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Adele will be awarded an MBE at Buckingham Palace on Thursday.
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The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.
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Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
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. F* o* |6 l4 K" _+ s$ fThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.# E: a8 i- A9 E; @# I, O& Y8 z9 d
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The record topped the charts in more than 30 countries and was number one in the UK for 23 weeks, selling more than seven million copies in the country.
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It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.1 f t8 u; a. d ^& H6 b9 N
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Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.
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& A6 K. G' h# Q+ `She is rumoured to be planning the release of her third studio album sometime next year but has been busy being a mum after giving birth to her son Angelo with partner Simon Konecki in October last year.
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* d1 |0 q# C, u! J# }Singer-songwriter PJ Harvey, broadcaster Aled Jones and author Joanne Harris were also on the list for MBEs, while broadcaster Claire Balding was honoured with an OBE.
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' \* {9 O K8 t2 n: LFrom:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm |
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