Adele was given a recording contract by XL Recordings.
19 (Adele album) . It was first released on 28 January 2008 , through XL Recordings . Adele . After graduating from the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology in 2006 , Adele was given a recording contract by XL Recordings after a friend posted her demo on Myspace the same year . Her debut album , 19 , was released in 2008 to commercial and critical success .