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. 5 g" m5 ]; W( V. e5 J' J1 t- N ]: U8 m: e8 |" E0 p) ~& x- [7 Y bThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry., S6 M5 i0 e0 a' P Z. \$ |, p# f
1 T( t2 o; C1 O0 M- QHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire# @0 T( K4 E- t1 e3 O. U2 H" Q" w' w
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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'.7 M+ B+ L. x; h5 p, N
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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.7 K- H; ]. ?/ Z* d$ u8 Q5 u9 i
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It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. + g# T' K2 p/ d/ `+ q / }$ B! a4 h1 _9 @' OAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. 3 F! p' l& l- i! l6 q( s9 f; @( N, @ : k& O* R$ F; z) LShe 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. ' r' X" e" O) V3 k" T3 g* t0 g- u9 ?$ ]) C# n
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.* }* Q6 m2 l, L3 Z/ A
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