"among a group of people that they most associated with UK culture, which included William Shakespeare, Queen Elizabeth II, David Beckham, J. K. Rowling, The Beatles, Charlie Chaplin and Elton John. Adele Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (; born 5 May 1988) is an English singer and songwriter. After graduating from the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology in 2006, Adele was given a recording contract by XL Recordings after a friend posted her demo on Myspace the same year. In 2007, she received the Brit Awards ""Critics' Choice"" award and won the BBC Sound of 2008 poll. Her debut"
"the world in 2012 and 2016. Her 2016–17 tour, saw her break attendance records in a number of countries, including the UK, Australia, and the US. With sales of more than 100 million records, Adele is one of the world's best-selling music artists. Adele Laurie Blue Adkins was born on 5 May 1988 in Tottenham, London, to an English mother, Penny Adkins, and a Welsh father, Marc Evans. Evans left when Adele was two, leaving her mother to raise her. She began singing at age four and asserts that she became obsessed with voices. Growing up, Adele spent most of"
"Adele King Adèle King (born Adèle Condron-King, 4 April 1951) is an Irish entertainer better known as ""'Twink'Brunker Meets... Adele King (Twink) – New-look Twink on Life, Love and Glamour Sunday World</ref> She is the mother of singer Chloë Agnew from the group Celtic Woman. Adèle King began singing and acting at the age of five. She was a Gaiety Kiddie and worked in pantomime with performers such as Jimmy O'Dea, Milo O'Shea and Maureen Potter. She was also a Young Dublin Singer. She has spent more than 30 years in Dublin's theatres: 26 years in the Gaiety Theatre, two"
"Adele Jergens Adele Jergens (November 26, 1917 – November 22, 2002) was an American actress. Born in Brooklyn, New York, as Adele Louisa Jurgens (some sources say Jurgenson), she rose to prominence in the late 1930s when she was named ""Miss World's Fairest"" at the 1939 New York World's Fair. In the early 1940s, she briefly worked as a Rockette and was named the Number One Showgirl in New York City. After a few years of working as a model and chorus girl, including being an understudy to Gypsy Rose Lee in the Broadway show ""Star and Garter"" in 1942,"
"Historic Preservation. Her husband's public service continued in the United State Senate. During these years, as well as when she was First Lady, Adele served as Vice President of the Florida House, the state's embassy in the nation's capitol. She was also an active member of International Neighbor's Club # One in Washington, D.C. Adele was awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctors of Laws from Barry University in recognition of her dedicated service as a wife, mother and educator. In 2005, she was selected ""A Woman of Impact"" in Greater Miami and the University of Florida honored her as an"
"and 2008, respectively. ""I Left Something Turned on at Home"" went to No. 1 on Canada's country chart. All but one of his studio albums have received gold or platinum certification in the United States; his highest-selling to date is 2005's ""Songs About Me"", which has been certified 2× Multi-Platinum for shipping two million copies. Adkins is widely known for his distinctive bass-baritone singing voice. He has also made several appearances on television, including as a panelist on the game shows ""Hollywood Squares"" and ""Pyramid"", as a 2008 finalist and as the 2013 winner on ""The All Star Celebrity Apprentice"","
"of Songwriters, Composers and Authors. In June 2013, Adele was appointed a MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for services to music, and she received the award from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace on 19 December 2013. In February 2013, she was assessed as one of the 100 most powerful women in the United Kingdom by ""Woman's Hour"" on BBC Radio 4. In April 2016, Adele appeared for the second time on the ""Time"" 100 list of most influential people. In 2014, Adele was already being regarded as a British cultural icon, with young adults from abroad naming her"
"of this ""unusual woman"". The orange rose ""Adele Duttweiler"" was named after her in 2014. The ""Adele-Duttweiler-Preis"" for people and organizations that have been particularly active in the social sphere is awarded annually. Adele Duttweiler Adele Duttweiler (29 December 1892 – 27 July 1990) was a Swiss philanthropist and the wife of Gottlieb Duttweiler, founder of both the Migros group and the LdU political party. Adele Bertschi was born on 29 December 1892 in Horgen on Zürichsee lake shore. Her mother was Maria, née Antille, her father was Samuel, who had emigrated to the USA, where he founded a ribbon"
"is Laura Marling. Other successful acts have been Ed Sheeran, George Ezra, Jake Bugg, Johnny Flynn, Noah and the Whale, Bon Iver, Ben Howard, and Alessi's Ark. English female soul singer Adele attained considerable popularity in Europe, Australia and United States in the early 2010s, where she had several number 1 hits during 2011 and 2015. Contemporary R&B, as well as classic soul, have defined much of the UK's mainstream music in the early to mid-2010s. Notable artists who encompass this sound include Jessie J and Adele. As with previous decades, pop has enjoyed chart domination, with popular instrumentalists, such"
"with ""The Middle"" reaching the number one position. Jimmy Eat World's follow-up album Futures (2004) featured another Modern Rock Tracks number one song, ""Pain"". The RIAA certified Bleed American platinum and Futures gold, rewarding the two albums for selling over one and a half million records between them. The band's sixth album Chase This Light (2007) became the band's highest charting album, peaking at number five on the Billboard 200. In 2015 Jim Adkins announced he would be doing his first solo tour. Jim Adkins James Christopher ""Jim"" Adkins (born November 10, 1975) is an American rock musician. He is"
"Adele Addison Adele Addison (born July 24, 1925 in Springfield, Massachusetts) is an African-American lyric soprano who was a figure in the classical music world during the 1950s and 1960s. Although she did appear in several operas, Addison spent most of her career performing in recital and concert. Her performances spanned a wide array of literature from the Baroque period to contemporary compositions. She is best remembered today as the singing voice for Bess (played by Dorothy Dandridge) in the 1959 movie ""Porgy and Bess"". Addison can be heard on numerous recordings, of which her baroque music recording are perhaps"
"Harriet Harman, UK shadow Minister for Culture and Equality. The event featured Errollyn Wallen, radio producer Debbie Golt and jazz musician Issie Barrett. Fondazione Adkins Chiti: Donne in Musica The International Adkins Chiti: Women in Music Foundation was founded in 1996. It grew from 'Donne in Musica', founded by Patricia Adkins Chiti in 1978, and is a member organisation of the UNESCO International Music Council (see European Music Council). The two bodies were founded to promote women’s musical creativity through a network which has grown to 41,000 female composers and musicians from 109 countries (as at 2015). The Foundation’s library"
"achievement Adele became the first female British solo singer in the history of the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 to have two number ones from the same album. In July 2011, it became the first single of the decade to sell a million units in the UK and it was certified 3× Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), as well as being certified 6× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in the US. As of 2018, Someone Like You has sold over 17 million copies worldwide making it one of the best-selling digital single of all-time. An accompanying"
"Album of the Year, British Single of the Year for ""Hello"", and British Global Success. Adele's seven weeks at the top of the UK Albums Chart took her total to 31 weeks at number one in the UK with her three albums, surpassing Madonna's previous record of most weeks at number one for a female act in the UK. The lead single, ""Hello"", became the first song in the US to sell over one million digital copies within a week of its release. At the 2016 Ivor Novello Awards Adele was named Songwriter of the Year by the British Academy"
"Awards, including British Album of the Year; and three American Music Awards. The album has been certified 17 times platinum in the UK, and is overall the fourth 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 best-selling album worldwide of 2011 and 2012, ""21"" has sold over 31 million copies. The success of ""21"" earned Adele numerous mentions in the ""Guinness Book of World Records."" She was the first female artist to simultaneously have two albums in the top five of the ""Billboard"""
"singing musician."" In 1958, Addison married Norman Berger, a senior research scientist and clinical professor of Prosthetics-Orthotics education in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at New York University. Berger died in 2005 after 47 years of marriage. Adele Addison Adele Addison (born July 24, 1925 in Springfield, Massachusetts) is an African-American lyric soprano who was a figure in the classical music world during the 1950s and 1960s. Although she did appear in several operas, Addison spent most of her career performing in recital and concert. Her performances spanned a wide array of literature from the Baroque period to contemporary compositions."
"Monty Adkins Monty Adkins (born 29 March 1972) is a composer, performer and lecturer in electroacoustic music. Adkins was born in Leamington, UK, and is currently living in Huddersfield, UK. He read music at Pembroke College (Cambridge, UK) and then, in 1993, became a member of the BEAST (Birmingham ElectroAcoustic Sound Theatre). He studied electronic music with Jonty Harrison and then Simon Waters. It was at the age of 22 that he first came to international attention with the electroacoustic works ""Melt"" and ""Clothed in the Soft Horizon"". Between them these works were awarded the Stockholm Electronic Arts Award (Sweden),"
"Lee Everett Alkin Lee Everett or Lee Everett Alkin (born Audrey Valentine Middleton; February 14, 1937) is a British spiritual healer and businesswoman who was previously a pop singer and celebrity psychic under the stage name Lady Lee. Born in Sheffield, Audrey Middleton moved to London in 1958 after the breakdown of her first marriage. She was a backing singer for Emile Ford before Larry Parnes became her manager and gave her the stage name ""Lady Lee"". She also attracted media attention as the girlfriend of Billy Fury, one of Parnes's best known artists. In 1964 she got a recording"
"at number 77 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. To promote the song, Adele performed ""All I Ask"" during ""Adele Live in New York City"", on ""The Late Late Show with James Corden"", on ""The Ellen DeGeneres Show"" and at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards. The latter performance garnered controversy due to technical issues; Adele stated afterwards that the piano microphones fell on to the piano strings, causing the glitch. ""All I Ask"" was written by Adele Adkins, Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence and Christopher Brody Brown, while production of the track was handled by The Smeezingtons, a songwriting and record producing"
"Then 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."" Adele's second album, ""21"", earned her a record-tying six Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year; two Brit Awards, including British Album of the Year. The success of the album saw her receive numerous mentions in the ""Guinness Book of World Records."" With 21 non-consecutive weeks at number 1 in the US, Adele broke the record for the longest number-1 album by a woman in ""Billboard"" history, beating the"
"she met producer Jim Abbiss, who would go on to produce the majority of her debut album. Adele wrote most of the album's material solely, but did work with a select few writers and producers including Jim Abbiss, Eg White and Sacha Skarbek. Their collaborations created a blue-eyed soul album with lyrics describing heartbreak and relationship. Upon release, ""19"" received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the singer's vocals and noted her as having the ""potential to become among the most respected and inspiring international artists of her generation."" ""19"" also won and was nominated for numerous accolades including"
"at number four on the US ""Billboard"" 200 in 2012, the album has also sold over 3 million copies in the United States and an estimated 7 million copies worldwide. Adele graduated from the BRIT School for Performing Arts & Technology in Croydon in May 2006, where she was a classmate of Leona Lewis and Jessie J. Adele credits the school with nurturing her talent even though, at the time, she was more interested in going into A&R and hoped to launch other people's careers. Four months after graduation, she published two songs on the fourth issue of the online"
"""Someone like You"". Adele has been a major contributor to MusiCares, a charity organisation founded by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for musicians in need. In February 2009, Adele performed at the 2009 MusiCares charity concert in Los Angeles. In 2011 and 2012, Adele donated autographed items for auctions to support MusiCares. When on tour, Adele requires all backstage visitors to donate a minimum charitable contribution of US$20 for the UK charity SANDS, an organisation dedicated to ""supporting anyone affected by the death of a baby and promoting research to reduce the loss of babies' lives"". During"
"""I'm a feminist, I believe that everyone should be treated the same, including race and sexuality"". In 2017, Adele was ranked the richest musician under 30 years old in the UK and Ireland in the ""Sunday Times Rich List"", which valued her wealth at £125 million. She was ranked the 19th richest musician overall. She is an icon for the LGBT community. On 12 June 2016 an emotional Adele dedicated her show in Antwerp, Belgium to the victims of the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, earlier that day, adding ""The LGBTQ community, they're like my soul"
"and Adele are known as Blue-eyed soul singers. In the early 1960s, small soul scenes began popping up around the UK. Liverpool in particular had an established black community from which artists such as Chants and Steve Aldo emerged and go on to record within the British music industry. As a result, many recordings were commercially released by British soul acts during the 1960s which were unable to connect with the mainstream market. Nevertheless, soul has been a major influence on British popular music since the 1960s including bands of the British Invasion, most significantly The Beatles. There were a"
"dates in Ireland, Spain, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands among others. Her North American Tour began on 5 July in St. Paul, Minnesota. The leg included six nights at Madison Square Garden in New York City, eight nights at Staples Center in Los Angeles, and four nights at Air Canada Centre in Toronto. Adele broke Taylor Swift's five-show record for most consecutive sold-out shows at Staples Center. At the 2016 Brit Awards in London on 24 February, Adele received the awards for British Female Solo Artist, British Album of the Year for ""25"", British Single of the Year for ""Hello"","
"school 400-meter hurdler in the nation, having run the race in 50.71 seconds. He attended Georgia Tech where he earned a bachelor's degree at the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering in June 1993. Coached by Buddy Fowlkes and Grover Hinsdale at Georgia Tech, he became a six-time All American in the 400-meter hurdles and in the 4×400-meter relay. His first international success was a gold medal double in the 400 m hurdles and 4 × 400-meter relay at the 1989 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships. Adkins reached his first senior global final at the 1991 World Championships in"
"centre, has served as the base of a number of internationally important acts, including The Beatles and Elton John, as well as being instrumental in the birth of dance music. London is also known for spawning numerous massively successful pop acts; with the Spice Girls, Cliff Richard, The Rolling Stones, One Direction and Little Mix being especially noteworthy. London also has a thriving urban scene, mainly throughout the 21st century. Soul singers like Adele, Amy Winehouse and Lemar have found themselves chart, and international success. R&B singers such as the Sugababes, Leona Lewis, Taio Cruz, Jay Sean and Alexandra Burke"
"and panic attacks. In early 2017, tabloids started speculating that Adele and Konecki had secretly married when they were spotted wearing matching rings on their ring fingers. During her acceptance speech at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards for Album of the Year, Adele confirmed their marriage by calling Konecki her husband when thanking him. She subsequently clarified her marital status in March 2017, telling the audience at a concert in Brisbane, Australia, ""I'm married now"". Politically she is a supporter of the Labour Party, stating in 2011 that she was a ""Labour girl through and through"". In 2015, Adele stated"
"gimmicks in Adele's music undermined the widespread perception that female performers have to conform to specific body-types, or imbue their music with gratuitous sexual imagery, in order attain success. In September 2011, Adele claimed ""Guinness World Records"" for becoming the first female artist to have two singles and two albums in the UK top five simultaneously. ""21"" also became the first album in UK chart history to reach sales of three million copies in a calendar year, and set records for the most consecutive weeks with a UK number-one album (solo female) with 11 weeks (overtaking Madonna's 1990 compilation ""The"
"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 late June 2017. In 2011, 2012, and 2016, Adele was named Artist of the Year by ""Billboard"". 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"
"charts in United Kingdom, where it became her second UK number-one single. In the United States the song debuted at number 1 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, becoming Adele's fourth number-one single in the US and breaking several records, including becoming the first song with over a million digital sales in a week. As of March 2016, Adele had sold over 10 million albums in the United Kingdom; meanwhile, in the United States, the singer has sold 24.4 million albums as of October 2017. In addition, Adele holds a record of 37 weeks at number one on the UK Albums"
"Patricia Adkins Chiti Patricia Adkins Chiti (? - 12 June 2018) was a mezzo-soprano and musicologist involved in projects by and for women. She created the (Adkins Chiti Foundation: Women in Music) in the nineties, after starting Donne in Musica in 1978, and was a promoter of research projects regarding women in music, for which she was recognized worldwide. She received numerous prizes and awards, including the Premio de Investigación Musical “Rosario Marciano”. Patricia Chiti was a professional musician and musicologist. Born in England, she acted in public from childhood. She completed her studies at the Guildhall School of Music"