Adele Tickets : Adele Attracted The Attention Of Xl Recordings With A Three-song Demo

Adele attracted the attention of XL Recordings with a three-song demo posted on MySpace and then signed with the label. Since her debut, 19, Adele has received much recognition both commercially and critically. The album debuted at number one, and has been certified four times platinum in the UK.

Adele released her second album 21 on 24 January 2011 in the UK, and 22 February in the US. The album was a critical and commercial success,selling 208,000 copies in its first week in the UK and debuting at number one on the UK Albums Chart. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 in the US, selling 352,000 copies in its first week. The album has charted at number one in 17 European countries and the US.

Adele released her second studio album, 21, on 24 January 2011 in the UK and released it on 22 February in the U.S.The album's sound is described as classic and contemporary roots and country music. The change in sound from her first album was the result of her bus driver playing contemporary Nashville music when she was touring the American South.

Adele told Spin Magazine that "He listened to all this amazing country music and we'd rock out late at night, chain smoking and listening to Rascal Flatts" "It was really exciting for me because I never grew up around."

In explaining the title choice, she states that it reflects the growth she has experienced in the last two years.The first single is a revenge tune "Rolling in the Deep", Adele described it as a "dark bluesy gospel disco tune." The single was a major success and was well received by critics. It has reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.21 hit number 1 in Ireland, Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Switzerland, Austria and in March 2011 it debuted at number 1 in the United States.

In the United Kingdom, where the album also hit the top spot, it sold 208,000 copies in its first week making it the biggest-selling January release in five years. In mid February 2011, after a performance at the Brit Awards, the album track "Someone Like You" went straight to number 1 on the UK singles chart, while the album 21 also remained at number 1.

According to the Official Charts Company, Adele is the first living artist to achieve the feat of two top five hits in both the Official Singles Chart and the Official Albums Chart simultaneously since The Beatles in 1964.It is the first time that one act has held the top two places in the UK albums chart since The Corrs in 1999.

The album spent eleven consecutive weeks at number one, before being knocked off the top spot by Wasting Light by the Foo Fighters.However, the album has managed to return to the top of the charts to spend a twelfth week, thirteenth week and now a fourteenth week.

At the same time, her debut album, 19 climbed back up to number two in the charts to spend a fifth week.To promote the album, Adele will perform in Europe and North America on her Adele Live tour. The tour has become a profound success with the entire North American leg sold out.

Her audience at a May 2011 concert at the Beacon Theater in New York was described as a "varied blend as they shuffle to the exits some are tearstained, some are whistling" with "snatches of regretful conversation between women, missing one man, still resenting another".