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Adele will be awarded an MBE at Buckingham Palace on Thursday.
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/ R4 |4 \1 Z5 b+ K- C1 B$ ^% J4 JThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.% x9 Q3 x, q* f( V) o. Q9 _2 Z
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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+ [8 P F3 p0 A( M# z. M: w
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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'.6 A; D- z! g8 I7 r
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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.
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It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.
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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'.# ^0 d- H, X3 A
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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.
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6 P( ~5 b9 |- w1 @, ` ?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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From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm |
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