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. 0 I2 e1 q8 O/ {" C! P- t7 w" t5 b6 x u/ s S7 B. q7 `& k
The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. ( i5 [9 s5 ]. j9 s: k- R+ s- @. Y , t7 |- g: T0 oHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire ) D! R+ X! D) g/ @, a2 _. J" Q9 @* g0 w; \3 _, X$ ]
The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. - W& ~( Y" ]/ l% M4 d5 J5 D( L3 N' K% Q! x4 n
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. v: K+ B6 l, `3 w3 W" V: w5 n9 Z
It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. $ O7 u5 t+ @% w6 y1 p" i+ ~( @6 g& |, M9 f g3 x' C
Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.* x ? L4 S9 @0 s" A
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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. 6 y' ^& `% }( b* L+ j4 u' y h$ a$ h4 I2 C! 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.! _: @* O. Q w9 v* m0 Q
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