Adele shines at Grammys with six awards

British soul diva Adele has won album of the year, song of the year and record of the year, winning six awards in all at the 54th Grammys. She has won in every category she was nominated for!

British soul diva Adele has won album of the year, song of the year and record of the year, in all winning six awards at the 54th Grammys in Los Angeles. She has won in every category she was nominated for!



Adele's 21, the year's best-selling album, has won album of the year and best pop vocal album. Her Rolling In The Deep has won record of the year, song of the year and short form music video. She had also received award for best pop solo performance for Someone Like You.



Adele, nominated in six categories at the Grammys, took to the stage with producer Paul Epworth, who she called "the best producer in the world, adding: "He's wonderful -- thank you so, so much, Paul."



A short time later, the 23-year-old Londoner, making her first live performance since October after undergoing throat surgery, wowed the Grammys audience with a rendition of the song, a worldwide hit from her breakthrough album 21.



After being introduced by Gwyneth Paltrow, her solo voice soared out of the darkness into the opening lyric, before a thumping drum kicked in, followed by a choir for the chorus.

She earned a raucous standing ovation from the crowd and mouthed "Thank you" at the end.



Husky tones, retro rhythms and raw emotional honesty have helped Adele -- full name Adele Laurie Blue Adkins -- sell more than 12 million copies of 21 worldwide since its release in January 2011.



In terms of Grammy nods, Adele is second only to rapper Kanye West, who has seven nominations at the US music industry's top awards.



After throat surgery silenced her for months, Adele -- with her trademark bouffant hair, generous figure, liberal swearing and raucous Cockney laugh -- was clearly thrilled to be back.