You may recall, the 27-year-old singer was plagued by health issues including two vocal chord hemorrhages that required surgery to fix in 2011.
Her ills coincided with the release of her second studio album 21 the same year. After that, she essentially stopped performing. Her only subsequent release was the featured song for the James Bond movie “Skyfall” in 2013.
It was a legitimate question whether she would ever perform again, despite promising a new album, not only because of her health, but also because she was plagued by raging self-doubt and insecurity.
That’s what makes “Hello” and her new album so significant. As she pointed out, her long-awaited third album, titled 25, marks her transition to to adulthood and self-acceptance.
“My last record was a breakup record and if I had to label this one I would call it a make-up record,” she said. “I’m making up with myself. Making up for lost time. Making up with everything I ever did and never did.”
Her sophomore album, 21, sold more than 11 million copies domestically and won big at the 2012 Grammys. Her last song, “Skyfall” won an Oscar.
Check out the video below, let us know your thoughts and welcome back Adele. The album will go on sale Nov. 20.
Keith Girard four decades of experience as an award-winning reporter, editor-in-chief, and senior media executive. Keith’s career began in Washington, D.C., where he was a reporter for The Washington Post and a contributing editor for Regardie’s and Washingtonian magazines. He also worked as a writer/producer in CNN’s Washington Bureau and has written one book on the U.S. Marines in the Gulf War.