The list of legendary self-taught singers goes on forever: Louis Armstrong, Janis Joplin, Prince, David Bowie, Anna Calvi, and all four of the Beatles.
Who taught Adele to sing?
Adele was born in Tottenham, London and was mostly raised by her mother, after her parents divorced when she was just two. She started singing at the age of four and developed a love of music, encouraged by her mother who bought her a toy guitar from a charity shop.
- Who inspired Adele to play a guitar?
- And then there was the big-sister figure of Amy Winehouse, who had blazed a trail for Brit Schoolers. Her album Frank was a major inspiration to Adele, it made her pick up a guitar.
- Where did Adele go to school?
- There are the basics: Adele was born in Tottenham, North London. Around the age of 10 she moved to South London (Brixton, then West Norwood). She didn’t enjoy school until she was 14 years old. That was when she accepted an offer to attend the selective, state-sponsored Brit School for Performing Arts & Technology in Croydon. There she thrived.
- Does Adele sing rites of passage?
- Adele writes and sings female rites of passage: 19 was the teen experience; 21 the transition to adulthood; 25 relationships. Now, 30 reveals the pain of letting go. Adele’s singing is imperfect perfection. As described by Amanda Petrusich in the New Yorker, “her voice is not a crystal stream. It is a gust of wind that’s picked up some grit.”
- How did Adele become famous?
- Led by two popular lead singles, “Hometown Glory” and “Chasing Pavements,” the record rocketed Adele to fame. Released in the United States through Columbia Records, 19 resonated with American audiences, much as it had with British music fans. Adele cemented her commercial success with an appearance in October 2008 on Saturday Night Live.
