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Adele will be awarded an MBE at Buckingham Palace on Thursday.6 g7 p. b: B. J# A7 [1 \% O
$ ~1 Z1 k) ?7 x# V; s* ~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$ L# J# u+ l* Z. R, @' j3 R8 E1 F- K
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The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.
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5 v2 R0 R4 v) FThe 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.; m# r$ ^; L: T, P6 K+ W( J* O
6 @7 m: V% ^' t% p# ]" r/ tAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.1 u2 i$ M* x* I ~+ G
$ h6 q6 a) K+ P/ {, R+ i TShe 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. v/ v" a/ P: f1 p' s
) I* z9 G* t+ H# \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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From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm |
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