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.' [& Y( s2 [4 a# r8 g
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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. & B5 {! g' T9 h! U# I/ v5 j. O: M A3 s" v) W6 G) }4 d
Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire 3 ]" V9 d. K5 d* e0 N3 g # G3 K/ d5 @3 f5 MThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.1 r' j9 I$ y2 W+ ]7 T# ^
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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.& p. W0 h4 D. ]% y* j% j
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It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.8 I) b8 N4 W% |5 F$ P2 d) J; Z
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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'. : @6 T$ M; \( k9 P4 i I4 c A" G y. u% O$ f1 nShe 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. ! |: C0 w1 `# ] " e6 P+ k, \8 W, U; b5 S; TSinger-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. , J/ z5 g3 ]+ m# H/ q" K0 Y: }, L2 N; p5 S; o6 L