DigitalDrifter
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Palin has since sent her a signed copy of her book.
http://theweek.com/speedreads/590111/adele-attributes-huge-success-sarah-palin
Adele attributes her huge success to Sarah Palin
http://theweek.com/speedreads/590111/adele-attributes-huge-success-sarah-palin
http://theweek.com/speedreads/590111/adele-attributes-huge-success-sarah-palin
Adele attributes her huge success to Sarah Palin
Viewers in Britain got to watch Adele's first live performance in two years on Thursday night in a BBC One special, Adele - Live at the BBC, recorded on Nov. 2. (Viewers outside Britain will be able to watch it, retitled Adele - Live in London, at some future date.) Along with the live performances, Adele sat down with host Graham Norton to talk about her career, life, and new album, 25. Among her revelations was the role 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin played in her rise to worldwide fame.
When she made her debut on Saturday Night Live, she told Norton, Palin had been scheduled to appear the following weekend, but "because something came up in the campaign, she came and did the week I was doing it." Palin was ratings gold in 2008, "so it was one of the most watched SNLs ever, and then it was two weeks before the Grammy ballot, which is when people decide what songs they want to maybe nominate, so, like, literally the stars aligned for me," Adele told Norton. "And then the album shot to No. 1 on iTunes, I was nominated for a Grammy, and I won one. I mean it was a joke. It was a joke. All thanks to Sarah Palin."
It seems like Tina Fey should get a bit of thanks, too. But for those not interested in Palin's role in Adele's success, the show also contained a sketch where Adele, disguised in a wig and prosthetics, auditioned for a TV show as an Adele impersonator named Jenny,
http://theweek.com/speedreads/590111/adele-attributes-huge-success-sarah-palin