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Adele will be awarded an MBE at Buckingham Palace on Thursday.
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/ h- S9 u9 n* c: r2 g: eThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.
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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
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: E4 n1 g0 z* SThe 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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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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1 Z1 K8 W$ G- A0 IIt was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.

9 F4 ^$ B0 L# o2 {( I4 WAdele 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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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.
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- {9 N# h. U4 ?( N( n$ VSinger-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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0 U* j4 @) _$ F+ ~' [! ~From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm