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./ M1 v+ a2 m9 ~
5 m' v9 w5 q, M1 j% `1 C1 pThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.( h4 n$ \, g4 g0 c7 k
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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 f2 O2 A" Y3 z, @/ {
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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'. ' c0 p6 [5 i" [0 a& p) A) k) T 8 G( R1 |; N, y7 R' AThe 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. 2 Y: ~) A3 H. |3 G2 }7 T / V Q# L3 o5 ^/ _0 u9 nIt was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.) g1 e% S2 r. s# Q8 p0 t
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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'.# h$ a) P, o$ ^. ~* q, M' k/ Z7 O8 Q H
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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. & c( Y( q8 o0 N# \ 3 b' m2 w9 A* _( \, n2 pSinger-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 q1 }, T! S* \. q! B2 Z! B2 ]( C# ?8 T/ h