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. 9 [; {8 c! w9 f6 e4 s' b) H! x) V' d7 P8 H& h: u
The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry.7 p# r& [/ w/ F, f" i y6 H
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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 Empire 0 j3 b N5 x2 o. k6 L 2 [1 A4 j. I, ~7 G9 M F6 @The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. 1 e/ i9 X: |9 Q0 f/ Y/ e % c2 x4 j" S7 [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. 5 v0 }! ]& v; N: V0 z: ] 7 l$ T. o" c. o; bIt was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.3 q+ z/ J$ B6 P# s
7 a2 r3 Z: q, _9 M! |- ZAdele is now a global pop superstar and also won an Academy Award in February for her James Bond theme song 'Skyfall'.9 c1 q" b3 J. O4 G" ~" R! x& @
) g" l* ], _, {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. : u" n! K5 I8 z6 w 9 m$ V, ?% } `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.4 M4 K6 _+ L; x