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 P/ \- D$ e" I7 x; s# c: e
5 `. y. g7 \# g+ N" S' r# IThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. 1 P+ G! G2 l/ w. t3 F. h 2 c( b! U( |/ B A3 Q/ FHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire9 P. Y! j( {7 }0 k& X; S
- _* F O. c X! dThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.% |; _: P! F% M
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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. ' y3 g/ i) \4 u3 A; @ . J7 ^2 {" T( B, LIt was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.9 l2 h3 K W4 r4 X! \
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Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.2 K0 a% @& w2 R9 y, _; D
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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. 4 w. a/ m: o# N; s* Q+ c8 A* S$ }" Z4 Y& N0 d% k8 F$ O1 w
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.% v: C R* `/ j; P