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Adele will be awarded an MBE at Buckingham Palace on Thursday.8 G$ ]8 y) F0 o$ {
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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.: P3 S$ X1 h% B3 y* ^) D
! H$ F' m" c* x3 y& ^# XHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire* g5 d, a- `4 w/ T- s
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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'.: x: J' o( G# ?; N9 o1 B
6 P- B+ s: o" r: L& C' f1 aThe 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.$ s' R* ^3 A3 r) Y1 p, N
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It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.( o4 z1 p! y' `' L
2 Y) e4 z# G7 kAdele 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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5 b6 g& z D% o8 lShe 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.* X- j% q F3 P$ t* n: ~$ ~; n# j
$ {$ T1 e) J6 \) t! n ]9 h4 LSinger-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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' v/ z9 l' r2 z9 I& ^+ Y8 e; rFrom:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm |
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