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. # M# P5 v4 e# N# W% m8 D" s/ n( G& N+ c
The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.- }, R, X' m- x) a- k
( r8 }# b, W; v: X3 v) D8 AHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire : S& x* A% S* l! o _. m$ B& W0 e" z- T
The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.# z' P4 k4 u; b# m
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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. & c+ `4 r& e5 C+ W. t2 }9 U8 L8 S( f
It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. 1 s. b+ p* e# v+ |1 v$ E! [1 @2 ^+ q9 W* z/ ]" Q5 T
Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.2 n* D7 |1 T9 i$ |6 b
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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. 0 v' G& X/ j( ^$ { E 2 m% x" U. Y2 X n, [# M9 ySinger-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. : ~; d+ }$ @2 U9 Q( o5 Q+ c0 n8 R* [ u" |+ B+ L