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.' h$ Q0 h8 a: p
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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. 8 X3 u: G. Q- H0 X, p4 C / M! o9 d- [ YHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire * t) X/ I( H5 S3 s8 J5 X" k% h 8 E$ ^4 c {& U: i. b# nThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. $ J: E- k0 w! ]+ ]3 P6 T' H9 V3 z: t4 ]
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 |& G: D! ], z; Q' Y2 S1 z5 m v
It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.0 l! F' f8 B% R4 Y5 g4 a3 L
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Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. , H/ P4 \7 ?; ?8 N+ K; G3 G* F2 J0 h2 [ E3 ^
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.: t1 }: D/ S, l! b, Z
* b1 u5 ?: _$ m; h6 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.% i$ {8 ~6 X+ M% S7 f