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. 9 y) U# ~3 K1 |# i* f8 r' q. m. n+ _0 T* S! m. u8 F
The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. ( `# {; ~- y& I+ H! P+ M ; m. |- a2 Y; k" {) L2 NHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire* ?/ N2 r5 E% l
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The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. . e4 I- X2 Q1 D0 s6 l- t# G4 b" d: M# ~) F/ @* _
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., A/ w% H' c1 O( U3 \. P! P
$ h Q# V0 U0 O, O; {It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. 1 P" g% @9 P1 O6 Q 1 D6 V: j ?3 l, v& {0 q- Q7 \Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.% b# E. f$ n) ]/ Q& C0 x
& J7 P: h; t) N- {- ^! u+ D$ vShe 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.1 u G5 I7 X0 S/ n/ O! ?: G. f
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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. - ?, r: ^7 `) i6 m% b: d4 D& x# x+ Z8 P h6 \; O! g p! U# D( A
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