Jarrett Webster
Music 1010
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1988- Born in Tottenham, London
1992- Began singing for fun and obsessing over voices
2004- Recorded a few songs privately
2006- Graduated from BRIT School in Croydon
2006- Signed with XL Records in September
2008- Released her first album “19”
2010- Won two Grammy's for her debut album
2011- Releases second album “21”
2012- Sweeps all six Grammy’s for sophomore album
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• Released January of 2008 in the UK
• Named for her age at the time she
wrote it
• June release in the US didn’t go so well
• An appearance on SNL sky rocketed
“19” to the top of the charts
• By the end of July 2009, “19” sold more
than 2.2 Million records
• Released January 2011 in the UK
• Released February 2011 in the US
• Also named for her age at the time
she recorded the album
• Described as contemporary sound
with country roots
• Became one of the longest running
#1 albums in history
Adele was forced to cancel her tour after suffering a hemorrhage
on her vocal cords. She underwent surgery in November of 2011.
The same month as her surgery,
Adele released the dvd/cd “Live at
the Royal Albert Hall”. This proved
to increase her popularity in the US.
After healing from the procedure,
Adele performed at the 2012
Grammy’s and took home all six
awards she was nominated for.
• “Set fire to the Rain”
• “Someone Like You”
• “Rolling in the Deep”
• Written by Adele Adkins and Frasier Smith
• Fifth track on her second album “21”
• Written in the key of D minor and characterized as a
power ballad
• String, percussion and piano used to compliment
Adele’s voice
• Reached #2 on the Billboard chart and sold over a
million downloads in the US alone
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Written by Adele Adkins and Dan Wilson
It’s the 11th track on her album “21”
A slow ballad written in A minor
She’s only accompanied by a piano
Sold almost 4 million downloads in the US
alone
“Someone Like You” was banned from
being played in the Opus ii store in
Dublin because the workers were tired
of customers trying to play the song on
their keyboards. The workers put a sign
on the store which stated “Strictly NO
Adele”. A shop assistant said, “It’s
becoming the piano equivalent of
‘Stairway to Heaven’, everyone thinks
they can play it. The sign was a bit of
a joke, but the song can drive you
mad.”
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Written by Paul Epworth and Adele Adkins
Also from her second album “21”
Written in C minor
Described as a “dark, bluesy gospel, disco tune”
At the Billboard #1 spot for seven weeks
Sold over six million copies in the US alone
Setup
Intro, Verse 1, Chorus, Verse 2, Chorus, Bridge, Chorus, Coda
The song was written in the key of D minor and her voice expands
from Bb3 to D5
Adele's "Set Fire to the Rain“ 04:02
Lyrics
Setup
Intro, Verse 1, Chorus, Verse 2, Chorus, Bridge, Chorus, Coda
The song was written in A major and her voice ranges from Ff3 to
E5
Adele's "Someone Like You“ 04:44
Lyrics
Setup
Intro, Verse 1, Chorus, Verse 2, Chorus, Bridge, Coda
The song was written in C minor and her voice spans from Db3 to
D5
Adele's "Rolling in the Deep“ 03:48
Lyrics
*Lyrics downloaded from https://lyrics.com NOTE- After listening to the songs a
million times, some of the lyrics on the website are incorrect
1. Biography of Adele, www.adelefans.info/adele-biography
2. People Magazine 20 February 2012 P.94 by Joey Bartolomeo
3. Biography of Adele,
www.mtv.com/music/artist/adele/artist.jhtml#biographyEnd
4. Album notes for 21, Columbia Records/XL Recordings 2011
5. Billboard . New York: Prometheus Media
www.billboard.com/#/column/chart/adele
6. 60 Minutes Interview of Adele by Anderson Cooper, February 12th 2012 on
NBC
7. Rolling Stone Magazine October 4th 2011 www.rollingstonemagazine.com
8. “The Village Voice”
http://www.villagevoice.com/search/results/#keyword:adele/type:all/
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don’t sue me!