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.5 D, H. b/ D# ^0 p, {$ y% A; N
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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. / X( i2 m/ @" B3 m& ~3 Y , E, R! P" ~0 f) X0 z. Z2 W$ BHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire S$ i( P, M( u: p$ E $ n8 s6 B( D! _6 g' SThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. ; W$ X$ S1 E8 J- _3 E1 R7 z7 e! T# N% h& ^- z
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. R. d$ f# X. o8 l5 {
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It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.1 K5 {8 O: ^$ y. Q# w T9 p: H8 P
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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'. $ W) a2 e/ [; `' ~9 A4 R ?+ o# E . v; b, }' |, `5 }1 w6 w7 ?4 OShe 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. 5 f/ Z) U" B- r# X/ F, `' H8 F1 x. ?: M+ |2 H
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.: S4 \3 O* ]2 x9 m7 o) D6 K