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) [8 l: i7 b4 w0 l* H
# H% B) ]- W4 X; `4 ^2 XThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. 8 L$ } F. Z% q5 O, [2 L. i$ @, n/ B% g" }) U) r9 J( H4 c* `1 A
Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire7 G! `" J# ~) b/ Y3 Q
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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'. + O4 ?$ B6 o* W3 T3 Q; V5 C6 i6 t8 H ?, T. [+ s
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." G: W' b$ ~& n$ d
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It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US." J$ J0 N: Z! j. c
9 O- e* [* s* ^Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.1 W8 {! l6 R8 }5 a! U0 z! c
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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. - i0 z) L$ S9 v U; ~% y' P8 W9 y+ T1 N' j8 v& m7 e
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. ( C" P/ g' X% a' S& Q# \: }; K q0 e/ h8 Q4 {. a( L: q/ K/ n