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Adele will be awarded an MBE at Buckingham Palace on Thursday.
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% B p5 ~5 `$ w- [% d; p. nThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.% S( h) c8 x: s# S
6 j8 a* ?" `0 P8 d. A% F$ ^8 |$ lHer 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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$ p4 }1 r& r6 e5 N) e" A+ wThe 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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& u; o5 J: x; g. T0 k3 U" ]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.& Y1 F, L8 K9 g/ ]# m, l2 F
( r) A0 t& W5 N! w8 B3 [9 PIt was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.0 d* k0 \8 F9 }9 p3 A
6 N. I0 j; T7 i! I0 F+ N, V" eAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.& |+ B, Z( w' v( c1 ~
@9 a. v' a% i; 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.% N$ z# N2 G, Q4 G% @9 J7 B
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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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( B8 H# h2 j8 n k, P& _' L7 `. n9 a8 lFrom:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm |
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