Adele's 33rd Birthday: 14 Little-Known Facts About The Singer

On the British singer's 33rd birthday, L'OFFICIEL shares some interesting things you didn't know about music sensation Adele.

Recognized worldwide for her impressive and powerful voice, British singer Adele has broken records with every new album release since the very beginning of her career. One of the most popular female artists ever, Adele is best known for writing soulful and emotional songs that reflect her own life and inspire millions of people through her words, like with tracks such as "Someone Like You" and "Rolling in the Deep" from her most-loved 2011 album release 21, celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.

The Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter is no stranger to heartbreak and has brought this feeling into her music. We can expect to hear more following her recent million-dollar divorce with charity-owner Simon Konecki almost three years after the pair first announced their separation.

As the world awaits for Adele's new album release after an over five-year hiatus, L'OFFICIEL celebrates the Brit's birthday with a look at 14 interesting facts you didn't know about the star.

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Adele is a Taurus and she was born in England

The British singer went to the same performance school the late singer Amy Winehouse once briefly attended, the Brit School for Performing Arts and Technologies

Adele's Album "21" is one of the best-selling albums of all time in both the Uk and U.S., ranking in terms of sales just below the Beatles' iconic "Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band"

Adele's music first began training traction on Myspace, when she posted original songs to the now-defunct social media site in 2006.

In 2018 Adele tweeted that Drake's concert was one of her "favorite shows of alla time" and the Canadian rapper shared how exited he was about her comment on his Instagram. The two became pals in February 2019 when they rented out an entire bowling alley just to hang out together with their friends.

Adele has oftentimes called the legendary singer Etta James one of her biggest inspirations.

Adele has a dachshund ,Louie, that she has spoken about bringing on tour with her and a black cat that she adopted from a shelter.

For her 30rd birthday in 2018, Adele threw herself a "Titanic"-themed birthday party, donning an impressive Rose costume.

Adele once dressed up as country superstar Dolly Parton for Halloween in 2017, calling her on Instagram "the hero of (her) life"

To lose her weight, Adele followed a strict Sirtfood Diet plan, which involves fasting and eating certain produce items including dark chocolate, wine, and green tea

Adele has a Beyoncé-inspired alter ego called Sasha Carter, which she invented to hype herself up after she met Beyoncé in 2011.

The singer penned her debut single "Hometown Glory" , which is on her "19" , in just 10 minutes when she was 18 years old.

Adele shares the title of female artist who has won the most Grammys in one night with Beyoncé. At the 2012 Ceremony, she took home six, including Song of The Year and Album of The Year

It turns out Adele is best friends with Nicole Richie, as she showed in a belated birthday wishes video the singer sent to the former reality star over Instagram in 2020