Adele is from the Old Germanic adal ("noble"). **Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (born 1988)** — the **British singer-songwriter whose four numbered albums (*19*, *21*, *25*, *30*) have collectively sold over 120 million units** worldwide. **First artist in the era of Billboard's Adult Contemporary Songs chart to have three #1 albums**. **Won 16 Grammy Awards including Album of the Year three times** (2012, 2017, 2023). **Her *21* (2011) was the best-selling album of the 21st century at the time of its release**; *25* (2015) was the fastest-selling album in US history. **Has performed at the Oscars, the Brit Awards, and Glastonbury.**
Subject of countless music industry profiles.
Adele reduces to four — the number of sixteen-Grammy noble.