Adele Musical heritage paper

finally went out to only a whisper. Adele always gave 100% when she sang, even during sound check, and it finally took a toll on her voice. Adele was burning herself out. She was performing too much and sleeping too little. Adele went to see her doctor the next day who diagnosed her with acute laryngitis.

Adele's voice returned after a couple of weeks and she started singing again. Even though her voice was back, Adele needed to limit her singing and stay away from smaller events. Adele didn't like it and continued to do promotional events for the United States since it was so hard for her to get the recognition there in the first place. She then appeared on four American talk shows in one month and then returned home to perform live at the BRIT Awards.

In January 2011, 21 made it the No. 1 on the UK album awards which in turn brought 19 up to No.4. Following that, “Someone Like You” went from No. 47 to No. 1 on the single charts and “Rolling In The Deep” became No. 4. Adele was “the first performer since The Beatles in 1964, to have two albums and two singles in the Top 5 simultaneously”. (Shapira) This rewarded her with a spot in The Guinness Book of World Records. Another world record came only a short while later when 19 became No. 2 on the charts for 102 weeks, “becoming the first artist since The Corrs in 1999 to hold the top two album slots”. (Shapira) Adele continued to tour. 31 days in Europe, 20 in North America. Then she went to Norway, Sweden, and Germany. Shortly after, she went to Spain, Italy, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Everyone was ecstatic with Adele's live performance. Adele was having the time of her life singing and partying.

Then she went back to the UK for O2 Academy in Leeds. This was Adele's homecoming. This was her audience and she was thrilled to be back. Adele gave it her all as she played night after night in other cities in England including the capital, London.

After the tour, Adele partied every night and this led to the conclusion that Adele had yet again suffered another breakup. Many thought that this would be the beginning of a third album. Instead, Adele decided to tour America again. She began in May 2012. 14 days into the tour, Adele's voice failed her again. She had a severe case of laryngitis. Performances were canceled and promised to