Adele

Also A·del·a

[uh-del]

noun

1. a first name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”

Example Sentences

When working with others, Mr. Jesso is a ballad specialist whose songs often feature piano front-and center—Adele’s soaring hit “When We Were Young” might be his quintessential collaboration.

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He compares the project to the time he had Adele sing outdoors at the Griffith Observatory for a CBS special in 2021 and the time he put Bruno Mars on the marquee of the Apollo Theater for a different CBS special in 2017.

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He’s thrived in that role, penning hits for the likes of Adele, Niall Horan, Harry Styles and Dua Lipa.

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It’s an approach that’s endeared him to his star collaborators and yielded songs as deep as Adele’s “To Be Loved,” a stunning meditation on the costs of divorce from her 2021 album “30.”

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He also advises readers to “return to a ritual” in moments of fear—from religion to, as the singer Adele did during her Las Vegas residency, “kissing a photograph” of Celine Dion to calm her nerves.

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