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.6 o* p) n& G3 W! m- c" O0 l- v
" W5 z- }, I9 e7 d- h1 iThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. / \% l0 w- k$ z) M% c3 O/ K" _9 q; I
Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire }! b$ y7 b+ ?: W! c! D+ u% Y2 a m# _
The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. 9 g! a- |) n5 p! O ) C2 a+ I5 l- p; ]* b" nThe 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. 4 }2 p s" c. b) ?. }$ L6 e0 [ + F S- d% _( D. y% qIt was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.) I1 j7 |1 K5 }" i' I
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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'. 4 Z# Q2 e, z7 U* |6 _: H: C ( A" [4 `4 |% l* y8 g6 Y8 s% T3 D" WShe 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.! C n2 n, \0 L, o5 f
$ S4 Q/ Y1 F% f. r7 o: 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.% S$ k/ i3 J% w1 {
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