She's the 20-something London girl who has taken the music world by storm. Topping the charts for weeks on end and winning consistent international critical acclaim, Adele already has a host of awards and record-breaking achievements to her name.
Adele's upbringing as the child of a single mother in North London and details of her time at the BRIT School for Performing Arts & Technology in Croydon where her peers included Leona Lewis and Jessie J.
Her early performances on graduating from the BRIT school and demo on MySpace leading to her being signed up XL Records and to her being voted the Brit Awards Critics' Choice even before her debut album was released.
How real-life heartbreak inspired many of her most powerful songs.
The newly-discovered musical influences which contributed to her second album, 21; and the stories behind its record-breaking success.
Her diverse influences, from the Spice Girls and Gabrielle to Etta James and contemporary Nashville sounds.
