Adele Laurie Blue Adkins was born on May 5, 1988, in Tottenham located in North London, England. Her mother, Penny, was a teenage art student when she became pregnant at 17 with Adele. Her father, a Welsh plumber named Mark Evans, was a womanizing alcoholic who broke Penny’s heart by walking out when Adele was just a toddler.

Adele Laurie Blue Adkins was born on May 5, 1988, in Tottenham located in North London, England. Her mother, Penny, was a teenage art student when she became pregnant at 17 with Adele. Her father, a Welsh plumber named Mark Evans, was a womanizing alcoholic who broke Penny’s heart by walking out when Adele was just a toddler.

Dr. Ben Carson was raised by a single mother in Detroit's inner-city. Although he had very little growing up, his mother taught him to dream big. He apparently took these lessons to heart, becoming one of the most successful surgeons in American history.

Dr. Ben Carson was raised by a single mother in Detroit's inner-city. Although he had very little growing up, his mother taught him to dream big. He apparently took these lessons to heart, becoming one of the most successful surgeons in American history.

Before she was ever a blonde. Ellie Goulding went from living with her working class family in a council house in the small English county of Herefordshire , acting in small roles in her school plays and changed the way she spoke by watching British newsreaders. Ellie, a university drop out who recorded her first single, under the sheets in her producers uni Dorm room but would go on to sell out stadiums across the world, working with artists like Tinie Tempah, Skrillex, Calvin Harris and becoming one of Taylor Swifts squad members.

Before she was ever a blonde. Ellie Goulding went from living with her working class family in a council house in the small English county of Herefordshire , acting in small roles in her school plays and changed the way she spoke by watching British newsreaders. Ellie, a university drop out who recorded her first single, under the sheets in her producers uni Dorm room but would go on to sell out stadiums across the world, working with artists like Tinie Tempah, Skrillex, Calvin Harris and becoming one of Taylor Swifts squad members.