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 p9 S2 l8 _/ a; u: K# } + f: k3 ?* Z# ]* SThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. 9 o p& t2 S" J8 {" s2 C; g / O( t/ l5 t S$ j) [1 R& K! eHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire / ], h2 E( @/ m+ C5 g* j. ~# m8 V+ v% R- t. J
The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.2 M' _2 D! R& m. c; @
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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. % T! P: [# s9 w# v; T( F! t S. \4 Y8 A6 Q( V( C; ]' p" O }0 j! oIt was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.2 i1 r& d9 P; s, F
' E9 z( ~- a! J2 rAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. 6 D& c$ _6 A \+ ]0 b4 @1 {8 q2 C( f# O9 f& R" l
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. % u1 [* O: Z. ?. Q6 O 8 W) c( R; Q3 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. 0 q7 F, L. W C I( Y/ x g8 G; a7 \$ h' ^' a" Q4 r. D$ `6 s$ A
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