Adele Emeli Sandé is a British R&B and soul singer who has also written songs for artists such as Leona Lewis and Tinie Tempah. Her music career started when she won the BBC Urban Music competition in 2008, but it was the necessary contributions to albums by established names such as Alesha Dixon and Cheryl Cole that put her in the saddle. With the success came the need to change her stage
… name. Namely, the name Adele was reserved by someone else in Great Britain. To avoid confusion she would from now on let herself be called Emeli Sandé. Yet Sandé still has something in common with her immensely popular fellow countryman. She also has a great voice with which she recites her emotionally charged lyrics. She maneuvers effortlessly and very elegantly through the trip-hop-break beats, piano ballads and gospel choirs that are featured on her debut album Our Version Of Events. As a result, the album sounds extremely diverse, appealing to a wide audience. The other Adele has been warned! (GL)more
