TMN magazine issue 02
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A B O U T A D E L E<br />
Facts<br />
enjoy…<br />
Adele provided vocals for Jack Peñate's song, "My<br />
Yvonne," for his debut 2007 album, and it was<br />
during this session she first met producer Jim<br />
Abbiss, who would go on to produce both the<br />
majority of her debut album, 19, and tracks on 21.<br />
01<br />
Adele began singing at<br />
age four and asserts<br />
that she became<br />
obsessed with voices.<br />
PHOTOS: DANNY KAAN<br />
An appearance she made on Saturday<br />
Night Live in late 2008 boosted her<br />
career in the US. The episode, which<br />
included an expected appearance by<br />
then US vice-presidential candidate<br />
Sarah Palin, earned the program its best<br />
ratings in 14 years with 17 million<br />
viewers.<br />
West Norwood is the subject for Adele’s<br />
first record, “Hometown Glory”, which<br />
she wrote and composed in 2004, when<br />
she was 16.<br />
18<br />
<strong>02</strong><br />
03<br />
She was a classmate of<br />
Leona Lewis and Jessie J<br />
Adele was given a<br />
recording contract by XL<br />
Recordings after a friend<br />
posted her demo on<br />
Myspace.