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. $ _( t4 P3 d$ y% T1 U; g, H9 r" S) F) b/ W6 ], Q. L0 M q3 p
The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. 5 Y' c; n7 R7 n1 @) Q& v+ F# I5 ]* n6 |
Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) {1 t1 o% U/ Y6 i( B p
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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'. , a. H7 t. r& n , X: R5 }* Y S$ l0 _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. s% x0 V# Q `" S' J, T4 Z! v/ U G; S
It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. 6 G; q6 v% l8 n8 B* F& x7 _ , C A1 P' P& S# Q: MAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. & P) r' R7 j+ i8 T/ f F/ A5 _( _8 S: {: R0 T9 T& U1 I
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.9 x5 R/ S9 R# J0 q+ b* V# I: E. Q
* w! k/ E$ r# N$ [$ ^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.% z7 I) V7 a7 f* v' f