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./ Z; x( R. Y) j+ s3 V/ ]7 Y
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The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.5 i$ ^. \9 d; k4 G% x
' Q- K3 w9 l& R' w4 HHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire 8 Z Q4 k; }6 u7 M* I' ]; `5 s+ _9 S( G9 i3 U% j
The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.* a( S0 m, n3 ~5 F* R9 @$ v: R0 m
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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." S- U/ j. C+ o
6 ]4 Z- l0 r. y# {It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. % R, O/ c% a5 z- r! ?% t/ ^$ O ! ]3 H, h: w/ }7 Z% R5 t: mAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.2 w- A7 t9 u& X
9 _" B3 l" a8 t: kShe 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. ' I; R9 x( |* }1 W/ B/ C( ] # g- w/ C0 P5 Q6 Q# @0 }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. : I" X( c* V, N7 Y# T' h& N 2 a8 a) X& {8 o- `4 a- p' Y" S- Z& q( T; h' K
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