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Adele will be awarded an MBE at Buckingham Palace on Thursday.: j& `6 V, Z5 q3 i8 u
" N; e6 l' T- NThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.( U. W6 I8 H8 z' h5 C: `/ V
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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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The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.2 _( u; b5 M @' d# [4 K: D* f
( S4 [' U8 K4 _3 _( ?# z0 q# R- a0 `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.5 z, h4 c% F# M& O* f* q* w
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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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$ ^8 c2 X4 S5 m5 Z& Q: AShe 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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+ r3 {) i4 X5 K6 \* J1 U% }7 L+ z8 eSinger-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.2 ?7 m3 Z1 {4 ~
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( t# \% [3 z$ ~% ?From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm |
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