# Adele sweeps the Grammys for 2012

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**Created:** [February 13, 2012, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adele-sweeps-the-grammys-for-2012/612687 "2012-02-13T06:52:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 13, 2012, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adele-sweeps-the-grammys-for-2012/612687/1 "2012-02-13T06:52:51Z")

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Six wins. Including Record, Album, and Song of the Year. 😃

Great job. They say that ties her with Beyonce as the most wins by a woman in one evening. All I know is I just can’t get enough of this woman’s music. There isn’t a day that goes by without me playing 21. Incredible album.  
Love this picture of Adele holding all six Grammys. 😃  
[![](http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xXNMEfihn2hlNd6iwUO_SA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9aW5zZXQ7aD02MTI7cT04NTt3PTUwNA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-02-13T052303Z_1776572362_LM2E82D0EYF01_RTRMADP_3_GRAMMYS.JPG) ](http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xXNMEfihn2hlNd6iwUO_SA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9aW5zZXQ7aD02MTI7cT04NTt3PTUwNA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-02-13T052303Z_1776572362_LM2E82D0EYF01_RTRMADP_3_GRAMMYS.JPG)

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> Adele, who captured the world’s heart with an album about a broken romance, emerged as the top winner at Sunday’s Grammy Awards, winning six trophies including the prestigious trifecta of record, song and album of the year.

[http://apnews.myway.com/article/20120213/D9SS9CA81.html](http://apnews.myway.com/article/20120213/D9SS9CA81.html)

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> Just minutes earlier, she and songwriting partner Paul Epworth won the song of the year Grammy for their collaboration on the song.
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> She also won Grammys for record of the year, best pop solo performance, best short form music video and best pop vocal album for “21.”

> **[Adele dominates Grammys as tributes to Whitney Houston flow | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2012/02/12/showbiz/grammy-awards/index.html?hpt=hp_c1)**
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> Adele thanked her doctors “who brought my voice back” as she accepted one of six Grammy awards Sunday night.

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I don’t have a whole lot to say about Adele, she did great, and I think she earned her awards.

I’m a huge Foo fan, and was very happy to see them more than once - though sad they were the sole representation of the alt/rock scene. Seems to be a shrinking genre every day.

I really enjoyed the show this year. They finally figured out people watched mostly for the entertainment, not the thank-you speeches, and that people can just look up what’s important to them online these days. Last year was a great show, as was this one, finally. I had stopped watching for a long time because they had gotten stale. I think the last one I remember before last year was whatever year Ricky Martin had his breakout performance. A long time!

And I can’t believe Gaga kept that thing on her face the whole time. (well, I guess I can, but it sure didn’t look comfortable)