
Adkins was raised by a single young mother in various areas of working class London. She was an avid singer of contemporary pop music as a child , and was able to play the guitar and clarinet. She discovered Etta who was a mid-century Rhythm-and blues singer, in her teens, and started to pursue a career musician. While she developed her talents at a secondary school funded by the government for performing arts, an acquaintance began uploading songs Adkins had written and recorded onto the social networking site Myspace. Adkins was soon noticed by record labels and signed an agreement with XL Recordings in 2006.
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