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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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. D8 S# H2 i* j* AHer 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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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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0 X- z3 P' W0 \$ G1 ZThe 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.8 L ^6 [7 k( Z
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It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.9 h! r( Y; g! v; W3 T; ]
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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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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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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.7 Y' F3 a# ~. w* I+ d/ C' h
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, T1 V+ D" p/ Y& @$ h$ w3 qFrom:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm |
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