But before the globe braced itself for the British crooner to smash every music record in the game – she was Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, aspirational singer.
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After a four-year hiatus, the singer’s first single has become the top-selling song in two decades.
Adele disguised herself to audition as an Adele impersonator.
She performed last out of the nine hopefuls, and as soon as she opened her mouth to sing feel my love, the penny began to drop.
“Try saying that to her face”, another, red-headed impersonator says.
The undercover gig is a favourite prank of famous singers.
“All I Ask”, one of the most emotionally searing songs on the album, intimates at a future rather than a past breakup. “She came in and did something pure, simple and just plain ole great, and that works. I’m feeling a bit dizzy”, she says, leaning on one of the Adeles, inhaling deeply and moving to sit down. Also, all my fans aren’t parents, so they wouldn’t want to listen to that.’ Mr. Tedder had the word ‘remedy, ‘ a few waltzing piano motifs, and the idea that the song might be about someone beloved; he looked to Adele for the rest. Nobody else noticed at first and I had to keep telling everyone: “It’s Adele”! “It is nearly overwhelming to think that we met our idol”.
On her voice post-operation, she said her voice was initially “cleaner” and explained: “I can sing a lot higher than I used to and also a lot lower than I used to”.
Adele has had almost five years to savor the massive success of her last album but, on a release that could be even bigger, she is looking back wistfully on what once had been.
When she met the other “Adeles” backstage, they had NO idea they were rubbing shoulders with the real Adele as she pretends to be nervous about her performance.
The major digital music services were informed that “25” would not be available for streaming on Thursday, less than 24 hours before the album’s release.
In a shifting record industry plagued by years of declining sales, the Adele bonanza is proof that while everything in the music business has changed, nothing has changed in the business of music.
We imagine her fans found themselves in similar situations, which is why her music resonates with so many.
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It’s easy to see why they all want stars like Adele, whose surname is Adkins.
