标题: 【Daily Reading】 Adele to receive her MBE [打印本页] 作者: vivian 时间: 2013-12-18 22:50 标题: 【Daily Reading】 Adele to receive her MBE Adele will be awarded an MBE at Buckingham Palace on Thursday. % H# T; V+ {& Z- V% @1 H * O$ A; `2 E1 m+ v+ EThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.' {1 m3 g- }# W: k
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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 Empire1 a# j3 a }/ K; j; U8 K
* P: k% L" d' ^The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. / M9 s, {9 ^% [( h" [% O" t( w " E+ M% ?! Q; q, D4 LThe 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. . h( u7 z1 e) v4 R6 z+ g& j; M& P% `7 f- a, U! n5 k
It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. ( }6 V& p2 B: [ ) o7 n/ E1 C @- e, {Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.+ C8 z% [9 n5 f$ D" v1 s
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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. ( N0 R+ d3 r' U S ; p' l. {7 \# o* S, a0 B+ r9 ASinger-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. i0 C1 W8 P: V! T' {5 U2 v