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.1 J1 }+ M6 y* [7 O
4 J1 L. E4 K8 a/ |The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.) o! R2 W1 H7 y+ i. Q
/ y4 M9 g: U' I2 u, m qHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire7 [8 N. b8 u* w- M8 E! V! z
+ V& e# r! J& W P, ?- s" oThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.+ N Z `, z1 ?6 b$ ^: z- X! v
# |9 S2 c; F1 o6 ^* H: n8 _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 v, n* a& `$ m$ R. g8 I0 V4 {# `8 C+ V: t; x& A q/ t
It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. 6 ]) N& d: t& B4 S( e7 D( V8 p, B0 w 6 r2 P4 X* C0 K. R) H+ L! |Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.; J; ^; ]9 N2 o: `
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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. 3 X4 _7 d2 E5 L+ B 3 _4 v1 E5 @- t4 A9 E. \; z" X/ oSinger-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.* R& D, P/ Y# I8 h& {7 Q# y+ [