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 M: o; d$ c5 [ D8 j
5 }$ s( E# S: B1 q8 N+ B" TThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.: p3 n. r2 V A% O
1 E; j' g) B4 h& ~) n5 C* RHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire $ A, U' c& K3 i( v! _! ^ q- L8 }: e
The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. : I1 \- |8 j2 c" K+ z6 o) v. t( }& H& x* ~
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. / L% h) L8 S) M p" [1 W: {2 Z3 Q3 X' `) r1 n
It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.* U9 X- q1 B G% F
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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'. 7 R0 I$ y2 b4 j' z( r b0 F7 K7 s, O' ?+ q' R: r9 ~
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. 1 [- G0 z. y5 j; j& D$ T/ V 6 Q! `1 a. _+ i4 T. R4 C: n6 r5 zSinger-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. ) L) [' x5 M/ Y H. _2 _" i 5 ~; c+ G/ Y8 _- F) w, V4 V0 f4 B5 S; e+ S" ~; P* O( l/ B
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