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., u, q8 H; h1 a- p2 J- h ~: v
. K- C- n. _( L3 X N7 w! ^The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. ) f9 S2 e( J, l4 U0 d# [4 h 4 t6 c! ~9 b1 `) I4 d5 e& C7 iHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire ! f3 d. _5 z3 {2 T 3 m6 U" v8 G5 l* x0 bThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.3 ~ `" H8 x* z+ \( r' h; E
* m2 b9 k5 p4 x+ i% hThe 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.- g" M' C5 R2 Y2 @
1 ?$ X% w" I/ m* u; A8 [- F xIt was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.; \2 y6 k9 e8 _
7 A) I" S7 c7 d5 fAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. 1 W2 M# E4 S t/ a 7 \6 ?: d: M7 n6 S2 C& B6 ?$ vShe 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. % g( h H& u2 a$ j. M# f: H4 |% s1 f+ ?
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.. y3 t, h% a5 d; o7 o