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. : r7 o( c+ X% G( `- }; Q 6 F$ E+ P; v. ^8 H0 T* P* O" i: {The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. ; o, W, g$ T5 A V1 C$ V* m6 D0 E
Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire ' o* U7 N4 @- k6 \9 Z; Q% ~+ I) u 0 O* i7 `4 i4 Q, [, U6 VThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.! [# J* a* {; Q$ }# r0 V; m
$ }& \+ L/ n: D: {, G& `7 NThe 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.% F1 ^ L8 `' D8 P. W
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It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. - n! ?" j, o; I K3 I4 t5 I# A6 {( Q$ U. [
Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. ! Y0 O+ Z2 Q# a# P4 D) i4 L% L f; Z$ M4 l0 J
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.5 G8 R) u$ j- M. b2 ?% c
1 y, B! r' n. R1 {1 FSinger-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. 8 |7 ~) r. Q( v8 K' C9 f( R1 ]' \
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