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.' P) a: m3 O% A3 i& q! w+ D$ f
" `7 E: w; G! G6 g: d3 ]1 B* M$ R* aThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. 5 ^; F2 ^+ H4 z( U4 ?: `1 i1 a" H3 q. `# i
Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire- ~- {9 m& m+ w, P' Y0 L1 [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'.) @1 |8 N6 ~( U7 {# h; R: d8 s
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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. k O w5 Z9 Y# J5 T- ]% u# L& M 3 T: }3 @( F' UIt was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.; N$ q: C& g5 E
+ n2 Y7 z* B' `. m" [( CAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. 7 ?% y+ i+ m" m9 b ; m+ y+ B% d s" P8 E2 n* C8 bShe 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.6 W- H6 v, Q4 c2 D1 V6 r [6 |' F
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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.0 o% _1 c2 a, L/ n, e+ r1 x. G+ d0 I