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.3 V4 I. Z3 q9 V: v) V& e
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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.+ a: S# }" v& o6 r3 K0 u) z8 U8 X: O
@% B8 V9 l' K* J- n- y! f. ^3 OHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire ' N) r# C8 |& Q2 e5 O, B; z% k' T# A# F
The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.9 D3 k7 C% b# n8 T+ ^- k6 n
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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. ) P h" q5 Z) V1 ^0 K# h; L" Q1 Z8 C" k. F$ @4 F' {
It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. & ~0 l3 O7 j! \* j$ R2 D' r: x/ Q3 M! n) _- |1 t7 F
Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. $ |! o# j7 S; _' u* E9 b+ _9 z: p+ S4 W e/ y. s3 T$ p
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. / C( d* q2 d0 _3 B+ y 5 M Q3 u6 C; BSinger-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.3 \! F/ N7 w; {) ?8 @* e5 V' g