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.* w7 s( O- w1 e7 J
4 A, f, P, Z# p" I( {( A% P2 QThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. 9 o8 @2 i1 ^+ T* J 4 T0 C9 Z" M+ f$ `! D+ f+ {Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire; g; T! [9 d7 I/ m0 B5 U. c
- k7 O" D/ W: g; mThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.& J' a1 D4 M* K( _5 q T: y& K
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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. + x, T7 |, j. ^) {2 E9 R8 k2 o Y4 ^ , I" f* z; `5 B' R( }It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.! ^0 ^" v. d) q
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Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.* e% _; B9 }0 e0 G6 ?! g5 N
8 J" h9 n$ a; g6 k JShe 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. % ]0 e. F' x8 s c ; r) U* S6 _+ |7 @/ g! c, p1 LSinger-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.; S8 z7 a, d7 O) N