Adele Adkins Biography Faith Grover Hampton-Dumont Middle School Who is the women who had won 15 Grammy Awards, is an English singer-songwriter, and is known for her very powerful voice? The correct answer is Adele! Adele is an English singer-songwriter, but she was born in England. Adele’s full name is Adele Laurie Blue Adkins. Adele is an influential person because of her very tough childhood, her very successful way into the music world, her many awards, and the singers who had inspired her to sing. Adele had many difficulties in her life, but along with those difficulties came many enjoyable moments. Adele Laurie Blue Adkins was born in Tottenham, England, United Kingdom on May 5th, 1998. Adele was the only child Adele was diagnosed with severe laryngitis and she was ordered to rest her voice completely for 10 days (Laryngitis is swelling of the voice box, or larynx, that results in extreme hoarseness or loss of voice). Once Adele’s voice improved, she was able to speak and sing again, as long as she followed a very strict program of vocal rest, vocal warm up exercise, and very specific food and drinks. Just a few months later, in the middle of a conversation, Adele’s voice simply “switched off like a light.” Unable to speak or sing, Adele was diagnosed with a hemorrhage on her vocal cords. (A hemorrhage refers to bleeding caused by a broken blood vessel.) Adele’s doctors told her that if she continued trying to sing, she might eventually do permanent damage and lose her voice forever. Thankfully Adele healed and got to go back into Adele was fascinated by their talent for vocal improvisation, or scat singing. Scat singing is the art of singing with nonsense syllables, or sounds with no words at all. Adele really wanted to learn the technique of scat singing, so she studied the way these singers used improvisation to add to their recordings. “I think that I do owe it completely to The BRIT School for making me who I am today, as cheesy and embarrassing as it may sound. Because, while my mum is the most supportive mum on Earth, she wouldn’t have known how to deal with me. With her I’d probably have gone down the classical music route, or maybe Disney, or musical theater … but at The BRIT School I found my direction, because the music course was really wicked. It had free rehearsal rooms with free equipment, where I was listening to music all day for years.” Adele
Named the most successful female music artist ever by the Guinness Book of World Records, Diana Ross has been one of the top RnB singers since the beginning of her career in 1959. Between her work with The Supremes and as a solo artist, she has released 53 studio albums and 70 singles. Ross continues to record and tour to this
Ella was born in Newport News, Virginia on April 25, 1917. When alled “The First Lady of Song” by some fans. She was known for having beautiful tone, extended range, and great intonation, and famous for her improvisational scat singing. Ella sang during the her most famous song was “A-tiscket A-tasket”. Fitzgerald sang in the period of swing, ballads, and bebop; she made some great albums with other great jazz artists such as Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Louis Armstrong. She influenced countless American popular singers of the post-swing period and also international performers such as the singer Miriam Makeba. She didn’t really write any of her own songs. Instead she sang songs by other people in a new and great way. The main exception
Her influence is simply not a question; it is a salutation to a musical icon that has embedded her legacy into musical history. When I think of the word artist, I think of someone who is innovative, original and someone who has style and a sound all their own. One artist that comes to mind is Janet Jackson. They simply don’t make artists like Janet anymore. Unfortunately, she was the last of her kind.
“You'll never do a whole lot unless you're brave enough to try”-Dolly Parton. Most people only know her because of her music, which is very inspirational, however she has done so much more. She is always looking for ways to give back because she knows what it like to not have much. She loves to help kids in need. Dolly Parton is one of the most inspirational people in the world, and her influence has affected so many people that her legacy will live on long after she's gone.
Amelia Earhart was born on July 24, 1897, since she was a little girl she was always a hard worker and determined to stand out and be different from everyone. Her mother’s name was Amy Earhart, her father’s name was Edwin Earhart, and she had a sister named Grace Earhart. Amelia’s family was different from many other people’s family back then. Amelia and Amy liked to play ball, go fishing, and play outside looking for new adventures, other family’s would rather stay inside and play with toys and not get messy or spend time outside. Amelia’s parents always knew she was different from all the other kids, she always got made fun of in school, and she had a lot more determination
Known mostly by her stage names, “Lady Ella”, “The Queen of Jazz”, and “The First Lady of Song”; Ella Jane Fitzgerald, born in Newport News, Virginia on April 25th 1917 was renowned for her improvisational ability in her scat singing. She never
The mentally ill often live in darkness, however there can be a mask, covering any sign of weakness. That mask comes in many forms but there is not one which sticks out like creativity. Poets, artists, musicians and writers everywhere have been found to suffer from various mental illnesses. Even world known stars struggle with something so intense. Amy Winehouse was a woman on a mountain of success, from a beautiful voice to numerous Grammy Award’s, but somehow it could all hide her underlying downfall. The life of Amy Winehouse was spent battling manic depression and addiction, but somewhere in all the darkness, she found a light in her world through music.
Ella Fitzgerald has come to herself multiple nicknames on account of her amazing voice. For example, she has been called to “First Lady of Song” (“Ella Fitzgerald”) and “The Queen of Jazz”) “(10 Interesting Ella Fitzgerald Facts”). She was also famous for being a master of dance. Ella has been given these names and credits of fame do with her talent. No one could scat like her. In fact, she made a wide spread of Jazz and scat music (“Ella Fitzgerald was the master of scat singing”). After all, Scat singing was Ella’s trade mark.
A couple of years after she got out of rehab, MTV filmed a short documentary of Lovato’s mental health issues called “Demi Lovato: Stay Strong”. Throughout the film, Lovato describes her life as a daily battle to stay healthy. Soon after rehab, she resumed her singing career and was extremely nervous about performing again. However at a meet and greet before Lovato performed, a young girl praised Lovato for her bravery and courage and said that Lovato had encouraged her to not wear her wig that night. Demi Lovato is a prime example of an encouraging role model because she has turned her life with bipolar II disorder into a positive message for her
Lena Horne was born on June 30, 1917 in Brooklyn, New York. Her parents were Teddy and Edna Scottron Horne. After her father left her at the age of two in order to pursue his gambling career; her mother leaving soon after that to pursue her acting career; she went to live with her grandparents. Through her grandparents influence she became involved with organizations like the NAACP, at an early age.
Diana Ernestine Earle Ross is very influential when it comes to the music industry. To this day, people have doubts about us young people going into the field of music. They feel like making a career out of rapping, singing, or acting is one in a million. Especially, being born and raised in Detroit. Diana has given us hope. She is an idol that many of us look up to. Ross is a woman of great achievement and one day someone with just as much potential as her, will follow in her footsteps.
Josephine Baker Josephine Baker was an African American woman who had to overcome discrimination and abuse in achieving her dream of becoming a singer and dancer. She did this during the 1920s, when African Americans faced great discrimination. She had a hard childhood. Her personal life was not easy to handle. Furthermore, she overcame poverty and racism to achieve her career dream.
Aaliyah Dana Haughton was born on January 16, 1979, in Brooklyn, New York . Raised in Detroit , Michigan . Aaliyah Dana Haughton started voice lessons shortly after she learned to talk As a young actress/singer competed successfully on the television program Star Search at age 11. That same year, she performed with R&B legend Gladys Knight, the former wife of her uncle and manager, Barry Hankerson, at a five-night stand in Las Vegas.
Etta James, originally “JamesEtta” Hawkins,was born on January 25th 1938 in Los Angeles California. Her mother’s name was Dorothy Hawkins. She was an African American. (Rolling Stone Magazine.) Etta James was raised by her mother. She grew up not knowing who her father was. It was said at one time that Rudolf Walter Wanderon Jr. also known as “Minnesota Fats” an American professional billiards player, was said to be her father. Throughout some of her childhood. Etta was mostly raised by some of her friends, and relatives, that lived close to her in the nearby neighborhood. Everyone loved Etta. Etta started performing at the young age of five. At this age, Etta known as a gospel prodigy. She grew up attending church. The first time she had ever sung was actually in the choir of the church she attended. When she was twelve, she began singing in a trio. When Etta was fifteen years old she was what some might call a rebel child. She began ditching school just to hang out with friends and drink because she thought that she could be independent.
Beyoncé born in September 4th 1981 is known for her fierce look and electrifying sound that has been present in the entertainment industry since she was 15 years of age. Beyoncé’s ability to perform with unparalleled confidence and exuberant passion has won her twenty Grammy awards, three world music awards, six American music awards, and eight billboard awards.