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. 1 @: A$ ~ ~4 S4 x* H8 X / @5 m u! S* Z8 `- k5 oThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. + \. G q2 n' ~. z% k 5 C, G" K8 c1 ?! ~$ bHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire6 ^) ^1 V! V# F1 D
8 T5 k6 {- Z ^" a$ cThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. 3 f, A" o: q' z3 S- p1 Y( k% r J+ o; `: |7 X
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. % Q9 j" ?. a6 G6 z ' Q# F+ l/ W8 D7 t0 @# _It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. . S7 R/ j/ _ {7 U# A/ z/ V. @( a 8 v ?( B4 V0 _% K+ f8 gAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.0 s: O5 q4 E# c
/ D5 L# p; a7 t$ }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. ( b$ y% C0 M& G. n3 ^% L# B' z $ X' T0 Z, a/ ~- u3 F5 MSinger-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.' b( \. }0 `1 r, F
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