For our assignment in our Journalistic Writing class we were doing about Orbituary's we were given an example of a celebrity that is alive and had to write an Orbituary as if they had recently passed away.
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (1988-2012)
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, a woman who was always in the limelight
but shined away when it came to personal life tragically died yesterday afternoon. Adele was in her London house when she tripped walking down the stairs and fell the rest of the way. Her body was found three hours later when there was rising concerns about a missed flight she was due to take earlier on that evening. She died aged 23.
Adele was never afraid to be herself. When appearing on shows such as Johnathon Ross she remained the cockney girl she always was and never forgot her routes even after going Worldwide. Famously saying ‘weight has got nothing to do with my career’ Adele Openly talked about being comfortable with her weight and shot down any criticism received from magazines and the press saying that she was ‘too big’.
Adele was born in the town Tottenham, North London. Her parents split up when she was just three years old. She began singing age four and had admitted that the spice girls were a major influence regarding her passion for music. Her love for the pop group never faded, famously stating in a 2011 interview that “I love the Spice Girls because they made me who I am’’ Adele and her mother did a lot relocating areas as a young child and finally ended up in West Norwood, South London.
Alongside famous singers Leona Lewis and Jessie J, Adele graduated from the BRIT school for Performing Arts & Technology in May 2006. Little did she realise how famous she would become. In 2006 3 songs were uploaded by a friend onto Myspace. She was then landed a record deal with XL Recordings, an independent label. The first song she released was called ‘Hometown Glory’ and everything could only get better.
Her first album 19 was released early 2008 and single ‘Chasing pavements’ became number two in the charts where it remained for 4 weeks. From then on Adele started to get noticed. After trying to break America a few times and not succeeding it was an in fact an excellent appearance on Saturday night live that boosted what would become her future career.
There are numerous mentions in the Guinness Book Of World Records. Having two albums 19 and 21 she is the first artist to sell more than 3 million copies in the UK within the space of a year. After winning the very first Critic’s Choice award at the BRIT’S Adele became no stranger to winning awards and received 47 awards out of 102 nominations at worldwide award ceremonies. In the UK alone second album 21 has spent more weeks at number one slot than any album since1971. The album has held the top position longer than any other album since 1990 in the US. She is the first living artist to keep the two top five hits in the singles and official album chart simultaneously since 1964 when The Beatles entered the charts with ‘I want to hold your hand’ and ‘Please please me’ at number one and two. A week before her death she managed to achieve six Grammy awards but was left fuming when her speech was cut short.
In the past she has admitted in interviews how a lot of the songs are about relationships and heartbreak. It is no secret that it was her ex-boyfriend who inspired the song writing that would become her biggest hits. A moment never forgotten was when she performed ‘Someone like you’ at the Brit Awards 2011 Adele put so much of herself into the song she ended up crying.
Adele preferred to keep her career and kept her personal life to herself as much as possible. On the weeks running up to her death she finally opened up a bit more on the love life front. In an interview with Newspapers such as The Sun and Vogue magazine a week before her death she slated rumours about Simon being a married man, that she was extremely happy and that the age gap doesn’t bother her. The relationship she had with her father almost certainly had its downs and he was never forgiven. After this unexpected tragedy it’s safe to say that maybe life is too short to live holding grudges.
Adele had a great career and it will always be remembered as the woman who put her heart into all her songs and never failed to show her true self. She was a much loved sister and daughter.
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, a woman who was always in the limelight
but shined away when it came to personal life tragically died yesterday afternoon. Adele was in her London house when she tripped walking down the stairs and fell the rest of the way. Her body was found three hours later when there was rising concerns about a missed flight she was due to take earlier on that evening. She died aged 23.
Adele was never afraid to be herself. When appearing on shows such as Johnathon Ross she remained the cockney girl she always was and never forgot her routes even after going Worldwide. Famously saying ‘weight has got nothing to do with my career’ Adele Openly talked about being comfortable with her weight and shot down any criticism received from magazines and the press saying that she was ‘too big’.
Adele was born in the town Tottenham, North London. Her parents split up when she was just three years old. She began singing age four and had admitted that the spice girls were a major influence regarding her passion for music. Her love for the pop group never faded, famously stating in a 2011 interview that “I love the Spice Girls because they made me who I am’’ Adele and her mother did a lot relocating areas as a young child and finally ended up in West Norwood, South London.
Alongside famous singers Leona Lewis and Jessie J, Adele graduated from the BRIT school for Performing Arts & Technology in May 2006. Little did she realise how famous she would become. In 2006 3 songs were uploaded by a friend onto Myspace. She was then landed a record deal with XL Recordings, an independent label. The first song she released was called ‘Hometown Glory’ and everything could only get better.
Her first album 19 was released early 2008 and single ‘Chasing pavements’ became number two in the charts where it remained for 4 weeks. From then on Adele started to get noticed. After trying to break America a few times and not succeeding it was an in fact an excellent appearance on Saturday night live that boosted what would become her future career.
There are numerous mentions in the Guinness Book Of World Records. Having two albums 19 and 21 she is the first artist to sell more than 3 million copies in the UK within the space of a year. After winning the very first Critic’s Choice award at the BRIT’S Adele became no stranger to winning awards and received 47 awards out of 102 nominations at worldwide award ceremonies. In the UK alone second album 21 has spent more weeks at number one slot than any album since1971. The album has held the top position longer than any other album since 1990 in the US. She is the first living artist to keep the two top five hits in the singles and official album chart simultaneously since 1964 when The Beatles entered the charts with ‘I want to hold your hand’ and ‘Please please me’ at number one and two. A week before her death she managed to achieve six Grammy awards but was left fuming when her speech was cut short.
In the past she has admitted in interviews how a lot of the songs are about relationships and heartbreak. It is no secret that it was her ex-boyfriend who inspired the song writing that would become her biggest hits. A moment never forgotten was when she performed ‘Someone like you’ at the Brit Awards 2011 Adele put so much of herself into the song she ended up crying.
Adele preferred to keep her career and kept her personal life to herself as much as possible. On the weeks running up to her death she finally opened up a bit more on the love life front. In an interview with Newspapers such as The Sun and Vogue magazine a week before her death she slated rumours about Simon being a married man, that she was extremely happy and that the age gap doesn’t bother her. The relationship she had with her father almost certainly had its downs and he was never forgiven. After this unexpected tragedy it’s safe to say that maybe life is too short to live holding grudges.
Adele had a great career and it will always be remembered as the woman who put her heart into all her songs and never failed to show her true self. She was a much loved sister and daughter.
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