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Adele will be awarded an MBE at Buckingham Palace on Thursday./ H6 B% u4 J9 p" f( N8 a
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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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8 }; v- ?, {9 hHer 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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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.( {6 I# k, A2 G& `9 ~
; L' S, D* d7 G0 r% P$ eIt was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.' S& x9 ?. f# u$ [/ T& X+ Y
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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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" K M' A3 ^, A+ ~' FShe 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.1 N$ K% F5 i/ D" e, m% {
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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.
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1 ?6 P3 x( @) p% E( t" |/ j( mFrom:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm |
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