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.; O0 o% p7 L: t0 E; |( d) b
; H1 d8 T% j; G3 W. g4 @6 tThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. 8 c+ R8 n2 q% \6 s$ v3 t/ T( B$ q! I0 S f0 f$ J
Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire! \( h# F7 Y2 H) Q$ j- ^( H
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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'.7 [$ W& e' h: c* O3 E
; D; U6 E2 c K H2 q8 H6 l3 `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. % K; T8 ?- D3 {* g7 _8 J - v; W7 W+ n( v9 J vIt was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. % }! n9 j, g4 j6 }% A6 P7 r- f5 M$ u, U7 U2 [/ ]$ K0 M9 o t5 ?
Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.$ C- ?8 i8 m5 c7 C. y% @( I
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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. ; T9 v3 a5 B0 m% z4 b' Y3 {/ p/ R/ d 3 ?6 F9 d1 T: f( B: | ]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.2 l7 m1 } {3 z& K4 Q5 g, j
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