ADELE 21.

Her much anticipated follow-up album, 21, again named for her age at time of recording, did not disappoint upon its release in early 2011. Tapping even deeper into Adele's appreciation for classic American R&B and jazz, the record was a monster hit, selling 352,000 copies within its first week.

Anchored by hits like "Rolling in the Deep" and "Someone Like You", 21 placed Adele in play.

In February 2011, she found herself with two Top 5 singles and a pair of Top 5 albums in the same week, becoming the only artist besides The Beatles and 50 Cent to achieve that milestone. With 21 staying at No. 1 for 11 weeks, Adele also broke the solo female artist record previously held by Madonna's Immaculate Collection for consecutive weeks atop the album charts. 21 went on to sell more than 30 million copies worldwide.

In 2012, Adele swept the Grsmmy Awards, taking home six wins, including Album of the Year. "This record is inspired by something that is really normal and everyone's been through it - just a rubbish relationship", she said at the ceremony. In 2013, Adele won her seventh Grammy (Best Pop Solo Performance) for her hit single "Set Fire to the Rain". The same year, the singer won a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for "Skyfall", the theme song for the 2013 James Bond film of the same name.

Coupled with her success is Adele's maturity and ability to avoid the dame-induced pitfalls that plagued Winehouse. Adele, whose larger, curvier body bucks the trend of most Top 40 female celebs, is also confident in not just her talent, but in her looks. "I've seen people where it rules their lives, you know, who want to be thinner of have bigger boobs, and how it wears them down," she told Vogue magazine in 2011. "And I just don't want that in my life,"