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.% I% @/ y5 A9 l: F
- u8 n+ m y4 ]6 D5 a* qThe 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. # O( N$ ^& k# C8 i2 @7 Z p2 |+ ~! t
Her new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire$ d% p9 J; E. H6 i: x( H
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The 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'.8 L* A" }* G# _
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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.% Z, q7 N2 g2 q6 M; R" a: `
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It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.; S8 j2 C* p; e5 }0 r1 F8 B8 R
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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'. 3 R/ f; W4 S f+ S* b l2 W: z- |7 r3 N4 U
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.6 U. e% Y1 Z' G: {& G5 m# a$ p2 K t
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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.9 U. n/ Q( R1 S- X7 b2 O N4 c