Adele is an English singer-songwriter known for infusing jazz and soul music into her timeless, emotionally charged ballads. Her birthday is May 5, 1988, and her height is 5’8”. Adele – whose full name is Adele Laurie Blue Adkins – broke through in 2008 with debut album ‘19,’ which peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200. In 2011, she followed the release with ‘21,’ which topped the chart for 24 weeks and spawned massive hits such as “Rolling in the Deep,” “Someone Like You” and “Set Fire to The Rain,” all three of which reigned on the Hot 100 for multiple weeks. ‘21’ also broke the record to become the longest-charting album by a woman on the Billboard 200 in 2017. Her 2015 album '25' earned the largest first-week sales total (3.38 million) since Luminate began tracking data in 1991, a record it held until 2025. The singer has numerous Grammy wins, including best new artist in 2009, album of the year with ‘21’ and ‘25,’ as well as song of the year and music video/short form for “Rolling in the Deep.”