

Noting that she “absolutely” respects the art form, Adele added, “I just don’t need to hear everything in f–king song all the time.

I don’t think I’ve ever said how much I f–king hate musicals.” would never write a musical or anything like that because I f–king hate musicals,” she revealed. Getty Images Adele posing with her Emmy, which she won for her “Adele: One Night Only” special. The singer joked that she’s “always had the ego,” before explaining by her winning a Tony “is never gonna happen.” The singer scooped up an Oscar for best original song for “Skyfall” in 2013. “Which means you are one Tony award away from EGOT.
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“When we did the last Carpool, you were an Oscar winner, you were obviously a Grammy winner, you subsequently won an Emmy for your TV special,” Corden told the “I Drink Wine” singer. Adele has a whopping 16 Grammys under her belt, winning her most recent one in February of this year. The acronym stands for those who have won all four major awards in the Hollywood industry – an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.Īnd while the British hitmaker earned her place at the top by scooping up an Emmy for her “Adele: One Night Only” special, 16 Grammys, an Oscar for best original song for “Skyfall,” she has yet to win a Tony.ĭuring Monday’s final “Carpool Karaoke” segment, Adele gave her take on why achieving the ultimate EGOT status is simply not in the cards for her.
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The easy, fast & fun way to learn how to sing: 30DaySinger.Adele interrupts boyfriend Rich Paul’s Twitch stream with surprise FaceTimeīecoming an EGOT winner is something most artists can only dream about… but for Adele, it’s very attainable. As of 2018, Someone Like You has sold over 17 million copies worldwide making it one of the best-selling digital single of all-time. In July 2011, it became the first single of the decade to sell a million units in the UK and it was certified 4× Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), as well as being certified 6× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in the US. With that achievement Adele became the first female British solo singer in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 to have two number ones from the same album. The song also topped the charts in Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, Brazil, Italy, France and Switzerland, and has become Adele's second number one in the US. Following a well-received performance of the song at the 2011 Brit Awards, "Someone like You" became Adele's first number-one single in the UK and stayed on the top of the chart for five weeks. The song received wide acclaim from music critics, who chose the song as a highlight of 21 and praised the lyrics, its simple sound and Adele's vocal performance. Accompanied only by a piano in the song (played by co-writer Wilson), Adele sings about the end of the relationship with her ex-boyfriend. XL Recordings released the song as the second single from the album on 24 January 2011 (the same day the album was released) in the United Kingdom and on 9 August 2011 in the United States. The song was inspired by a broken relationship, and lyrically speaks of Adele's coming to terms with it. It is the second single and final track on the album. It was written by Adele and Dan Wilson for her second studio album, 21.

"Someone like You" is a song by English singer-songwriter Adele.
