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Adele will be awarded an MBE at Buckingham Palace on Thursday.
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! U; F8 Z0 n9 d$ R9 X; R* AThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.
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, j4 c% J' w2 a# c1 N$ PHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire( m, d( Q7 a' R6 [; _6 U: 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'.; X4 J2 z. n7 { R/ h9 L9 n
* Q+ b) f. | K$ M! h- d6 R8 A) EThe 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.6 a' g+ _1 ?7 [7 c4 }& e0 Y: E; q
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It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.
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# t& A8 N1 E; a/ y7 s; o6 tAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.+ N c2 |8 D4 U" f P# N2 H
( G: o9 B+ g# u" gShe 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.
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|: q/ J7 M' `* v' i1 E' TFrom:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm |
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