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Despite being just 27, it feels like Adele has been providing us with the soundtracks to our big loves and heartbreaks for a lifetime. But adele Laurie Blue Adkins only graduated from the BrIt school of performing arts in 2006 – a mere 10 years ago. and it’s been quite a decade. From being named as one of TIME magazine’s most influential people in the world to being an awarded an MBE, and a golden globe and oscar (for Skyfall), adele’s success has snowballed since her debut album, 19, was released in 2008. how do you follow that? By creating a second, 30-million selling, multi-award-winning album, 21, in 2011 of course! Her hotly anticipated third album, 25, was released in November and, in her recent interviews, we were reminded that it’s not only her music we love, but her honesty, vulnerability and groundedness. Here, we share why we love adele…
1She doesn’t try to hide away.