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.6 r( H: [/ L1 M/ k
' {4 S0 r, d* f& e1 {- IThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. 6 \1 H( H7 y: z, x1 L, R 1 ?+ i2 @! D# R/ x1 `2 ` o) bHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire' L$ q3 U/ n3 z: R% A4 i* M5 N
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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'. % s% B& [' [- {6 Y9 H : b8 E1 i. L; IThe 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.0 z$ T. S0 w" k8 `3 v
; k1 G, ]1 e+ AIt was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. " V# W" S- O) Q! w( }; A8 }- V0 c+ H% `0 ~- R8 A
Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.) @' s+ c4 T$ f( D
3 z1 `2 ?+ h& ~4 @' D! fShe 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.9 k3 L0 S2 j* P' J; D8 Y7 B0 P
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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. ! W6 [) p W' ^* M1 D* h! j3 \9 |4 s9 [; Q