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Adele will be awarded an MBE at Buckingham Palace on Thursday." z6 y; r8 A% _. J1 ^
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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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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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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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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.9 F% D( F* Y& q* J/ `, j
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It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.+ Z' d! r% V2 Z8 X! y+ T' Y2 d* e
6 r% F2 ]2 h: g# UAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.+ l: Z8 E B9 L2 `
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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.7 e0 S0 }4 v& f' q7 i
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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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( f3 j9 v$ }# ]+ Q1 S% ?2 IFrom:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm |
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