10 Crazy Things you Should Know About Adele

With her new album set to arrive in December, we thought it wise to tell you 10 crazy things about the Grammy award-winning singer.

1. She schooled with famous acts

Adele attended the BRIT School for Performing Arts & Technology, which is a school many famous acts also attended. The likes of Amy Winehouse, Jessie J, and Leona Lewis are all alumni of the school.

In an interview with Capital FM, Jessie said; “I had all sorts of friends. I knew Adele; we were in the same year. We used to hang out at lunchtimes and have a little jam. We’d sing songs we’d written or performed whatever we were working on.”

2. She made music history with her song HELLO

Adele made a return to the music scene with her son ”Hello”. Not only is the song a hit, but it also made music history as the video was shot with IMAX cameras, cameras known to have the highest resolution in the world.

3. She wrote the first draft of Skyfall in 10 minutes

The singer snagged an Oscar for Best Original Song and according to producer Paul Epworth Adele did the draft within 10 minutes. “She put down most of the vocals. She had the lyrics in her head when she drove over. It was the most absurd thing. She’s fast, but it was quite phenomenal.” Sometimes genius art just comes out quickly.”

4. She wrote her first song at the age of 16

Adele’s first record Hometown Glory was written when she was 16. She shared the demo on her Myspace page and in no time was noticed by label XL.

5. She has many Guinness World Records

Adele holds the record for fastest video to reach a billion views on YouTube. Her song “Hello” reached a billion views. Adele also made the record for being the first woman to ”have two singles and two albums in U.K. Top 5 at the same time, most consecutive weeks with a U.K. No. 1 album at 11 weeks, and most cumulative weeks with a U.K. No. 1 album at 18 weeks.”

6. She has tattoos

Adele also has some hidden special tattoos on her body to include a simple “A” behind her ear for her son Angelo and a “Paradise” on her hand.

7. She was silent for weeks after her vocal surgery

Adele had to cancel her sold-out tour in the U.S. due to a vocal illness. The singer had a vocal hemorrhage and underwent surgery which caused her to be silent for six weeks.

8. Spice Girls are one of her biggest inspirations

Adele told Vanity Fair, “People always think I joke about this, but the Spice Girls blew up when I was seven. And seeing them coming from a humble background—there was hope in it. It was really a massive part of my life when the whole Girl Power thing happened.”

9. She keeps all her awards in the bathroom

Adele has all her awards in her bathroom. She told The Sun; “I kick myself every day. when I go for a poo and see my awards and think, ‘Wow, I did good (sic)!’ That’s the truth.”

10. Her management ensures she does not drunk tweet

Adele in a BBC special said “when Twitter first came out, I was drunk tweeting and nearly put my foot in it quite a few times, so my management decided you have to go through two people and then it has to be signed off by someone, but they are all my tweets, no one writes my tweets, they just post them for me.”