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Adele will be awarded an MBE at Buckingham Palace on Thursday.- V- X' @7 K4 v$ D, a
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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./ _& R; C: t( ]. G3 t
! @# u& P ]0 RHer 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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1 D c' d9 s. M- OThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.; ~$ X: O* y, u$ \
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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./ M1 D: t9 o9 Q$ y+ p
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It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.
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2 i( Z% \# S) U+ fAdele 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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4 c, a. n2 D& i" C' c( G, X. d4 ?# ZShe 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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6 ^6 g, Q5 _- q; H% w3 n1 D2 jSinger-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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1 P& t7 f& \, v6 p# eFrom:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cul ... ontent_17181929.htm |
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