Adele Adkins (better known by the mononym Adele) is a British singer/songwriter best known for her global hit single, "Rolling in the Deep". In 2012, she composed and performed the title song for the James Bond film Skyfall. Adele was offered a recording contract from XL Recordings after a friend posted her demo on Myspace in 2006. The next year she received the Brit Awards "Critics' Choice" award and won the BBC Sound of 2008. Her debut album, 19, was released in 2008 to commercial and critical success. Her career in the US was boosted by a Saturday Night Live appearance in late 2008. She has received numerous awards and is the first female in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 to have three singles in the top 10 at the same time as a lead artist, and the first female artist to have two