Katie Markham started impersonating @Adele in 2011 and performed her act on "X Factor" in 2013.
Here's how her career skyrocketed. 👇
businessinsider.com/adele-imperson…
Here's how her career skyrocketed. 👇
businessinsider.com/adele-imperson…
Markham said she has done musical theater since she was 3.
In 2007, she took the plunge and quit her job to become a full-time singer.
businessinsider.com/adele-imperson…
In 2007, she took the plunge and quit her job to become a full-time singer.
businessinsider.com/adele-imperson…
Markham was taking as many singing gigs a week as possible to pay her bills when Adele's first album blew up in the UK.
"Chasing Pavements" and "Hometown Glory" were key to her sets.
businessinsider.com/adele-imperson…
"Chasing Pavements" and "Hometown Glory" were key to her sets.
businessinsider.com/adele-imperson…
In 2011, Markham’s management entered her in a talent showcase as an Adele tribute, and it went from there.
She said that while Adele and her are similar in personality, their accents are completely different.
businessinsider.com/adele-imperson…
She said that while Adele and her are similar in personality, their accents are completely different.
businessinsider.com/adele-imperson…
Markham said a lot of tributes pretend to fully be Adele in their acts, but she didn't feel comfortable doing that.
"I'm very much me," she said.
businessinsider.com/adele-imperson…
"I'm very much me," she said.
businessinsider.com/adele-imperson…
On holiday in Ibiza, Markham sang Adele at her resort's karaoke night.
The hotel management was so impressed, they paid for her to fly from the UK to Ibiza to perform her tribute show several times a year.
businessinsider.com/adele-imperson…
The hotel management was so impressed, they paid for her to fly from the UK to Ibiza to perform her tribute show several times a year.
businessinsider.com/adele-imperson…
In 2013, Markham got to the Six Chair Challenge of "X Factor," which boosted her career.
She started gigging in hotels, casinos, and cruises as Adele.
businessinsider.com/adele-imperson…
She started gigging in hotels, casinos, and cruises as Adele.
businessinsider.com/adele-imperson…
Markham was scouted by the BBC for a show about Adele tributes in 2015, where the singers were surprised with meeting the real Adele.
businessinsider.com/adele-imperson…
businessinsider.com/adele-imperson…
She said the exposure led her to her current gig, performing internationally in the theater show "Someone Like You: The Adele Songbook," which she said provides an alternative for people who can't go see Adele or don't have the money to pay for tickets.
businessinsider.com/adele-imperson…
businessinsider.com/adele-imperson…
Despite being one of the most-followed and highly regarded Adele acts, Markham said she is one of the cheaper tributes, with prices starting at around 500 pounds per gig.
businessinsider.com/adele-imperson…
businessinsider.com/adele-imperson…
When pictures of Adele came out showing her weight loss, Markham said she was inspired to get fit.
She became a weight-loss consultant for the diet she followed during lockdown, which she said sustained her income while COVID paused live performances.
businessinsider.com/adele-imperson…
She became a weight-loss consultant for the diet she followed during lockdown, which she said sustained her income while COVID paused live performances.
businessinsider.com/adele-imperson…
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
　
