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. + j! U" b" y3 X, W4 ?$ B 5 t: B1 m( Q: j, GThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. / V# y: j b& @/ b: } ! t5 y# j. ^+ Z1 QHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire6 L3 }1 s9 ^' g) ]5 O# ]
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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'. 5 _/ l1 }6 W0 w4 k! Z1 _8 z( h7 n / S' T8 }* B" m2 a$ t7 z, \ f7 jThe 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.& J- ?8 |: ~& W# z2 C( t
! F0 D9 i Y$ M7 j9 PIt was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US./ \! `5 P( P6 u& ^% H" n* o
/ ~+ y" ?* l( [; H1 R9 @4 eAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. + ~. T5 F( e, r9 h8 E9 Y8 @ 2 D/ _8 X" \# c3 N& IShe 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.! g7 `2 x2 x) |: @! `; @
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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.8 i! b& {/ q' w: O9 X0 u