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.3 s" ~7 }& N) r0 G! {) i
/ {0 ^6 Q5 H; P5 `3 TThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. ; z! C1 B" ^/ f, D6 p- ^- X" X6 @' p
Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire 4 D( N% h: R2 V0 a0 N! B( u5 f5 u. M: I) V- B2 }$ k4 g8 q
The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.. o% t" k0 r6 C# t
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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.+ {) q" g( W3 |
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It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. ! e% \3 l% }% W" i: q4 V1 V* g) \
Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.3 [' Y. ]0 Q! K/ l* ?
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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. 3 ^" E9 [7 `0 A8 `) |4 Q) {2 O 9 W+ g# i2 ~4 M) { N& M. {$ JSinger-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.7 ^9 `+ ]. Z* `* O2 a2 r4 S; ?+ i