Adele

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HOMETOWN STORY

British singer, Adele has described her musical style as 'heartbroken soul', with her influences being American jazz and blues singers Etta James and Ella Fitzgerald.

She was the first recipient of the BRIT Awards Critics' Choice, which was given to artists who, at the time, had yet to release an album.

When she did release her debut album, 19, it entered the British charts at No.1 and was nominated for a Mercury Prize; the disc has since been certified platinum with sales of more than 500,000 copies.

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