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.2 U, ?2 a9 i! D" _1 I
& N3 T4 Y0 @) p/ aThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. . a% e. o* B p8 R5 B1 n- m: h- V) q; R4 r8 p5 a( T' @
Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire 1 r! F4 o0 F. u; }1 g, H# g6 F ' J8 S& p, q) G% c: kThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.& F5 j: b3 U3 ]8 z2 K. ^2 U
& _! {# j, N5 X: Q4 |5 jThe 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.$ m$ E3 }/ I; {5 Z Z
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It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. 6 [/ \' W) h. h1 K+ p$ N/ e2 l; d9 W3 A+ n
Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. 3 K/ M v' A! }8 W- o$ E , L6 S. q! V, h5 ~) cShe 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 M; S. w# E6 R0 f 9 F: @& r7 g% [) { ]9 DSinger-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. . K4 x2 I+ D) K7 g0 E4 y2 n- ?; \, y8 c- x& D w2 j1 Y
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