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. 5 f* g1 U* X* t5 p1 {) j" D8 r8 G1 N {8 R3 W( G5 e
The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. 4 B$ Z# u% Q X/ Y8 f, d 1 z) h/ c; ^1 R) {- AHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire P0 a8 _8 d3 o3 N8 ?: p4 k" T
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The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. 1 L. R9 g5 F6 p1 q( A; J' ? " |0 ] f7 c: _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.: z7 p7 p& G1 I- \
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It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. + W( c: T7 z2 e " }: v& f" R0 p4 C( KAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. 6 N0 q( O9 N+ V, q4 i 9 N1 d! J! S3 W iShe 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. , x P& d* P+ t/ S; F# i, _: f4 U8 j( v! U/ A! W% j" A
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. 6 u' i; D5 W+ L1 k1 ^4 x! P( a+ J