I won’t say Boing Boing TV *discovered* Ms. Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, but I will say that our old pal Russell Porter introduced her to many of our readers and viewers for the first time, in this classic Boing Boing TV episode from 2008.
The “heartbroken soul” sound captured in her debut album, 19, won her a Mercury Prize that year. Russell caught up with her backstage at the awards show.
One year later, she would take home two Grammys, then in 2012 she nabbed an unprecedented six, cementing Adele‘s role as one of the most powerful and famous female vocalists in contemporary popular music.
The video for her song “Chasing Pavement” excerpted in this BBTV episode was directed by Matthew Cullen.
Just a few days ago, by the way, the 24-year-old songstress gave birth to her first child—a beautiful baby boy.