Be Inspired! Andrea Tyler - Adele Impersonator, but so much more!
By Cami Miller She was on Cloud 9. Her wedding? Only three months away when she received the phone call no bride-to-be ever wants to receive from the man she loves. Andrea Tyler’s fiancé was calling off the wedding. She was devastated. It wouldn’t be till much later she’d realize she had “dodged a huge bullet.” Prior to her breakup, Andrea had been approached by a friend to be an Adele impersonator. When Andrea expressed enthusiasm to her fiancé regarding this new exciting possibility, his response was less than stellar. “If you’re going to impersonate Adele, you’re going to have to lose weight.”
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Fortunately for us, after Andrea’s heart was broken, her celebrity impersonator friend approached her again. Andrea felt her life crumbling to pieces, so she decided to focus on her belief that God had a plan for all that had happened. She had almost passed up an adventure of a lifetime, but this time, she took
a leap of faith, took her friend’s advice and jumped onboard! Now, Andrea admits, she barely knew anything about Adele, but she did not let that hinder her goal. Her friend introduced her to several celebrity impersonators who took her under their wings. With their guidance and support, Andrea put together a 30-minute set of Adele’s music, had a custom wig made, grabbed a black dress, designed a website and created the Experience Adele Tribute Show. Her efforts were not in vain. Andrea currently travels the world performing her tribute show for theaters, corporate events, gigs, halftime shows, cruise lines and even singing telegrams. Today, Miss Andrea Tyler is known as the #1 Adele sound-alike. While they’ve never met, Adele has been an inspiration to Tyler. “I love the way Adele took her pain and turned it into music. It is inspiring to me. I’ve now been able to do the same. I’ve recorded a CD that will be released this year with four original songs! I’ve been blessed to be able to perform