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.# R1 w; r% A& j8 A
+ t8 u8 I$ Y5 J, [ g. CThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. 0 w, I6 @% }4 k" v) Q( Y7 @" w - K& k9 A4 O, M @* y. VHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire ! n* a- A: {/ R* S. B6 l1 `! g! \7 v$ Y; f, C: U
The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.: q, G$ j8 h, i: {/ u
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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. 9 i( {+ ]; H$ x , d5 V0 s( \* d1 h3 X) XIt was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. X* g1 C7 q* ?1 H- s& R. \% B" _
Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. 0 X+ {7 F( a: }0 X. m( H+ E/ d# i4 q% r9 r6 q& b
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. " s- T1 z* u9 P0 E, {8 a2 j0 I8 l5 i! N$ R0 `/ j7 k" V' l0 E6 h
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.8 ]1 r: E3 L! ^! q, |+ X; [" J