Adele WallpapersDate of Birth5 May 1988, Tottenham, London, England, UK Birth NameAdele Laurie Blue Adkins Height539; 9quot; 1.75 m Trade MarkSoulful voice TriviaFirst winner of the Brit Awards Critics39; Choice 2008.Resides with her mother in South London.Is influenced by the music of Etta James and Ella Fitzgerald.Graduated from BRIT School 2006.english soul and jazz singer.Underwent throat surgery for a hemorrhaged vocal cord on November 7, 2011.Named as the quot;Artist of the Yearquot; for 2011 by Billboard.Made Billboard history by becoming the first female singer to top the artist, album and singles list in the same year 2011.In the 2011 Billboard poll, Adele was voted for the Favourite Hot 100 No. 1 song Rolling in the Deep and Favourite Billboard 200 No. 1 for her album quot;21quot;.Is good friends with quot;EastEndersquot; 1985 actor Sid Owen.Voted 92 on Ask men39;s Top 99 39;most desirable39; woman of 2012 list.Won 6 awards at the 2012 Grammy Awards, including: Record of the Year for her album quot;21quot;, Album of the Year for quot;21quot;, Song of the Year for quot;Rolling in the Deepquot;, Best Solo Performance for quot;Someone Like Youquot;, Best Pop Vocal Album for quot;21quot;, and Best Short Form Music Video for quot;Rolling in the Deepquot;.Has a miniature dachshund.Expecting her 1st child with boyfriend Simon Konecki. June 29, 2012Suffers from a fear of flying and sailing.Ranked 20 of the quot;60 Richest Young Peoplequot; in the UK39;s The Sunday Times Rich List 2012 with earnings of 20m30.