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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.* c8 D* S9 k! N+ h$ w& u2 G: A
2 m T/ e( T# pHer 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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The 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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1 I7 Y( Z5 B9 I) O! p* P1 n& |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.
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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'.* c- ?( g" M4 B! U! i. D7 E, \
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She 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.' T" K7 T! O% J! T# p+ B
! K+ c+ c% K% _4 y. T5 x: f" GSinger-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.. W, a( X3 C* ~7 r) {
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& V* [" y% @- V& ]7 v/ qFrom:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm |
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