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. e; Z# F3 K2 y- u$ D+ P) v
The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. ; x7 r$ R; l3 g. k, b, v0 U5 j * p( b* R9 A) t, d. C' O; FHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire $ h3 A. I1 ]% \4 v, I' g$ c3 N* r 6 K2 z( T1 }3 \The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.# x3 J) r4 R, {6 p8 @. k$ R
$ c$ F3 |5 r4 h4 X# L- f. YThe 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.9 W; k3 d) S4 s2 o3 L1 ^* d$ Z
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It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. , Q6 R1 a5 N* l( J7 A, K6 X 9 Q2 s( g; n# g+ ?" YAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.0 E/ n6 Y% }4 h" ^% z! Q
: j: H1 F4 |& oShe 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.+ U' V1 g9 ?% K
8 A% E/ W: S' H0 Y6 mSinger-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.8 ?( W4 x }4 z! W$ U( v+ n
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