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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Mark Sweney

Adele to perform on TV for first time in two years for BBC1 special

Adele
Adele at the BBC will be the first time the singer has performed on TV since the Oscars in 2013. Photograph: Lauren Hurley/PA

The BBC is to air a one-off special Adele at the BBC in which the singer will perform on television for the first time in more than two years.

The BBC1 special will be hosted by Graham Norton and air in November.

The hour-long show will see Adele perform many of her classics as well as songs from her new album 25.

“I can’t wait for the show,” said Adele. “The BBC has been wonderful to me over the years and Graham and I get on great so it is going to be a laugh.”

It will be Adele’s first television performance since she sang the theme to the James Bond film Skyfall at the 85th Academy Awards in February 2013, where she won best original song.

“This opportunity to spend an hour with Adele, her music and her stories is a truly rare treat,” said Norton, who will also interview her about her career and life to date.

Adele’s debut television performance was on Later with Jools Holland on BBC2 in 2007.

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