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.7 ~* }/ p# k1 N. x l
: U/ t3 M- L* y# D/ _9 P7 nThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.5 y6 Y$ u1 D2 u# N G0 p8 V
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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 Empire9 F* ]9 I0 k/ S) b
W0 I& n0 n$ Y* BThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. ! k( L- `1 ?5 e/ [2 Q% o" t; z) u/ z7 J. i U( O6 [7 Y9 i
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.! h/ x p( s/ J4 a/ Y
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It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.% d1 W( X5 x9 h& X
3 I: x/ ^* b5 R1 v8 r" DAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. 3 ]& P. L" E2 p+ { - U; X( U- h& Y* O! OShe 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. 7 d! B5 K* U, z# y/ w) A4 F$ ?3 \2 G8 y% I% N2 o9 x1 F1 C
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., u' F$ ^6 h! `6 C4 i2 V/ f0 s* c( Q1 |9 l- P
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