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. ) l. ^3 i# A" V. Z7 s( g5 d6 y' I5 V# ^2 W* ]$ D; `
The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry., G) ?- o7 \; |$ E9 ?
9 h! H; G! F1 q: [6 @Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire0 J! O5 V; V, c" e
) C) z S5 J; _* @7 @: D8 VThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.% o! j( M2 m8 u; }% ~+ i. E( ?9 A
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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. 7 v! m, R5 B$ n( H5 L- W3 w1 b- \5 a
It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. 0 l9 E+ ]! J# O2 u/ J) ^" m4 g3 w4 Y* y# Y5 V. v% S
Adele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.3 R7 s( H8 Y9 i, a- a: D
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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. 2 A3 J1 v$ L6 o1 K" ?" ]1 o- n2 R: z" |! W3 U; q. j5 @: I% e
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 `" ^. J8 D% O; j' y; i& N7 k5 V( s) {' W D; y; }( f
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