That's the point why would I mention 21? 21 came AFTER Back to Black. So that would mean that the interest was there already. The American public had already digested Soul music from another British female singer who even stole the show at the Grammys TWO years before they even heard 21.

Perhaps, and I don't know much of Back To Black's success/impact on the US, but you can't put 21's success on that. Adele already made a name of her self with 19, and although Amy made it easier for Adele to hit the US market, Adele is the one who had the bigger impact at the end of the day. If we are going to compare apple to apple, Adele's music has had the bigger impact on music than Amy Winehouse did IMO.

No, it's widely accepted that Amy did. I believe Adele herself has thanked/acknowledged Amy for this

But Adele was partly inspired by Back to Black for 21.

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You guys are going so off tangent . Amy may have SLIGHTLY inspired Adele, but Adele has cited that most of her inspirations are from old music and most of the artists she likes has passed away. Anyways the point of what Ellie said is that Adele made British music even more POPULAR.