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Adele will be awarded an MBE at Buckingham Palace on Thursday.
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/ H" @# B4 ]5 B4 D9 NThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.! W# a+ C/ \ i: H4 c! H8 k
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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& Y5 F' B9 ]" }
1 B3 | n# Z* HThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.& l k- p' h) d3 @! m
! l0 F5 C+ P5 b0 xThe 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.* s1 j' }- e7 P
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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'.
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3 ~- V7 _' w$ q% `7 SShe 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.* v* W! {$ i* h+ G, t
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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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From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm |
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