@ADELA.....Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, known mononymously as Adele, is a British singer-songwriter celebrated for her powerful mezzo-soprano vocals and deeply personal songwriting. Born on May 5, 1988, in Tottenham, London, she was raised by her mother, Penny Adkins, after her father departed when she was two years old. Adele developed a passion for music early on and graduated from the BRIT School for Performing Arts & Technology in 2006, where she was classmates with artists like Leona Lewis and Jessie J.