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.5 k, t' L: I( v- d
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The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.& d" X( q7 w& j# i8 {3 N' h! W
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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 Empire 9 L7 }/ g* |7 x, b! \" n$ ?! s. x5 p: w1 I6 l1 r
The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. / S" f6 R$ N4 v/ ~! b0 Z, P6 J+ t9 v- ^! b/ E3 ]" {, ~% ^
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. , \4 C4 q: _2 \9 ?! m) @0 L5 q- Y3 h6 D2 u {' l) \3 T. P
It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. 9 W; v1 h9 ~% h" V. b0 S & V& W7 O0 l5 @- V( ]. OAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. ( V# h6 J4 l8 m5 v9 {! z. V' w - e. q% v- `& u7 j1 n! 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.( W8 t# S+ E. c& d
) R5 m4 D' T7 MSinger-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. . B; P( q( o% v; d& p2 E ( a: R3 _0 S% h9 Y8 F1 Z7 B( |+ z$ X& E! J
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