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姓名：Adele Laurie Blue Adkins
生日： 1988-05-05
出生地点：Origin Tottenham, 伦敦, 英国
音乐曲风： 灵魂， 爵士
唱片公司：XL Recordings,Universal Music

个人简介

21 by British pop singer Adele has become the first album to sell one million copies in 2011. With an additional 88,000 sold last week, 21 climbs back into the Number One spot on the Billboard 200. It has spent a total of three non- consecutive weeks in the top spot.

英国流行歌手爱黛尔的最新专辑《21》成为今年第一张销量过百万的专辑，上周又是热卖了88,000张，使得这张专辑又重返音乐榜单榜首。

Adele released her second studio album, 21, on 24 January 2011 in the UK and the album is described as country music. The change in style from her first album was the result of her bus driver who was playing contemporary Nashville music when she was touring the American South. In explaining the title choice, she states that it reflects the growth she has experienced in the last two years.

爱黛尔的《21》是她本人的第二张专辑，在2011年1月24日率先在英国发行。这张专辑偏乡村音乐，而这样的与第一张专辑有完全不同的转变，居然是来自于她的司机。因为在美国环游时，爱黛尔听得就是纳什维尔音乐。而至于为什么专辑是叫“21”，则是因为她想告诉大家在这近两年来，她在音乐中的成长。

Her debut album 19 was released in 2008. She composed all the songs in the record and “The themes are about romance at the age of 18 and 19.” she commented like so. But several songs especially Hometown Glory involves mature melody which is suitable for people of any age,

爱黛尔的首张专辑《19》发行于2008年，专辑里所有的歌曲都是由她自己创作的，她自己说歌曲的主题是围绕18和19岁的小恋情展开，但以Hometown Glory为代表的几首歌曲以成熟的曲风，大有“老少皆宜”之势。

Adele is a rather talented girl. She boasted that she is a better poet rather than a reciter. So in her lyrics we can feel the sentimental side in her music. At the 51st Grammy Awards in 2009, Adele won awards in the categories of Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

爱黛尔是个相当有才华的女孩，自诩是个好诗人而不是好的朗诵者，所以，在她的歌词中，我们也会不经意间感觉到这种诗情的“优柔”。 2009年，爱黛尔获得51届格莱美年度最佳新人，最佳流行女歌手奖。

Well back in her childhood, she began singing at age of four. Adele has cited the Spice Girls as a major influence in regards to her love and passion for music, stating that "they made me what I am today.” After moving to South London, she became interested in R&B and Adele's interest in soul was deepened with a visit to the music store.

让我们回到她的小时候，4岁时她便开始唱歌，并承认辣妹的表演点燃了她对音乐的激情，让她达到了今天这一步。后来，她对R&B开始感兴趣，而在一家音乐店逛了一圈儿后，她便深爱上了灵魂音乐。

She once expressed that she would like to be the center of life but, somehow, try to evade the trouble fame has brought to her. She hates much about the comments on her weight. Maybe those are the differences that made her special for she once cancelled her USA tour to be with her former boyfriend. Sometimes we just feel too confused to explain the distinguished singers’ distinctive behavior. Anyway, art for art’s sake, we just need to appreciate her works.

她在接受采访时说，她喜欢成为关注的中心，但有点抗拒与正反两方面的知名度，尤其是当涉及到批评她的体重。也许这些杰出的歌手都会有异于常人的地方吧，她的行为有时真的很难解释，在08年为了跟前男友见面，她取消了美国演出行程。但是，还是让我们“为艺术而艺术”吧，来欣赏她的歌儿吧。

词汇：
consecutive adj. 连续不断的；连贯的
boast vt. 以有…而自豪；夸口说，自吹自擂说
evade v.逃避；规避；逃脱
distinguished adj. 著名的；高贵的；卓著的
distinctive adj. 有特色的，与众不同的

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