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." l1 M! B" i9 a5 k3 t) h& l
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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. 6 ]( Y) v* J& {6 o1 u4 c, u9 m7 s' ` 0 y: G$ E- `0 T F5 Z# l% ZHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire 3 a5 X% e" K! w+ p3 i5 G" X" A o3 y3 k; V2 N
The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. 8 Q& ?/ g! S8 X0 |/ R9 e- j* m3 Q2 \9 M! T
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.8 f; A$ q3 u& T$ p
7 u* D& i9 b5 L6 a( i- m2 B/ nIt was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. 9 _: X; B- F& ^1 ~; p+ D! Q# j h6 v$ q: {* v! v% RAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. $ s( U8 H9 ^9 Q5 g4 O! y N7 |7 R1 P# S8 Q) ]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./ F& a; g0 r! a6 G9 D8 u
! ?- a3 k. r/ u* vSinger-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.8 U+ V" F" `, |# ~
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