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. 0 |/ X: [- { G n* I8 { . R# J# w0 D0 s- q- P- XThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. + ?& x. f% ~& O3 t, A " N% n4 G5 h2 \2 P5 i) T4 ZHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire* g8 \2 T8 B0 }$ V# D
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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'.! z) o1 b4 p3 e. ?
6 Q9 W9 z; b0 e/ X+ T' J1 HThe 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.; V& I3 M; F8 q: v v, D
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It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.+ a$ L7 e; f/ p. m8 f. n
" ?5 G$ c0 o* g6 K9 BAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.& L* O$ D" q9 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. $ E! C* i' j0 ^, X/ M* v% E% U4 ?8 j8 t' t& j% B- D1 G% _
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. & m. c v& F5 ^' V9 a5 z4 `1 L) W# @" ~3 d3 ?! u5 {