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. # [% U7 u+ H, D' i. k" k& d$ ?( |, c8 v6 F) l- N( r- P
The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.& H9 m) {: S K. A4 z
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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' l; ]! V4 [% ]( Y6 N% y! `4 ]
7 v+ u* g0 m2 Q1 f! Y8 u' j1 oThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. 7 s8 ~; ?8 V; U. h* Y3 f - L) s7 A* p9 ^ a7 G/ 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.& v9 j! A- [( Z ]# w3 [8 Z
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It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. ! w3 I) f( f) ~" f3 h; K! j+ s# W) k$ L
Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.% w3 h5 o. q. `* e0 c
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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. ) c0 k$ a2 M5 w+ `3 i% m: `$ q% i, G) D' O
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.( P' B8 X0 [; Y" {8 \; h