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.$ X4 G- v3 t# a' Y6 Q5 q: ^# a
# J- J5 n$ K; x8 e: }. YThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.8 r. a: H) }- L \( j* _
, {8 P/ ~* k2 L) z8 e xHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire * M% E% v, I9 s3 d9 T; X* N9 }$ X% |4 r- u- x
The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. 3 z0 y, l9 {9 l; S1 ~, \$ j) @5 S$ X7 f( l8 z0 W0 G7 v
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.0 Y% _+ K+ q% T% {& `/ `
7 g7 K( X- q) ` w. \It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. ; M, ^. L+ J3 [. p3 w; J) i" d! B. n. u. @& h" y/ C1 F1 E
Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. 4 y b, O z; w. K2 R2 s/ u 2 B' b9 _% P) Q7 kShe 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.+ B6 r- g9 @; f% Y8 `) C
+ r. p2 T+ Q, r, w. PSinger-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. / _( R9 X8 k u" n; x+ g$ i8 N7 e* |) n, x, ]