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One of Adele's friends posted her demos on MySpace in 2006...she was then signed by XL Recordings in the same year. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images)

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Adele was featured on the same SNL episode as Sarah Palin. "I did meet Palin, but I didn't want to," said Adele, "I was avoiding it...I had a big Obama pin on." (Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images)

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Her support in the U.S. was boosted by none other than a Saturday Night Live Appearance in 2008. The following day 19 topped iTunes chart and ranked at number five at Amazon.com. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images)

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Adele's list of accomplishments is long and growing. The Success of 21 earned her: numerous mentions in the Guinness Book of World Records, two Grammy Awards, and a laundry list of UK awards. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images)

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An Evening With Adele tour was scheduled from May 2008 to June 2009. Adele later cancelled the US dates to be with a former boyfriend. "I was drinking too much and that was the basis of our relationship" later Adele reflected, "I can't believe I did that...it seems so ungrateful." (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images)

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Adele said the "break-up" inspired most of the songs on 21. "He made me an adult, and put me on the road that I am traveling now." (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images)

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Adele was nominated for a CMT Music Award! During the 2010 CMT Artists of the Year special, Adele preformed with Darius Rucker (former Hootie and the Blowfish). Their duet cover of Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now" was widely publicized and was later granted the nod for a CMA. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Adele told Spin Magazine the difference of sound between 19 and 21 was accredited to her bus driver who played contemporary Nashville music while she was touring the American South. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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21 hit #1 in 18 countries, including the U.S. According to the Official Charts Company, Adele is the first living artist to produce two top five simultaneous hits in both the Official Singles Chart and the Official Albums Chart since the Beatles in 1964. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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The 54th Grammy Awards are set to air February 12, 2012, Adele is nominated for six Grammys.

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Adele sold out the North American leg of her Adele Live tour. She later had to cancel two stops due to vocal cord hemorrhage. She underwent surgery in November of 2011 and is taking a break before beginning work on her third album.

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Adele's 21 album has received recognition from many performers currently at the top of the music game. From Beyonce citing her as an influence on her fourth album to David Grohl, of Foo Fighters, releasing this statement "You know why that record's huge? Because its f*ing good and it's real...it deserves all the rewards its gets, it's a great record."

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Adele's first musical love was the Spice Girls. They had quite an influence on her career and she was thrilled when the group reformed in 2007 and she was able to attend their comeback gig. "It was amazing....I loved it! Seeing them was just like being a kid again."-Adele

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Adele recalls her defining moment during a Pink performance. "I remember seeing Pink at Brixton Academy...I was about 13 or 14. I had never heard, being in the room, someone sing like that live." She described it as an incredible moment and that she was blown away. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images)

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Adele's DVD has the greatest one-week sales tally for a music video in four years. The DVD, Live At The Royal Albert Hall sold 96,000 copies. To put this in perspective, this is over 20,000 more copies sold than any of Michael Jackson's videos sold in the week following the wake of his death in 2009. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

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Adele receives thank you note from British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The Prime Minister went on to thank her for her uplifting tunes, "With the troubles that the country's in financially, you're a light at the end of the tunnel." (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

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Adele promotes Sands charity. The singer encouraged all concert goers who received free tickets to the show to donate a minimum of $20 to Sands, and organization dedicated to "supporting anyone affected by the death of a baby and promoting research to reduce the loss of babies' lives." (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

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Adele raised $13,000 on the European half of her tour for Sands. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

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Adele's requests on concert night go as follows: one pack of Marlboro Light cigarette's, two bottles of the highest quality red wine, and a selection of European beer, North American beer is NOT acceptable. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

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Adele on her figure: "I don't like going to the gym. I like eating fine foods and drinking nice wine." It's safe to assume she is not going to give into society's demand to be "skinny." (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images)

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On the contrary Adele doesn't dis other artists who do, "I love seeing Katy Perry's boobs and bum. I love it. But that's not what my music is about. I don't make music for eyes. I make music for ears."

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She admits she still suffers from stage fright. She has thrown up before shows, once on someone, escaped through a fire exit, and suffers anxiety attacks.

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Adele was raised in a single family environment. Her mother had Adele at the young age of 18 and her father was never in the picture. She claims she doesn't feel like she is missing out on anything.

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What does Adele have in common with the new baby Carter of hip-hop moguls Jay-Z and Beyonce? The name "Blue," Adele was born Adele Laurie Blue Adkins in May of 1988. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Getty Images)

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Adele graduated from the BRIT School of Performing Arts & Technology in 2006 with fellow classmates Leona Lewis and Jessie J. Adele voiced throughout school she was more interested in going into the A&R side of music and hoping to launch others' careers. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

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