Emerging British singer/songwriter Adele [ tickets ] will bring her brand of heartbreak-soul to the US for an early 2009 tour.

The outing is scheduled to launch Jan. 14 in Somerville, MA, and stop in clubs and theaters across the country through the end of the month. The 11-date trek includes gigs in Philadelphia, Chicago, Denver, Seattle and Los Angeles. The full schedule is listed below.

Even before Adele's debut album, "19," surfaced in the UK last January, she was honored with the Brit Awards' first Critics Choice prize, and also won the BBC Music's Sound of 2008 poll of music critics, editors and broadcasters, according to her bio.

Adele's record shot straight to the top of the UK album chart and the lead single, "Chasing Pavements," reached No. 2. Released in the US over the summer, "19" is starting to bubble up on this side of the Pond, having just peaked at No. 11 on The Billboard 200. "Chasing Pavements" is also making waves on the magazine's Hot 100 and Hot Adult Top 40 charts.

After Adele appeared on NBC-TV's "Saturday Night Live" earlier this month in an episode that included vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, the singer's debut catapulted to No. 1 on iTunes, according to a blog posting at her MySpace page. She'll be back on US television next month, with appearances scheduled on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson."

Initial press surrounding Adele hailed her as the next Amy Winehouse, but critics have deemed the up-and-comer a more mature singer with wisdom beyond her 20 years. Adele cites influences ranging from a diverse group of artists including Etta James, Jill Scott, Bjork, Dusty Springfield, Billy Bragg, Billie Holiday, Jeff Buckley, The Cure and Peggy Lee.

"I taught myself how to sing by listening to Ella Fitzgerald for acrobatics and scales, Etta James for passion and Roberta Flack for control," the performer explained in her bio.

Adele's followup single, "Make You Feel My Love" (a Bob Dylan cover), has just been released and is streaming at her MySpace page.