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Adele No.1 Album in NZ

ADELE
No.1 Album in NZ

SMASHES OPENING WEEK SALES RECORD

WITH OVER DOUBLE PLATINUM SALES

FOR ALBUM, 25

Returning with triumphant force, the woman we have come to know simply as 'Adele' enchants the world once again through song in her long awaited new release, 25. Within just a week of the album's release, 25 has smashed multiple records across the world, including here in New Zealand surpassing Double Platinum and achieving the highest number of albums sold in the opening week in NZ recorded history with 18,766 sold which includes an all time record of digital sales in opening week of 7209! The previous record holder being Susan Boyle's 2009 debut ''I Dreamed A Dream' that sold 17,435. '25' has outsold the rest of the top 53 albums combined during its first week on sale and 25 is already the fourth biggest selling album in NZ of 2015.

Tune into Prime TV on Monday November 30 at 8.30pm for 60 Minutes, who will be airing exclusive interview footage with the woman of the hour.

Wednesday December 9th at 9.30pm, TV3 play an hour-long BBC Special 'Adele - Live In London' hosted by none other than Graham Norton himself.

Adele also returned to Saturday Night Live to perform 'When We Were Young' , performed a new rendition of smash single with Hello with Jimmy Fallon and The Roots, attended a BBC Adele audition as Jenny the nanny...(watch videos below)

Adele - 25 is on UK independent label XL Recordings, part of the Beggars Group, and proudly represented and distributed in New Zealand by NZ owned independent companies The Label and Rhythmethod.


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