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 \; E4 x) Q8 R+ S* ]* o) u9 ?8 v! A
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The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.- H6 j! Y( x( e: x3 D
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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- s& P) {& ^" u6 e$ X
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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'.! E% X. w3 C( x/ c) ~0 V
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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.1 n# }/ y9 z9 y
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It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. 1 C: \, X7 t/ G8 ?) C7 l7 O3 S0 [, {" h! y# a
Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. ) g& E3 ]* s+ s2 T( v, S4 Q / H' ~& q" ^; y1 w5 _% kShe 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. j8 ~" t: g; W/ g3 L- }
4 S N2 |( u6 hSinger-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., B2 R- _: j( f ^- |