Adele Skinny

Adele Skinny

Adele Skinny

Adele Skinny

Adele Skinny

Adele: "I Don't Want to Be Some Skinny Mini With My Tits Out"

With a voice as powerful and soulful as Adele's, she doesn't need the bells and whistles her peers rely so heavily upon.

"I've never seen magazine covers or music videos and been like 'I need to look like that to be a success,'" Adele, 23, tells Anderson Cooper on 60 Minutes (airing Sunday). "I don't want to be some skinny mini with my tits out. I really don't want to do it and I don't want people confusing what it is that I'm about."

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The chart-topping "Rolling in the Deep" singer adds that she's not interested in being provocative for the sake of being provocative. "I just stand there and sing," she tells Cooper, 44. "I don't do stunts or anything."

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Adele says her mission is simple: "I'm just writing love songs. I'm not trying to be pop. I'm not trying to be jazz. I'm not trying to be anything. I'm just writing love songs and everyone loves a love song."

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After undergoing throat surgery in November 2011, Adele will return to the stage for the first time at Sunday's Grammy Awards. Her full 60 Minutes interview premieres Sunday at 7 p.m. EST on CBS.

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I’ve always found Adele eminently likeable. She’s brilliantly candid and giggly in interviews and gives great quote, perhaps most notably when she described meeting Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live with ‘an Obama badge on [her] tit.’ But while I’ll never turn over the Alan Carr show when she’s on, and always read an article about her, I’ve always had absolutely zero interest in her music; 2008′s 19 passed me by, put aside after a couple of listens, and my brain filed her away, maybe unfairly, next to Duffy in the ‘beehived pop puppet with an accent and a fairly impressive set of pipes’ pigeonhole.

Two things made me reconsider. One was the High Contrast remix of ‘Hometown Glory,’ which, while being a truly brilliant dance track, first made me properly stop and listen to her voice. She doesn’t just have a really powerful set of lungs, but also the woefully rare ability to sincerely express raw emotion vocally. And the second was my first listen of 21.

21 is explicitly about a break up. Now, obviously a vast percentage of modern popular music is rooted somewhere in relationships making us unhappy in one way or another, but albums which are so openly based on the end of a particular relationship can make for a slightly uncomfortable listen. I’ve only ever made it halfway through The First Days Of Spring without having to turn it off, cringing wildly. The equivalent of the drunk uncle sobbing loudly over his divorce at a wedding, oversharing albums are sympathy-inducing but above all embarrassing. 21 is not one of these albums.

What is so striking about it as a whole is that Adele, at her still tender age, manages to masterfully articulate her way though the full spectrum of post-break up emotions. Beginning powerfully with first single ‘Rolling In The Deep’ (which, if we can briefly jump back to excellent remixes, has been given the Jamie xx treatment, and rather wonderfully so), she bellows vengefully ‘You’re gonna wish you never met me.’ Knowing call and answer on ‘Rumour Has It’ proclaims ‘She ain’t got your love any more’ before executing a final triumphant blow with the twist in the final line ‘Rumour has it/he’s the one I’m leaving you for.’ Make no mistake, Adele is in control here.

However, in the spirit of the maelstrom of emotions we all recognise as part of being a recently single emotional train wreck, she slides effortlessly from revenge into defenceless heartbreak on ‘Don’t You Remember’. ‘Don’t you remember the reason you loved me before?/Baby, please remember me once more.’ There are weaker points on the album, notably the slightly trite lyrics and trilling piano lines of ‘Turning Tables,’ but it’s easy to forget that this isn’t a record from a far more established artist and criticise accordingly, rather than a coming-of-age record serving perhaps as an introduction of sorts to those who initially dismissed her. The strengths of this record, and there are many, show that not only has Adele produced something really quite astonishing here, but that there can only be greater things to come.

It’s her extraordinary voice that carries us through the wreckage of her relationship. While sharing something incredibly personal, she somehow puts her finger on a series of universal human experiences and feelings, without ever intending to. Her voice is both effortless sounding, skipping octaves as easy as a whisper, and completely sodden with emotion. This album is surprisingly persuasive, and those with no interest in what Adele had to say before could well see their minds being changed.

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Adele Boyfriend 2012

Adele's Boyfriend Simon Konecki: 5 Things

Following the heartache that inspired her first two albums, Adele has found happiness with a new guy.

The Grammy-nominated singer, 23, has been seeing fellow Brit Simon Konecki, 36, after they reportedly met in the U.K. last summer. She even addressed their relationship (for the first and only time, she writes!) on a recent blog post: "Everyone in our lives separately and together wish us nothing but the best, and vice versa."










Here are five things to know about her bearded beau:

1. He's a good guy
Konecki is a former financier who co-founded U.K. bottled water company Life Water. He also heads the company's charity, Drop4Drop, which brings clean water to developing countries. The most rewarding part of his job? "Definitely seeing the smile on a kid's face when they try clean water for the first time," he told U.K. food and drink publication The Grocer last month.

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2. He likes the outdoors
Konecki was spotted golfing in Florida, and on Jan. 2, he and Adele kissed and cuddled before going on a airboat ride together in the Florida Everglades. The couple was reportedly in The States visiting some of Konecki's family members who live in Boca Raton, Fla., where they also enjoyed crab cakes, salmon and lettuce wraps at one local restaurant.

3. He's got silly nicknames
"I get called 'The Waterboy,' " he told The Grocer in December. "When I was in the city they used to call me 'Swampy' ... probably due to my long hair and leftie views."

4. He's been married before
Konecki's stylist ex filed for divorce in 2008 after four years of marriage, according to the U.K.'s Now magazine. A fact Adele also addressed on her blog, writing, "Contrary to reports and headlines in the press today, Simon is divorced and has been for 4 years."

5. He's a Snoop Dogg fan
When The Grocer asked Konecki which celeb he'd hire if a famous person were to join his staff, he chose two: the CEO of PepsiCo because she [Indra K. Nooyi] "knows how to get things done," he said. And Tha Doggfather, who Konecki said would "answer the phones with his dulcet tones."

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Adele Grammys 2012

Grammy Winners: Adele Takes Home All Six Awards She Was Up For

Queen Of Just About Everything Adele swept the 54th Grammy Awards on Sunday by winning all six categories she was nominated in: Album Of The Year (21), Record Of The Year ("Rolling In The Deep"), Song Of The Year ("Rolling In The Deep"), Best Pop Solo Performance ("Someone Like You"), Best Pop Vocal Album (21) and Best Short Form Music Video ("Rolling In The Deep").





























Adele now ties Beyonce with the most awards won by a female in one night at the Grammys. She also performed her lead 21 single, "Rolling In The Deep", and drew a standing ovation from the crowd at the Staples Center at the end.

Ironically, Adele's 21 is currently the leader on Billboard's Top 200, and is just one week shy of matching the 20-week reign of Whitney Houston's soundtrack to 1992 film The Bodyguard. Whitney, as the world knows, died on Saturday at the age of 48.

Here's Jennifer Hudson's tribute to Houston from the Grammys last night.

The 54th Grammy Award winners

ALBUM OF THE YEAR: 21, Adele
RECORD OF THE YEAR: “Rolling In The Deep”, Adele
SONG OF THE YEAR: “Rolling In The Deep”, Adele
BEST NEW ARTIST: Bon Iver
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE: “Someone Like You”, Adele
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM: 21, Adele
BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE: “Body And Soul”, Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse
BEST SHORT FORM MUSIC VIDEO: “Rolling in the Deep”, Adele
BEST LONG FORM MUSIC VIDEO: “Foo Fighters: Back and Forth”, Foo Fighters
BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA: Boardwalk Empire: Volume 1
SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA: The King’s Speech
BEST DANCE RECORDING: “Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites”, Skrillex
BEST DANCE/ELECTRONICA ALBUM: Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites, Skrillex
BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM: Duets II, Tony Bennett
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE: “Walk”, Foo Fighters
BEST ROCK SONG: “Walk”, Foo Fighters
BEST HARD ROCK/METAL PERFORMANCE: “White Limo”, Foo Fighters
BEST ROCK ALBUM: Wasting Light, Foo Fighters
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM: Bon Iver, Bon Iver
BEST R&B ALBUM: F.A.M.E., Chris Brown
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE: “Is This Love”, Corinne Bailey Rae
BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE: “Fool For You”, Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona
BEST R&B SONG: “Fool for You”, Cee Lo Green and Jack Splash
BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION: “All Of The Lights”, Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE: “Otis”, Jay-Z & Kanye West
BEST RAP SONG: “All of the Lights”, Kanye West
BEST RAP ALBUM: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Kanye West
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM: Own The Night, Lady Antebellum
BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE: “Mean”, Taylor Swift
BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE: “Barton Hollow”, The Civil Wars
BEST COUNTRY SONG: “Mean”, Taylor Swift
BEST AMERICANA ALBUM: Ramble At The Ryman, Levon Helm
BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM: Paper Airplane, Alison Krauss & Union Station
BEST BLUES ALBUM: Revelator, Tedeschi Trucks Band
BEST FOLK ALBUM: Barton Hollow, The Civil Wars
BEST IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO: “500 Miles High”, Chick Corea
BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM: The Mosaic Project, Terri Lyne Carrington and Various Artists
BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM: The Good Feeling, Christian McBride Big Band
BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM: Forever, Corea, Clarke and White
BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM: If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won’t), Betty White
BEST CHILDREN’S ALBUM: All About Bullies… Big and Small, Various Artists
BEST MUSIC THEATER ALBUM: The Book of Mormon
BEST COMEDY ALBUM: Hilarious, Louis C.K.
BEST REGIONAL ROOTS MUSIC ALBUM: Rebirth of New Orleans, Rebirth Brass Band
BEST WORLD MUSIC ALBUM: Tassili, Tinariwen
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL: Paul Epworth

Adele Biography

Adele Profile
Famous as : Soul/Jazz singer
Birth Name : Adele Laurie Blue Adkins
Birth Date : May 05, 1988
Birth Place : Tottenham, London, UK
Claim to fame : Single "Chasing Pavements" (2008)


















Adele Biography

Adele is not one for being pigeonholed. She has broken through the music industry at a relatively young age, particularly owing it to her distinctive voice. She was born Adele Laurie Blue Adkins on May 5, 1988 in Enfield, North London. She came from a non-musical family but a very supportive one. Adele said that her mother used to set up a stage show for her in their own home with Adele being the performer and her mother's friends being the audience.

Like many teenagers swept with the Spice Girls fever in the '90s, Adele too liked to impersonate the all-girls band. She was also a fan of British singer Gabrielle whose songs she liked to cover. One day, her father's friend who happened to be a dance producer praised the color of her voice and thus Adele's spirit was lifted.

She tried to cover Blondie's "Heart of Glass" and once she got a hold of a real mic, she knew it was her destiny to be a singer. "As soon as I got a microphone in my hand, when I was about 14, I realized I wanted to do this," she later on recalled. "Most people don't like the ...

way their voice sounds when it's recorded. I was just so excited by the whole thing that I wasn't bothered what it sounded like."

Her secondary school life was not particularly cultivating for her singing career, only when she entered The BRIT School did she gain much more. Enrolling at the school that had graduated famous names like Amy Winehouse, Kate Nash and Leona Lewis, the young singer was lucky to meet an inspirational singer named Shingai Shoniwa which later on joined the band The Noisettes as the vocalist. Living next door to Shoniwa, Adele often made use of the opportunity to jam around with her and she confessed later on that Shoniwa made her "want to be a writer and not just sing Destiny's Child songs."

To boost her singing career, like many other hopeful musicians, Adele opened a MySpace account where she can display her songs and demos and ask for feedbacks. By 2004, she was already a popular singer on-line but only two years after that did she gain wider opportunity to showcase her talent. After graduating from BRIT school in May 2006, she toured around with affiliates Jamie T, Jack Penate, and Davendra Banhart. Through Jamie ...

T's indie label, Pacemaker Records, she released an album called "Hometown Glory" that was only available on 7 inch vinyl format.

By that time, Adele was already a commodity for music executives that many have tried to sign a contract with her. It was XL Recordings that finally met the line. Adele released her debut album, "19", in U.K. through the label in January 2008. The LP went straight to number one on U.K. Albums chart, thanks to the popularity of its lead single "Chasing Pavements" that also received a unique music video. The album was then prepared for U.S. market with the release date set on June 10, 2008.

In 2009, she was nominated for four Grammys and won two of them; Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Two years later, she dropped a second album "21" on January 19 in the U.K. "I'm very excited, nervous, eager, anxious but chuffed to announce my new album! It's taken a while and it knocked me for six when writing it," she said of the new release. "It's different from '19', it's about the same things but in a different light. I deal with things differently now."

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