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. ' L9 @! Y9 P- O% C4 J9 i/ O / H+ ]$ F: y+ X. E# |The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. 7 x K( k, V, {" H I+ E( s) u( j0 Z8 P! P
Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire 0 ^; M" Q/ E: p& T' E( t* C8 L" {7 D! Y$ j9 t0 D \
The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. . ]2 M4 `$ S! p, ~6 @- F& `) Q- c1 z: J l; N
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.* Z3 o. H1 M+ w+ F$ g) \6 Z
( _( t) O) g9 e2 g" jIt was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.* ?9 q2 `! h Q3 A4 [. C2 a( q) M
' i& g$ Z, F& ?+ pAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.' G/ L) }) S" J: J/ p8 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.! C4 c, `7 i% }- I5 |2 Z$ z
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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.. e# V+ z) w: O* j- y3 P
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