Adele - HOT new UK artist dubbed "the new Amy Winehouse"

Thanks to Perez for introducing me to this scrumtrulescent new artist from the UK who's being described as the "new Amy Winehouse" (plus no drama). This grrrl is FIERCE !! I am loving her and can't wait to get her new CD.

ADELE
"CHASING PAVEMENTS"
Directed by Mathew Cullen

Adele explains the video:

ive heard some people dont understand the video for it!!!

its based on what the song is about........

i had a shit boyfriend who i knew would be shit, and i knew when i started fancying him, let alone when i got with him it would be a ' car crash relationship ' ......thats the crash bit in the video!
and me and my lovely "on screen boyfriend" Josh are in the car in a que to mess up basically! we've had an argument, i storm out the car then the rest of the vid is us contemplating it!

hope that sums up the vid for you!

ADELE Performing 'Daydreamer'
on Later... with Jools Holland on BBC 2


Adele plays her debut single, "Hometown Glory" live in Lancaster Library in May 2007


Her influences include:
Etta James, Jill Scott, Karen Dalton, Bjork, Carole King, Ann Peebles, Dusty Springfield, Billy Bragg, Ella Fitzgerald, Roberta Flack, Cyndi Lauper, Paul Weller, The Beatles, Billie Holiday, Lauryn Hill, Jeff Buckley, Jamie T, Marvin Gaye, Noisettes, Camille, Erykah Badu, Martha Wainwright, The Cure, Amy Winehouse, Peggy Lee, D'Angelo, Eva Cassidy, Kings Of Leon, The Cranberries, Destiny's Child, The White Stripes, Suzanne Vega, Alicia Keys, Macy Gray, Amos Lee, Eurythmics, Johnny Cash, Kelis, The Police

From Wikipedia:
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins is an English Soul/Jazz singer from Tottenham, London. She is currently signed to independent music label XL Recordings. At the moment, Adele plays small gigs in venues all over Britain and has so far released only one limited-release single. She has become quite popular on MySpace where you can hear her songs such as Daydreamer, Best For Last, Hometown Glory and Crazy For You. She has already performed Daydreamer on Later With Jools Holland, alongside Paul McCartney and Bjork.

"Hometown Glory", described as a "traffic stopper" in which Adele sings the praises of Tottenham, London, was released on 22 October 2007 as a limited edition 7" vinyl on Jamie T's label Pacemaker Recordings, with B Side 'Best For Last'; plans for general release are unavailable at present.

January 2008 sees the release of 'Chasing Pavements' Adele's second single, which will be released on XL.

Adele went on her first UK Headlining Tour in October, starting in Southampton on the sixth and finishing in London on the twentieth. All nine dates sold out in less than a month. Adele has previously toured with best friend Jack Penate, as well as Jamie T, Raul Midon, Devendra Banhart, Amos Lee and Keren Ann since summer 2006.

Adele graduated from BRIT School in Croydon in May 2006

Adele appeared on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross on December 7 2007, singing her new single "Chasing Pavements". Other guests included Jerry Seinfeld, Rene Zellweger plus David Walliams and Matt Lucas of Little Britain.

On December 10, 2007, Adele was awarded with the first Brit Awards Critics’ Choice prize and was dubbed the 'new Amy Winehouse'.

http://www.myspace.com/adelelondon
http://adele.tv/

"Chasing Pavements" is out on January 21st, but available to download a week earlier. Then her album, 19, is out a week later on 28th January.

Order the VERY Limited Edition 7" vinyl of "Chasing Pavements": HERE