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.: \! }4 ]$ J/ Q, `7 d
, _8 B6 y2 W9 B& K# DThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. 4 o. w$ _- o/ p9 `3 k2 b ( ?$ P6 H+ I+ J6 [* \- aHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire # r0 }; A n! s I) B 4 v/ e6 a8 }% q) x& n/ R1 UThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. + U* F7 U R( ] I; p- x; Q9 }1 v) r1 oThe 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., ]" C2 C' ?" }3 z7 ?& |
$ e( e6 O; K! q& ^$ C# |It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. " A7 }/ d- A' R& x4 @6 b & z9 A- y+ m: W; j9 dAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. 4 }! e9 F! c% { 3 Z5 f3 @; z. f; S2 bShe 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. % b2 k* {2 M: ?/ } / s( F% \: K8 hSinger-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.' N f7 c* c. i