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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.4 z2 ~3 B9 C0 f
3 s0 r8 O4 o$ E1 ^) g& ~4 \Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire* {" P+ A' h9 Z
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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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: [8 U3 M! }2 n8 e$ _( pThe 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.+ L6 v% }( g2 f' z: Z+ R, R
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It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.
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: O: d# [- t- l. Y) l6 ZAdele 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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/ g1 {1 t) f5 y; c/ `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.% y1 @; ~% A( y t& M
6 f* C1 ]; K, M; \6 B8 w6 kSinger-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.1 v- v# s. c0 [' m
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0 r6 }2 f5 [9 bFrom:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm |
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