Adele (singer)

Adele (full name: Adele Laurie Blue Adkins) is an English singer and songwriter. Her song "Rolling in the Deep" features diegetically in the Doctor Who episode The Impossible Astronaut, heard playing in the diner as the Eleventh Doctor and River Song compare diaries.

In 2018, incoming composer Segun Akinola cited Adele among a list of inspirations for his Doctor Who score. These pop inspirations, he explained, played just as instrumental a role as the inspiration he gained from the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.