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 [& v. \! D9 a$ i. x" d: K8 ?
8 d4 N( Q3 H |# J/ BThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. ; H* r+ O0 z) E* b J4 ]. E & E5 @+ r) i9 W2 a7 V# L: S; D, VHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire ' I+ m8 X# @5 \4 V K1 D6 |" q: S) dThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.$ r8 ~+ \3 L8 A1 @9 @9 F. W3 V0 D7 N
, V. @ g; L: T/ S* rThe 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. - O* h" I' ]( c6 ]+ C4 Y) s/ \, b: t8 T' o! S" d& e
It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. . Z6 x, H" M0 W% d8 [- u W* B 6 f. v+ `; a7 |( Z' H- wAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. 8 I1 w) @/ @3 f) e d+ c. V& C* g4 J9 y, @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.. t: @) W9 O& n; U2 g# u, G
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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.6 ?5 n# r. s- m Y8 G# i. R: N4 z$ |