Adele’s return to the charts
By Veronica Fulton // Staff Writer
Adele has been a household name for years now. She released her first album, “19,” in 2008, which introduced her powerhouse voice to the world. She won her first Grammy following the release of this album. Three years later in 2011, Adele released a second album, “21,” which featured hit songs like, “Rolling in the Deep,” and “Someone Like You.” The break-up-based album was at number one for 11 weeks and she sold more than 30 million copies. The following year, she won six Grammy’s for that album.
In June of 2012, Adele announced that she was pregnant with her first child. She had this child with her boyfriend and gave birth in October of 2012. Even though she was the mother of a newborn, in 2013, Adele released a hit single, “Set Fire to the Rain,” and won another Grammy. She also recorded the song “Skyfall” for the 2013 James Bond film of the same name. For that performance, she won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe. After these events, it almost seemed like Adele disappeared. She didn’t make any new music and she was not in the in the public eye for years. She had decided to focus on raising her son for a few years, until he was older.
Almost three years later, in October of 2015, Adele made a comeback. She released a single, “Hello,” from her new album and then announced that she was releasing the whole album, entitled “25,” in November. She claims that the album is nostalgic and made up for lost time. Adele said on Instagram, “I’m sorry it took so long, but, you know, life happened.” The song, “Hello,” immediately topped the charts and made history as the first single to receive over one million downloads in one week. People all over America and the UK could be found screaming the lyrics at the top of their lungs for at least two months following the release of the single.
When the full album, “25,” was released in November 2015, it beat the previous records and sold 3.38 million copies within seven days. In December, Adele announced that she was going on tour for the first time in five years. The tickets went on sale and within minutes, the tour was completely sold out.
In my opinion, Adele has made an amazing comeback. Within the past few months, she regained her fandom, released a new album full of amazing songs like, “Remedy,” “When We Were Young,” and “All I Ask” and she sold out a North American tour. This is very impressive and almost uncommon for an artist who disappeared for a few years.
As an Adele fan, I am ecstatic that she has continued to produce music. She has come full circle and achieved some amazing feats in the past few years, and I am so excited to see what she has planned next.