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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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2 l! I% L+ b: F+ W% D6 ^0 lHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire* B/ Y9 Q' U- N5 Y
4 F9 l( Z, N* E p- V8 p# [( C0 bThe 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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' r+ V) O; d- Z5 X( e! w& W( B. |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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: o. _$ t6 G1 \) q- Y1 ^! eIt was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.; Q# ^1 ~; w, U/ g6 X7 l z
5 K9 l7 P/ Y/ t$ sAdele 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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* k6 N: e& Y- }- q m% _0 f0 y, KShe 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.$ z& w; c8 i3 s' F, g. }. K+ h
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From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm |
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