Her iconic voice has smashed every conceivable music record. Today, on her 29th birthday, we look at Adele’s success by numbers:
- Adele’s 19 album debuted at number 1 on British charts, selling 7 million copies and winning her two Grammy’s, including best new artist.
- Her album 21 was released in 2011, and won her six Grammys, two Brit Awards and three American Music Awards
- The album sold over 31 million copies worldwide and has been certified diamond.
- 21 is the longest-running number one album by a female solo artist in the history of the UK and US Album charts
- Her website got 4,000 hits a second on the release of her “Hello” single
- 25 was released in 2015. It was also certified diamond, and earned her five Grammy Awards, and four Brit Awards.
- Time magazine has named her one of the world’s most influential people in 2012 and in 2016.
- She is one of the best-selling recording artists in the world, with sales of more than 100 million records.
- She has 15 Grammys, 9 Brit Awards, an Oscar and a Golden Globe
- Her recent concerts in Australia sold more than 600,000 tickets
- She reportedly earns a minimum of $1 million per stadium show
- In 2012, she and her now husband, Simon Konecki had their first son, Angelo.
