English superstar Adele was first offered a recording contract after a friend posted her demo on MySpace in 2006. The next year she received the Brit Awards “Critics’ Choice” award and won the BBC Sound of 2008. Her debut album ”19” is certified four times platinum in the UK, and double platinum in the US. At the 2009 Grammys, Adele received awards for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Adele released her second album, ”21″ in early 2011 which earned her six Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, equaling the record for most Grammys won by a female artist in one night. With her two albums and the first two singles from ”21,” “Rolling in the Deep” and “Someone Like You,” Adele became the first living artist to achieve the feat of two top five hits in both the UK Official Singles Chart and the Official Albums Chart simultaneously since the Beatles. With “Set Fire to the Rain” becoming her third number one single in the US. ”21” is the longest running number one album by a female solo artist in the UK and US. In 2011, 2012 and 2016 Billboard named Adele artist of the year. In 2015, Adele released the album, “25.” Time magazine named Adele one of the most influential people in the world in 2012 and 2016. Adele is a hit maker, one of a kind. No debate.
