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. {& O! c! `4 B$ |! V 3 _4 U3 s9 n) G' S5 TThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.2 G2 V6 o6 I+ w) ] ~) j9 B
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Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire2 I% }. H7 Z2 p% h I
0 o t2 R6 r/ K0 W# _* n9 M) C" yThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.7 p/ O" V! T6 z- E0 K, c
: j7 R% ?2 Q6 ^1 Z" I! b, AThe 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. $ r0 S! f+ b5 z, h7 J% U- P) n0 W! i1 T! x, F. G0 a9 ^
It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.5 T4 V0 f! N: Z1 ~
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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'.9 R* a) \& p! }* {& c+ f
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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. ) I+ `( e5 q e7 Y0 ^/ f ) }& @: s& ]% y, V3 }5 O& \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.! h" ^& r6 S, C0 D1 i