Adele, the indie singer and grammy favorite, is the first winner of the Brit Awards Jury Award. Adele says she was influenced by American Jazz, Blues Singer Etta James and "jazz first lady" Ella Fitzgerald, and describes her music style as "heartbreak Soul" . She was nominated for her debut album, 19, and took first place at the UK Albums Chart, where she earned a 7X platinum rating with sales of more than 2 million in the UK and more than 7 million worldwide. She was nominated for her debut album, Mercury Prize. 21 sold more than 18 million copies worldwide. 26 million records sold worldwide. In 2012, people magazine named her the 14th most beautiful woman in the world.