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. 1 w! Z o8 D# K5 @& r, I9 T( x- Y" K- c7 u
The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. - L: p& U/ L ^& e$ r. p) S& x v2 z0 b! R2 m7 i' o0 L
Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire 4 S! ` N- O) F4 C4 c0 o& t ) `7 S8 r( a, q4 j" M* eThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. / I' C5 U3 E1 ?' |, {+ V * y; l) y) T9 ]" f# X" V' q" r* K+ c2 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. 9 p' g9 I3 Q L( Y" S) \( }& k3 x, D# S. O+ R* s
It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. 2 z/ E) Y% o' o( q$ r 7 P( J: c3 M9 F3 @5 [Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. ! m: l# m* o. ~* C. K ( m' X; X# e0 {: f0 @* ?9 W; nShe 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." d% x8 F. b: E3 {! s
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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.* a( b6 L$ I5 W1 Z* P