English singer-songwriter, Adele has a net worth of $135 million in 2016. She topped the 2012 Sunday Times Rich List of young British musicians following the success of her second album, 21, with its chart-topping tales of heartbreak and woe. With a net worth of £20 million ($32m ) – Adele has seen her fortune swell, increasing by £14 million in just 12 months.

She capped a phenomenally success by entering the influential 2011 UK Sunday Times Rich List, with net worth of £6 million. Her second album, managed to wow both the critics as well as the music-buying public, having been at number one in the charts for a record-breaking 13 weeks. Adele, as she is always known has now been named as one of the most commercially successful new artists in Britain. She created one of the best-selling albums of all time and has spent the past year being showered with awards and glory.

Born Adele Laurie Blue Adkins on 5 May 1988 in Tottenham, North London, England. A graduate of Croydon’s Brits School, Adele was first marketed as a soul singer in the mould of Amy Winehouse. But she has now been acknowledged as a talented song writer mature beyond her years, as well as possessing a powerful voice. In addition to topping the album charts, her debut record, 19, re-entered the charts to reach second place, the first time since The Corrs that any artist has held both of the top two positions. At the 2009 Grammy Awards, Adele won the awards for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Her second album, 21, helped Adele earn six Grammy Awards in 2012 including Album of the Year, equalling the record for most Grammy Awards won by a female artist in one night. The album has also helped her receive numerous other awards, including two Brit Awards and three American Music Awards. The album has been certified 15 times platinum in the UK; in the US the album has held the top position longer than any other album since 1985. The success of 21 earned Adele numerous mentions in the Guinness Book Of World Records. On 29 June 2012, Adele announced that she is pregnant with her first child with boyfriend .

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