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Adele will be awarded an MBE at Buckingham Palace on Thursday.
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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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! x( Z7 a, e/ z. O7 jHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire: M0 [; k6 h1 S- r* ?4 N! h2 R
) w; y& D! q( f# ] ^The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.0 s7 ~8 J9 i" E5 C
p5 ~# Y$ G5 z+ a1 m, WThe 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.; A/ j5 S. F! t7 W# K
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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'.! v% |' X$ q: W
# m: \ K1 B! V, p9 K/ AShe 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.+ }! l/ ~( h- s1 g" N" K
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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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B3 ~9 R9 C2 A! R2 V+ LFrom:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm |
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