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Adele will be awarded an MBE at Buckingham Palace on Thursday.) Y) S- B% w0 f
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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. _3 p! t: v) }/ A0 X
) g: s% u9 g$ H# RHer 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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1 w% U: c: b5 EThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.. c1 R+ u8 X& i: E* n
7 K3 [9 B+ Y6 ^" e, [/ K" GThe 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.3 Z- \6 j6 s5 K$ \! {, E0 D
; Q4 q. K: G8 x- fIt was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.5 R" M( O8 \8 C' v
% u/ {* h( P) D2 l* tAdele 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.7 P, X7 j" z& G4 L" ~ b: Q/ p0 I
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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.- [; w* I% ~4 x
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2 G/ t1 B8 u/ `) q; s; q+ aFrom:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm |
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