Adele’s second album, 21, was the best-selling of the year with 4.8M copies sold. Her song ‘Rolling in the deep’ was adjudged the most popular song with alongside pop singers LMFAO‘s ‘Party Rock Anthem’.
Adele, 23, is 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. Since her debut album, 19, Adele has received much recognition both commercially and critically.
The album debuted at number one on the Billboard charts and has been certified four times platinum in the UK. Her career in the US was boosted by a viewer record–breaking Saturday Night Live episode in late 2008. At the 2009 Grammy Awards, Adele won the awards for ‘Best New Artist’ and ‘Best Female Pop Vocal Performance’.
Adele has six nominations in the forthcoming 54th annual Grammy Awards which is set to take place on February 12, 2012 at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles.
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