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. ) u8 S4 N& X; P+ F+ R( b8 M 2 {7 p0 m+ w C1 S2 }The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry., `' O* u2 o& m/ @% P9 E7 ~8 L
% r/ Q% n3 v7 `+ i! }9 \! i1 y" kHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire* u5 m5 u, q+ e
- \9 C& k' X' g3 D% r- kThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. 2 X! ?) Z5 C5 |& v% _+ X ( Z! {( F% a. O3 LThe 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. ; S4 I: Z4 j/ ?0 d. \7 A$ s& s2 x" K# Z2 Q
It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.0 B3 @6 k( p) _* m
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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'.6 ^0 s+ b1 p5 j7 j& ^+ L
0 f \7 N3 Z# t, x) [3 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.6 P- I" s8 p7 } p6 {
* X5 Z9 J3 R, M: U: OSinger-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. & ]& Z) a- H" Y/ q' P0 g' f. P- C + e& y( P4 o) O/ U# z6 W4 V: N% x
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