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Adele will be awarded an MBE at Buckingham Palace on Thursday./ d# \# O9 L" J" ]4 T4 ^# {
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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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Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire2 o* K0 S3 P6 y2 T
5 O/ X6 w7 n& ~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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7 c, ]- v( i- f: f4 V5 YThe 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.: X, b! |5 i% g4 W
- G$ ]3 K7 y; H$ YAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.6 J7 P- G9 w3 _) e% G
) G* G2 ^; ?: C. RShe 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% k+ D) r9 Y2 x
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: x4 c- H- ]% a* R& D. m5 K2 rFrom:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm |
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