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. ( c( P) A3 b* A0 J: Y/ q& N5 s) d+ N! [7 ^" t6 @
The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.5 q+ F9 J( K. D0 |- V
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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 Empire1 ^1 n! R0 R4 _( `6 k' [ K. Y: K
. Q3 h) C! J" t( e7 i4 W7 o( VThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.- ?/ x2 Q' X" n$ u+ t
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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. " I9 [4 g$ _: ~0 I 3 d. y) }( [$ ?; i0 KIt was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US." s, D+ I. S, M5 |( R
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Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. & A5 I* ^& B. }* Z' l& o7 q+ j. {3 X; J" I) A1 Y; B
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. % R2 Q1 n$ r5 C! [6 ~) }- G) r 8 L0 o4 \: k, ISinger-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.3 T, X5 W& g: j, g
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