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. 3 [2 M1 e, Z9 L) Y. X" d+ M J- L5 x% ]/ ~" BThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.7 Z4 d, k0 x; i9 B
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Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) O' v8 ~$ Z, A& l4 a/ f7 t+ F' F
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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'. ; H9 M$ M$ [8 V6 V |# C, v. Z% W6 a! LThe 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.: k9 H/ G% {: L7 T
3 S/ p; a/ ^7 ~' J* t" gIt was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. : O. @) o3 t( l8 K! x 6 }" H \& Y: t+ ~; EAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. ' w/ a! A$ m- m. x; f& A |4 w$ F& c
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.# z7 E @# d- t. o7 t
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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.4 h) S% O4 M: r9 H
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