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 c+ ^! G& T! M) z9 X* v+ R: m# }$ u$ m% L# L2 U+ R& W
The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. 6 o. B- }2 p* w8 o1 T. t * {, S6 M z, I" `2 Z( lHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire - C+ c* Y) B2 H7 ^# b6 w, e. G( d8 e( O' D2 {1 C6 t3 x+ X
The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.( q7 X+ n# [( e D
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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. & W- n8 m- w6 d* w 8 s6 V% B4 a8 x+ v" } @! L- {It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. ( }5 r, [: D9 A. m: S0 F+ N* S* S( H x+ H5 P+ y2 B6 m- e5 h$ B
Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. ) M% P4 K' q' c8 u: F& ^: W) }# D4 |+ ~* \9 E G
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. % t' U0 n5 x+ n: L' P+ d ( w; T( F# g d1 c" _Singer-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. 6 _1 @, S7 J0 M& X5 L 5 x$ u) W) J1 N; i- X; P( @# k' H* j( Z2 Y! k, c
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