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. # q8 V, Z" D4 ?$ o3 z) N9 U7 [( k) D" }' P- _0 @9 E v; X
The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.( w% w$ d$ {( f
, X4 l+ M% c' a; U6 N6 nHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire W, I8 h. ]0 V% R: i% b7 x
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The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. 1 P3 c, w8 M3 V: z' Q/ q . E3 y- }9 @& [9 j' u* `3 @) IThe 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 D( X6 g" J a, d! L5 ?+ R# c3 y' u$ r* o3 c6 f% B
It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.* {0 W+ P; i, M- L) A
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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'.0 z) s3 e; m6 q( R, [
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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. z2 e+ r8 Y# T0 h: R: J
1 W, Q* \* `2 {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. 2 M$ @; Y3 M g; \, ~5 b, ~, ?" Q, L