THE PHENOMENON ADELE IN 5 TITLES

It is nicknamed the "new Amy" for her husky voice and soul, and perhaps also a bit for his coiffure bulging ... Adele stands out as leader of the 2011 version divas. Adele has broken all records, exploding scores, but we tried to summarize it in 5 titles. Adele is the anti-Gaga. Where the new wave of pop singers of the caliber of Lady GaGa, Rihanna and Brit-Brit is all about the show, the entertainment as the Americans like to say, Adele impresses by its voice.

It is actually quite sober on stage and in his videos, because his songs and his voice enough to live in his fans. The English singer also seems to agree with this perception, since it declared itself "make music for the ears and not eyes." What speaks best of the singer, it's finally his songs. Here is Adele, told in five titles.

Hometown Glory, Revelation (2007)

Adele is said to have written in ten minutes. A masterstroke as Hometown Glory is the first single from the debut album from Adele, 19, and also his first hit. A title is to win the hearts of the English since in Hometown Glory, the Columbia makes a poignant tribute to his city. It was enough for Adele becomes the darling little girl in England ... Views on YouTube: 24 million for its live on BBC.

Chasing Pavements, autobiography (2008)

According to Adele, Chasing Pavements ("pursued by the sidewalk" in French) reports his own experience of a thwarted love. Learning that her boyfriend was cheating on her, Adele is a party for him to find a punch, and would be distributed immediately ran into the street. The singer would then say: "Why go after the sidewalks empty?" The video for Chasing Pavements features a couple who died in a car accident metaphorically. The clip will also award at the MTV Video Music Awards 2008.

Views on YouTube: 9000000.

Make You Feel My Love, the recovery (2008)

For his first album, 19, Adele wanted to integrate Make You Feel My Love, a cover of Bob Dylan's original title. Adele's voice retains the raucous side of Bob Dylan, but the title glamourise offering a slower version than the original. A hit with fans of Adele ... and those of Bob Dylan also had to appreciate.

Views on YouTube: 40.2 million.

Rolling in the Deep, the legendary (2010)

Rolling in the Deep is not the first tube of Adele, but this capacity, she won a wider audience, not just English, not just European. A great title, and in addition very efficient since the chorus Rolling In The Deep is heady, and did not try to hold the note as the beautiful Englishwoman?

Views on YouTube: 172 million.

Someone Like You, The Ballad (2011)

With Someone Like You, Adele reconciles everyone with the genre of the ballad, often shunned in recent years in favor of pop and electro sounds. Adele was able to wear the colors of the love ballad, but the namby-pamby and less. The hoarse voice of the singer keeps falling into the cutesy side. Incomparable emotion that feels lived.

Views on YouTube: 70 million for his performance live at the O2 Arena in London, 45 million for the official video.