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.+ G1 K5 p0 O9 C. m/ ?) B1 C+ R
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The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.2 P0 M' Q) @, i4 Z
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Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire ! R1 |+ k9 V" K# ?. b+ ~% B6 m+ W# y7 o# C5 Q4 U, {& _
The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. - d( l% Q! D4 R" g0 v+ q( s/ O1 S+ I7 X6 `1 G9 H
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. - O+ j. s4 U+ C 5 p" G6 C, b; i/ t. N3 j/ c e6 JIt was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.+ B* t, T4 S: W. y( G! ?
6 N) `* \2 g" d: UAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. 6 _" P; a2 ^ D . V* ?' F. H) i" wShe 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 M( x, ?0 b+ Z' I; N) j" s0 H5 X- |+ S! A
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.' V. e+ Z" H9 s8 W6 q4 J7 T0 }# [2 h