Rimes
LeAnn Rimes
American singer, songwriter, actress
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KT Tunstall
KT Tunstall
Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Nelly Furtado
Nelly Furtado
Canadian singer and songwriter
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Anaïs Mitchell
Anaïs Mitchell
American singer-songwriter, musician and playwright
Intro
English singer and songwriter
Awards Received
Member of the Order of the British Empire
Grammy Award for Best New Artist
Academy Award for Best Original Song
Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance
Grammy Award for Record of the Year
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song
Grammy Award for Album of the Year
Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist
Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Grammy Award for Album of the Year
Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album
Grammy Award for Best Music Video
Grammy Award for Song of the Year
Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance
Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media
Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album
Grammy Award for Record of the Year
Grammy Award for Song of the Year
Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance
Nominated For
MTV Europe Music Award for Best Song
News

Adele Laurie Blue Adkins MBE (/əˈdɛl/; born 5 May 1988) is an English singer and songwriter. After graduating in arts from the BRIT School in 2006, Adele signed a record deal with XL Recordings. In 2007, she received the Brit Awards Critics' Choice Award and won the BBC Sound of 2008 poll. Her debut album, 19, was released in 2008. It is certified 8× platinum in the UK and triple platinum in the US. The album contains her first song, "Hometown Glory", written when she was just 16, which is based on her home suburb of West Norwood in London. An appearance she made on Saturday Night Live in late 2008 boosted her career in the US. At the 2009 Grammy Awards, Adele won the awards for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

Adele released her second studio album, 21, in 2011. The album was critically well-received and surpassed the success of her debut, earning numerous awards in 2012, among them a record-tying six Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year; the Brit Award for British Album of the Year; and the American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Album. The album has been certified 17× platinum in the UK, and is overall the second best-selling album in the nation. In the US, it has held the top position longer than any album since 1985, and is certified Diamond. The world's best-selling album of 2011 and 2012, 21 has sold over 31 million copies, making it the best-selling album of the 21st century. The success of 21 earned Adele numerous mentions in the Guinness Book of Records. She was the first female in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 to have three simultaneous top-ten singles as a lead artist, with "Rolling in the Deep", "Someone Like You", and "Set Fire to the Rain", all of which also topped the chart.

In 2012, Adele released "Skyfall", which she co-wrote and recorded for the James Bond film of the same name. The song won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and the Brit Award for British Single of the Year. After taking a three-year break, Adele released her third studio album, 25, in 2015. It became the year's best-selling album and broke first-week sales records in the UK and US. 25 was her second album to be certified Diamond in the US and earned her five Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, and four Brit Awards, including British Album of the Year. The lead single, "Hello", became the first song in the US to sell over one million digital copies within a week of its release. Her third concert tour, Adele Live 2016, visited Europe, North America and Oceania, and concluded with finale concerts at Wembley Stadium in June 2017.

With sales of over 120 million records, Adele is one of the world's best-selling music artists. Her accolades include fifteen Grammy Awards and nine Brit Awards. In 2011, 2012, and 2016, Billboard named her Artist of the Year. At the 2012 and 2016 Ivor Novello Awards, Adele was named Songwriter of the Year by the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors. In 2012, she was listed at number five on VH1's 100 Greatest Women in Music. Time magazine named her one of the most influential people in the world in 2012 and 2016. Her third tour saw her break attendance records globally, including in the UK, Australia, and the US, and her album 21 has been listed in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020).