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. b) C0 ^& P" c% L7 f! B5 X
( N3 p6 I* f' |: h/ Z% OThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. ; K+ @ A, z7 B6 M0 E * s, A# d5 i# e$ y( b) dHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire & [" `0 ~5 _; P/ Q9 T( D: R/ ~/ n9 n9 J+ G9 X2 U
The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. D# c8 G( x/ X4 Z0 P ( A+ m& ~: h/ h1 t- q5 V* UThe 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 t+ P( b; a- A+ V( @' R! _
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It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.8 s ?. y0 B" Y! N/ w& o
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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'. ! @, x. i) |. ~+ }7 m) X8 k+ K. d , H2 _( {, p% P! D8 _: P9 XShe 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. - e6 i9 |: r+ K: J6 z' c5 o, \9 E$ K/ {: w
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. % j6 Y/ C( d, m3 t, z( H" D1 @/ j3 K% R6 {" x0 b
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