The Grammy Awards show marked the United Kingdom chart-topper's first performance since her vocal cord surgery. Music fans had a lot to celebrate with all the excitement of the 2012 Grammy Awards but the night somehow belonged to this year's indisputable Grammy darling Adele.

Adele emerged as the top winner at the Grammy Awards, winning six trophies. The British songbird pick up multiple Grammy's for Best Pop Solo Performance for "Someone Like You", Song of the Year for "Rolling in the Deep" and Best Pop Vocal Album, the singer brought the house down with her first vocal performance since undergoing vocal cord surgery last November.

One-time Grammy performer Gwyneth Paltrow introduced the showstopper, describing Adele's impact on the industry as a global musical phenomenon.

"We are so thrilled her voice is back and she's ready to share it with us once more at the Grammy Awards," the actress said.

The chosen comeback performance song was "Rolling in the Deep" which she began acoustically. She was gradually joined by members of her backing band as the song reached its powerful chorus. The audience was brought to its feet for a rousing standing ovation at the song's conclusion with celebrity fans Rihanna and Paul McCartney spotted in the audience cheering enthusiastically for the chart-topper.

Adele, who was sporting a shorter and blonder version of her classic bouffant hairdo, looked pleased to be up onstage again. Throughout the performance, she seemed to smile at specific members in the audience, soaking up her standing ovation with an even bigger smile. She even repeatedly mouthed the words "Thank you." Adele sobbed as she won the night's final award which is Album of the Year for "21." It was last year's top-selling album with more than six million copies sold and remains lodged at the number one spot on this year's charts. Her victories tied her with Beyonce as the most wins by a woman in one evening. "Mom, gold is good!" Adele shouted as she took the "Album of the Year" trophy.

The celebration of Adele came on a night where the Grammy's marked the loss of one of music's great female voices and one of its most prized talents overall. Whitney Houston died the night before the Grammy's, casting a shadow over music's biggest night.

Watch Adele's Live Performance of Rolling in the Deep at the Grammy Awards 2012 below

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