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. 7 w/ ~, S3 }1 D3 b R & y3 F$ A& y! |3 kThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.1 g% Y2 ]4 D3 A; s- A) |+ Q
4 d1 u6 l8 l, o9 X; X/ jHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire 4 X* G$ v9 z! S/ y7 s' g1 I8 }; F2 a8 _$ o
The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. 5 z! l% d) M* I# X" J& ^" y) m0 a2 v: A; c1 I5 u3 R
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. 8 K( u: L8 D7 }; s; Q/ s0 ]" o7 ] N& f# @( S' V" ^, A7 y
It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US. ' s5 S4 _7 t; ?" H# x' E& n 2 |4 G. b7 K6 }: j/ t# D% HAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'. 6 L+ w6 \9 B |+ j) V& i B( O8 N7 ~9 y9 R( OShe 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. : Z5 F! K) Z' a % r- s* P+ i. y' r* _" \2 CSinger-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.: ? F4 }4 l5 M, c( s
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