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. ( E: N+ F- A3 y" f3 t- X 6 L* a& U e. x& g j# L& [The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. a. G) P1 C, B: ]
8 x/ l3 {/ z0 ^Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire ' \2 ^+ B9 y# K, N* V: ~ 2 A* \* L; @8 j, P+ e! LThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. / U! k7 \' [0 Z$ z/ p8 C6 I% M: Q4 X5 [) I+ z! u J, |
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. ; n) v! d0 j" O0 O P! E* T) M7 v4 E
It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. ; y8 O- `* {0 s . O @; p& P2 u) {! N5 hAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. . j- r) w- I$ u! ^8 d W7 w# S2 A3 ^2 j" ~
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. 4 ^# P. ~1 o8 q& T% M# g! T+ P! ]" s" c2 n0 [- | V+ j/ j' d& p5 D5 C
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. : s) R& d' I' k 5 y" ] l8 o. s# C! J* M8 M; P; e5 u1 n# `6 w: ]- h
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