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. 4 i/ b: ] l/ P& o& t3 }; S7 [" m; o0 t& ^ d5 {
The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.5 k+ l. \) M' O2 b3 R
# C; J$ u5 }/ r2 R* n$ R0 l5 vHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire 1 p# m8 R# b+ V* S1 _ ( @; x. h7 G, C5 Z |The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. 9 p p) _9 m) ]% v! [+ }& m6 J: c! m" T/ ~5 {$ o5 d- |+ V5 z5 A
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. 4 W1 @! }! u) `9 S F+ C " T3 e: q- X: w3 q; U4 u AIt was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.; U- b1 ~! C1 o3 P# x
$ K: r0 o7 ]5 `1 QAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. 2 l k( U! `; s & M8 r) F& F3 @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.) x6 H) D% W8 h* F& ~+ ]6 |
# [6 ^8 A. B" [5 z3 v( kSinger-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. 2 k; ~+ |0 X( X5 C w8 X; u' d# n# B
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