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.6 D6 z& C7 o+ ?4 m
0 j1 S+ d+ |8 g- X- aThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. ! f# C6 I8 c: m. O: w( l- G+ _5 l, r* I3 r- w) y
Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire% h f: S; I+ X# R7 I1 N
! E) A0 p* s* q7 bThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. # o0 P! f" b- [2 `5 D* d4 O) P. w/ d. P$ i/ }1 `, N& G# @" E$ a2 q
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. 5 r4 X- O1 C7 C. _8 |# F' H" W ! g! }! x# W5 P% o! a# F2 i. LIt was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. V8 Y; R# p& F7 ?( b: Q) i1 [: j7 @/ b; u9 G9 U* N
Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. 1 K! U- O0 C5 H# D! e! X' R8 t7 o$ q! l+ T3 h- m; L
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. Y3 U% T* O' B& e2 Z5 G
4 f- i; ~: n" p0 W3 bSinger-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. 1 B- n' M- `& w3 a/ U/ a* \, |$ t4 ?$ Y' O, I( }0 H$ c% w
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