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.4 s3 V$ R# O6 B4 ^0 p- S
5 E" @! D! T, t- C j: ]& p/ g/ ]The 'Someone Like You' singer was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for her services to the music industry. 3 H5 }! u- X+ V# B & X( I0 s$ K- t* N2 BHer new title will be Miss Adele Adkins MBE, which stands for member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire! k/ G! V) C. T; N
2 ~7 s9 h: [/ N; E2 t# `0 b1 e NThe 25-year-old singer has achieved huge success over the past two years with the release of her second album '21'. . X9 l6 W% Q$ u$ @! L7 I/ O ' R# f) T4 F5 P8 Q! P% Z9 E& ~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.+ X0 @$ ]- [: w9 h) P# @
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It was certified diamond after 24 weeks at the top spot in the US.) D5 G$ z% A+ w
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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'.+ ^$ {/ |, Q) p0 K4 G$ H
5 p% \2 M3 E' 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.3 [$ A$ k$ O3 T3 j: L2 \
' q# h- y+ \: U- k# I0 TSinger-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.- t0 m" H f# S0 q% @8 c
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