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.8 S# L) w. t0 \5 v: w
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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. t2 i6 z# \0 a2 _7 T2 b
5 S9 }+ n+ D: n b: V) xHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire $ Z5 I. S2 B6 O , j& {+ |: j5 s5 a& wThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.! O9 E6 @8 Y/ Z, s. M/ S' A
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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.# ~ ]2 k; u1 R: U) k8 k
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It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.8 q& E+ ?7 }0 D9 c: b$ V8 s
3 K0 Z1 g4 j" ]( }" Z. H3 j2 [Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. 2 X' R& j' {+ w! Z/ Q5 U6 p, }: p$ b9 O/ R# g0 x
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." I& U) ?( k6 p: M s+ O
; j( R6 V4 a; A6 X5 d8 P3 A7 USinger-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.$ v4 Z' S# G7 r) G, d
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