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 e. O7 f3 ]; \+ r |. r3 a1 p5 T
The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.9 `9 R0 h* N+ 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 Empire " r4 H. r' M4 t7 S3 i3 ]9 m* ?. u, n$ m1 e' `
The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.! o8 `6 r2 e1 s# z- s {9 I
7 u6 E$ }3 Y4 C; F* S) p& ~2 a2 yThe 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. & k0 X1 W3 z- W! t8 B( W 5 y6 L6 B: R2 n1 T! [It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.( A/ \8 a J. o+ c
* F( V: @' g c2 b/ q* q1 lAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. , E d- Y; m& | 7 u+ V; J# N3 _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.0 c2 j& k3 C! _) N, L
5 |% c$ o8 h, h" r. p( |% B; HSinger-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 D8 Q) {6 Z+ K: `' J. H2 L