Signed to XL Recordings in 2007, Adele quickly recorded her first album. Titled after her age, “19” achieved immediate success in Great Britain and was released on March 4, 2008 in France. As she mentions in interviews, the themes explored are all variations on a recent heartbreak that she takes great pleasure in mocking, showing great maturity on the part of the artist whom journalists compare to the elder Winehouse. The album raced to the top of the European charts, hinting at a career that was only just beginning, and was followed by worldwide success with the albums “21” (2011) and “25” (2015).