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Adele

1988 - Today

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Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (; born 5 May 1988) is an English singer-songwriter. Regarded as a British icon, she is known for her mezzo-soprano vocals and sentimental songwriting. Her accolades include 16 Grammy Awards, 12 Brit Awards (including three for British Album of the Year), an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award. After graduating from the BRIT School in 2006, Adele signed a record deal with XL Recordings. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Adele is the 114th most popular singer (up from 610th in 2019), the 542nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,933rd in 2019) and the 18th most popular British Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Adele ranks 114 out of 4,381. Before her are Glenn Hughes, Donna Summer, Marie Fredriksson, Constanze Mozart, Robert Plant, and Diana Ross. After her are Teresa Teng, Enrique Iglesias, Nancy Sinatra, Gigliola Cinquetti, Anastacia, and Gilbert Bécaud.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Adele ranks 3. Before her are Kim Kyong-il, and Rihanna. After her are Robert Lewandowski, Stephen Curry, Conor McGregor, Ángel Di María, Marcelo, Mesut Özil, Ibrahim Traoré, Grimes, and Diego Costa.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Adele ranks 542 out of 8,785. Before her are Charles Lyell (1797), Robert Burns (1759), Princess Margaret of Connaught (1882), Robert Plant (1948), John Boyd Dunlop (1840), and Archibald Hill (1886). After her are Peter Brook (1925), Henry Hudson (1570), Edmund Crouchback (1245), Thomas Becket (1119), Henry Moore (1898), and Sam Neill (1947).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Adele ranks 18. Before her are John Lydon (1956), Ian Gillan (1945), Morrissey (1959), Bonnie Tyler (1951), Glenn Hughes (1951), and Robert Plant (1948). After her are Peter Gabriel (1950), Bruce Dickinson (1958), Bryan Ferry (1945), Annie Lennox (1954), Dua Lipa (1995), and Chris Norman (1950).

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